Pokémon · XY
Sceptile
Primal Clash · #9 · Rare Holo · 2015
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$16.78
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 9 / 164
- Release year
- 2015
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 140
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Grovyle
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- hatachu
- Pokédex #
- 254
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 120 damage
- 40 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Sceptile plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Power Poison) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 120 — 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 ≥70 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 Sceptile
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥70 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by hatachu
This card was illustrated by hatachu.
Building around Sceptile?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It agilely leaps about the jungle and uses the sharp leaves on its arms to strike its prey."
Ancient Trait: Ω Barrier
Whenever your opponent plays a Trainer card (excluding Pokémon Tools and Stadium cards), prevent all effects of that card done to this Pokémon.
GLeaf Blade — 30+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 30 more damage.
GGCPower Poison — 120
Discard 1 Energy attached to this Pokémon. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Sceptile or Primal Clash.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sceptile 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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $6.00 | $16.78 | $94.16 | $16.78 | $6.00 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $9.08 | $26.21 | $128.81 | $16.04 | $17.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.00 |
| 7-day average | €8.24 |
| 30-day average | €9.94 |
| Low | €3.55 |
| Trend price | €11.24 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €5.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €8.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €8.32 |
| reverseHoloSell | €8.21 |
| averageSellPrice | €9.77 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €8.80 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.11 |
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 $16.78; 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 "Primal Clash" in the XY series, released in 2015.
What rarity is Sceptile?
Sceptile is a Rare Holo card in the Primal Clash set.
Other Sceptile printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
