Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Scatterbug
Forbidden Light · #6 · Common · 2018
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From
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Market reference
$0.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 150
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Spewpa
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 664
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Scatterbug plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥20 effectively one-shots it.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Scatterbug
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.17 copies on average · 87 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.3%
- -3.0 pts vs the 47.3% 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.
More by Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Scatterbug?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The powder that covers its body regulates its temperature, so it can live in any region or climate."
GUltra Evolution
Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for Vivillon and put it onto this Scatterbug to evolve it. Then, shuffle your deck.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Scatterbug was legal.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.18 | $0.04 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.25 | $0.40 | $19.98 | $0.34 | $0.30 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.20 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.08 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.35 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.33 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.35 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Scatterbug is real?
Scatterbug 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 Scatterbug worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Scatterbug is $0.18; 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 Scatterbug from?
Scatterbug is from the Pokémon set "Forbidden Light" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Scatterbug?
Scatterbug is a Common card in the Forbidden Light set.
Other Scatterbug printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
