Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Sceptile-GX
Lost Thunder · #216 · Rare Rainbow · 2018
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Market reference
$41.23
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 216 / 240
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Rainbow
- HP
- 230
- Subtype
- Stage 2 · GX
- Evolves from
- Grovyle
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Yoshinobu Saito
- Pokédex #
- 254
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Disruption
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 65 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Stage 2
- Needs its evolution line or Rare Candy to set up
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sceptile-GX plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Leaf Cyclone) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥115 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- 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-GX
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥115 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Yoshinobu Saito
This card was illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito.
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About this card
GMach Cut — 60
Discard a Special Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.
GGLeaf Cyclone — 130
Move a Grass Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
GJungle Heal-GX
Heal all damage from each of your Pokémon that has any Grass Energy attached to it. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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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 2026/06/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $35.22 | $49.13 | $401.80 | $41.23 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €29.94 |
| 7-day average | €23.68 |
| 30-day average | €23.46 |
| Low | €10.00 |
| Trend price | €22.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €17.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €27.93 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €12.81 |
| Reverse holo trend | €15.66 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sceptile-GX is real?
Sceptile-GX 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-GX worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sceptile-GX is $41.23; 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-GX from?
Sceptile-GX is from the Pokémon set "Lost Thunder" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Sceptile-GX?
Sceptile-GX is a Rare Rainbow card in the Lost Thunder set.
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