Arceus
Arceus XY197 is a Promo Pokémon TCG card from XY Promos in the XY series. View its artwork, printed details and Normal finish.

Card details
- Expansion
- XY Promos
- Series
- XY
- Collector number
- XY197
- Rarity
- Promo
- Card release
- 20 January 2017
- Supported finishes
- Normal
Card prices
Ungraded market references; condition and edition affect actual sale prices. Estimates are labeled. TCGplayer data via TCGCSV · source updated Nov 5, 2026.
Printed card text
Basic · 130 HP · Colorless
Type Switch
Energy cost: Colorless
Choose Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Darkness, Metal, Fairy, or Dragon type. Until the end of your next turn, this Pokémon is that type.
Power Blast — 120 damage
Energy cost: Colorless, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless
Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness: Fighting ×2 · Retreat cost: 2 Colorless energy
It is told in mythology that this Pokémon was born before the universe even existed.
Illustrated by kirisAki
Where to pull this printing
Choose the finish you are missing, then open an eligible virtual pack in Poke Fun Play.
| Finish | Eligible virtual packs |
|---|---|
| Normal | Ancient Origins · BREAKpoint · BREAKthrough · Double Crisis · Evolutions · Fates Collide · Flashfire · Furious Fists · Generations · Phantom Forces · Primal Clash · Roaring Skies · Steam Siege · XY |
These routes come from this website’s configured pack models, including supplemental collection slots. They describe virtual pulls, not physical booster contents or official pull rates.
Other Arceus printings
Collector numbers, rarity and card text can differ even when the name matches. Compare the artwork and details of these printings.
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