Pokémon · E-Card
Skarmory
Expedition Base Set · #27 · Rare Holo · 2002
Listings
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Market reference
$62.60
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 27 / 165
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kimiya Masago
- Pokédex #
- 227
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 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.
- Its main attack (Air Cutter) 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 ≥30 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 — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.67 copies on average · 6 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Skarmory?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
MCSteel Beak — 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage.
CCCAir Cutter — 50
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-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 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $144.00 | $331.22 | $1,261.49 | $62.60 | $300.46 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $49.99 | $96.39 | $1,000.74 | $32.72 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.44 |
| 7-day average | €36.19 |
| 30-day average | €36.07 |
| Low | €3.50 |
| Trend price | €36.66 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.40 |
| Reverse holo low | €3.50 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €9.33 |
| reverseHoloSell | €12.10 |
| averageSellPrice | €38.59 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.94 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.43 |
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 $62.60; 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 "Expedition Base Set" in the E-Card series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Skarmory?
Skarmory is a Rare Holo card in the Expedition Base Set set.
Other Skarmory printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
