Pokémon · EX
Sceptile
Emerald · #10 · Rare Holo · 2005
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$36.41
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 10 / 107
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Grovyle
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 254
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 30 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.
- Its main attack (Swift) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 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 ≥50 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 — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
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 Essence
As long as Sceptile is in play, each of your Active Pokémon that has Grass Energy attached to it can't be affected by any Special Conditions.
GRazor Leaf — 30
GCCCSwift — 60
This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness, Resistance, Poké-Powers, Poké-Bodies, or any other effects on the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:W-30
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $32.11 | $42.49 | $48.64 | $36.41 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $150.00 | $175.00 | $199.99 | $101.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.00 |
| 7-day average | €3.39 |
| 30-day average | €9.13 |
| Low | €0.15 |
| Trend price | €0.31 |
| Low (excellent+) | €3.29 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €15.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €132.42 |
| reverseHoloSell | €145.51 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €77.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €105.59 |
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 $36.41; 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 "Emerald" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Sceptile?
Sceptile is a Rare Holo card in the Emerald set.
Other Sceptile printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
