Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Sceptile
Great Encounters · #8 · Rare Holo · 2008
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Market reference
$19.36
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 8 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Grovyle
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 254
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 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
Strategy & play
How Sceptile plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Leaf Blade) 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
- 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.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Sceptile?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat."
Poké-Body: Wild Growth
Each basic Grass Energy card attached to your Grass Pokémon provides GrassGrass Energy instead. You can't use more than 1 Wild Growth Poké-Body each turn.
GGCCLeaf Blade — 50+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:R+30
Resistance:W-20
Retreat cost:CCC
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $30.00 | $32.75 | $139.98 | $19.36 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $23.99 | $25.69 | $763.10 | $15.00 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.75 |
| 7-day average | €5.57 |
| 30-day average | €5.50 |
| Low | €0.80 |
| Trend price | €3.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €6.29 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.68 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.57 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €5.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €5.97 |
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 $19.36; 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 "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Sceptile?
Sceptile is a Rare Holo card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Sceptile printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
