Pokémon · Black & White
Skarmory
Plasma Storm · #87 · Rare · 2013
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$3.12
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 87 / 138
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic · Team Plasma
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- 5ban Graphics
- Pokédex #
- 227
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Skarmory plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 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 — ≥45 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
- 2.67 copies on average · 6 decks
More by 5ban Graphics
This card was illustrated by 5ban Graphics.
Building around Skarmory?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its heavy-looking iron body is actually thin and light, so it can fly at speeds over 180 mph."
CCargo Jet
Discard a Team Plasma card from your hand. if you do, draw 3 cards.
MMCSteel Wing — 40
During your opponent's next turn, any damage done to this Pokémon by attacks is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Skarmory 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 2026/07/28| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $1.31 | $3.23 | $60.60 | $3.12 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $5.31 | $11.24 | $48.70 | $10.41 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.86 |
| 7-day average | €1.26 |
| 30-day average | €1.24 |
| Low | €0.30 |
| Trend price | €1.52 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.48 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.95 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.35 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.95 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.96 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.38 |
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 $3.12; 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 "Plasma Storm" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Skarmory?
Skarmory is a Rare card in the Plasma Storm set.
Other Skarmory printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
