Pokémon · Neo
Skarmory
Neo Revelation · #23 · Rare · 2001
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Market reference
$11.84
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 23 / 66
- Release year
- 2001
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Aya Kusube
- Pokédex #
- 227
- Series
- Neo
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 (Agility) 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.
More by Aya Kusube
This card was illustrated by Aya Kusube.
Building around Skarmory?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"After nesting in bramble bushes, the wings of its chicks grow hard from scratches by thorns."
CFury Attack — 10×
Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
MCCAgility — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Skarmory.
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 2026/07/07| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | $5.55 | $13.35 | $87.50 | $11.84 | — |
| 1st Edition | $20.03 | $30.50 | $279.40 | $27.10 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.95 |
| 7-day average | €15.15 |
| 30-day average | €8.89 |
| Low | €0.85 |
| Trend price | €18.67 |
| Low (excellent+) | €5.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.39 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.48 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.39 |
| Reverse holo trend | €3.16 |
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 $11.84; 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 "Neo Revelation" in the Neo series, released in 2001.
What rarity is Skarmory?
Skarmory is a Rare card in the Neo Revelation set.
Other Skarmory printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
