Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Scyther
151 · #123 · Uncommon · 2023
Listings
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Market reference
$0.17
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 123 / 207
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Scizor
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Hideki Ishikawa
- Pokédex #
- 123
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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 Scyther plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 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 2 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Scyther
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 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
- 2.44 copies on average · 25 decks
- Match win rate
- 38.5%
- -8.7 pts vs the 47.2% 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.
More by Hideki Ishikawa
This card was illustrated by Hideki Ishikawa.
Building around Scyther?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track."
GHelpful Slash — 20
Attach a Basic Grass Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
GCCSlicing Blade — 70
Weakness:R×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Scyther or 151.
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Friendly Online Tournament
Aug 14, 2026
KSM's Great Ball Event #4
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Nightshades Premier Circuit Challenge #22 25 Codes
Aug 14, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #19
Aug 14, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Scyther was legal.
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #68 PTCG Live
today
🟢Jolly Good Weekly #2 (50 Codes!)🎴
today
RCC Underground #12 TRAINER POKEMON ONLY
today
Le Tournois Du DresseurPokeCharbie #122
today
RoyalSquadTCG Online Tournament #1
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #18 | TCG Live
today
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 2026/07/12| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.17 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.20 | $2.40 | $100.00 | $2.13 | $2.39 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.04 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.06 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.67 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.76 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.79 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.76 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.85 |
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 $0.17; 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 "151" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Scyther?
Scyther is a Uncommon card in the 151 set.
Other Scyther printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
