Pokémon · Black & White
Skarmory
Boundaries Crossed · #96 · Uncommon · 2012
Listings
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Market reference
$0.59
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 96 / 153
- Release year
- 2012
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 227
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Skarmory 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.
- Inflicts Confusion — they must flip to attack (tails fails and deals 30 to themselves). Soft, coin-flip disruption.
- Its main attack (Swift) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Skarmory
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Building around Skarmory?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its heavy-looking iron body is actually thin and light, so it can fly at speeds over 180 mph."
MMetal Sound
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
CCCSwift — 70
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Skarmory was legal.
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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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.37 | $0.56 | $19.16 | $0.59 | $0.49 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $2.00 | $4.72 | $53.00 | $3.69 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/15| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.30 |
| 7-day average | €0.30 |
| 30-day average | €0.30 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.29 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.39 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.07 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.37 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.08 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.69 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Skarmory is real?
Skarmory 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 Skarmory worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Skarmory is $0.59; 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 Skarmory from?
Skarmory is from the Pokémon set "Boundaries Crossed" in the Black & White series, released in 2012.
What rarity is Skarmory?
Skarmory is a Uncommon card in the Boundaries Crossed set.
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