Pokémon · Platinum
Scyther
Platinum · #130 · Rare Secret · 2009
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Market reference
$29.96
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 130 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare Secret
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Scizor
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Pokédex #
- 123
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 30 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 Scyther 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 (Slash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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 3 copies.
How to beat Scyther
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.56 copies on average · 25 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.5%
- -7.9 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 Ken Sugimori
This card was illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
Building around Scyther?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It tears and shreds prey with its wickedly sharp scythes. It very rarely spreads its wings to fly."
GSwords Dance
During your next turn, Scyther's Slash attack's base damage is 60.
CCCSlash — 30
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:F-30
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $35.00 | $47.47 | $499.70 | $29.96 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €14.75 |
| 7-day average | €11.72 |
| 30-day average | €17.27 |
| Low | €3.85 |
| Trend price | €9.64 |
| Low (excellent+) | €8.25 |
| Reverse holo low | €24.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €18.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €12.64 |
| averageSellPrice | €16.75 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.37 |
| Reverse holo trend | €13.35 |
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 $29.96; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Scyther?
Scyther is a Rare Secret card in the Platinum set.
Other Scyther printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
