Pokémon · Platinum
Sceptile
Arceus · #30 · Rare · 2009
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$3.46
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 30 / 111
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Grovyle
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Reiko Tanoue
- Pokédex #
- 254
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sceptile plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 2 — without Rare Candy you lose ~2 turns setting it up, and it’s gust-bait before it’s online (you must draw Grovyle first).
How to beat Sceptile
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Illustrated by Reiko Tanoue
Building around Sceptile?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Green Breath
When you attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to Sceptile, remove 2 damage counters from Sceptile.
GLeaf Blast — 20×
Does 20 damage times the amount of Grass Energy attached to Sceptile.
GCCCPoison Claws — 60
The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R+30
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CC
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.00 | $4.24 | $44.60 | $3.46 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $53.10 | $98.50 | $99.99 | $6.24 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/17| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.35 |
| 30-day average | €1.24 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.98 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.81 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.89 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.58 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sceptile is real?
Sceptile 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 Sceptile worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sceptile is $3.46; 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 Sceptile from?
Sceptile is from the Pokémon set "Arceus" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Sceptile?
Sceptile is a Rare card in the Arceus set.
Other Sceptile printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
