Pokémon · E-Card
Scyther
Aquapolis · #57 · Uncommon · 2003
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Market reference
$24.04
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 57 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Scizor
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hisao Nakamura
- Pokédex #
- 123
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Scyther plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Cross-Cut) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Scyther
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.57 copies on average · 28 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.2%
- -7.9 pts vs the 47.1% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hisao Nakamura
This card was illustrated by Hisao Nakamura.
Building around Scyther?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
GQuick Turn — 10×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
CCCCross-Cut — 20+
If the Defending Pokémon is an Evolved Pokémon, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $18.99 | $25.00 | $187.20 | $24.04 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $199.99 | $237.50 | $275.00 | $42.04 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €13.99 |
| 7-day average | €7.08 |
| 30-day average | €6.08 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €6.60 |
| Low (excellent+) | €6.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €13.74 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €14.42 |
| reverseHoloSell | €16.59 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.83 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €16.50 |
| Reverse holo trend | €18.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Scyther is real?
Scyther is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Scyther worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Scyther is $24.04; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Scyther from?
Scyther is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Scyther?
Scyther is a Uncommon card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Scyther printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
