Pokémon · EX
Scyther
Unseen Forces · #46 · Uncommon · 2005
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.00
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 46 / 145
- Release year
- 2005
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Scizor
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 123
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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
Also does
Strategy & play
How Scyther plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 3 copies.
How to beat Scyther
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥30 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
- 2.52 copies on average · 21 decks
- Match win rate
- 42.1%
- -5.2 pts vs the 47.3% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Scyther?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CTwin Play
Search your deck for up to 2 in any combination of Scyther and Scyther ex and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
CCAgility — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Scyther during your opponent's next turn.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
3
ran Scyther
Tournaments scanned
296
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 5th
Top decks running Scyther
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.99 | $11.97 | $53.10 | $5.00 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $150.00 | $167.49 | $1,669.80 | $136.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.33 |
| 7-day average | €1.33 |
| 30-day average | €1.94 |
| Low | €0.10 |
| Trend price | €1.87 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.84 |
| Reverse holo low | €4.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €11.42 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €26.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €34.85 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.95 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €21.62 |
| Reverse holo trend | €31.68 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Scyther is real?
Scyther 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 Scyther worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Scyther is $5.00; 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 Scyther from?
Scyther is from the Pokémon set "Unseen Forces" in the EX series, released in 2005.
What rarity is Scyther?
Scyther is a Uncommon card in the Unseen Forces set.
Other Scyther printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
