Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Skarmory
Surging Sparks · #209 · Illustration Rare · 2024
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Market reference
$10.94
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 209 / 252
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Pokédex #
- 227
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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 Skarmory 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 (Steel Wing) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Skarmory
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.67 copies on average · 6 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
Building around Skarmory?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
MCSteel Wing — 50
During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Skarmory or Surging Sparks.
Turn Zero Rising! #6 (100 Codes)
Aug 2, 2026
Rare Candy Club Showdown #35 (50 CODES)
Aug 3, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Aug 3, 2026
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Aug 3, 2026
Sunny's Weekly #267 Return of the Kingdra!
Aug 3, 2026
🇧🇷 33° Torneio Padrão do Zap! Especial Códigos
Aug 4, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Skarmory was legal.
Tournoi amical LEAGUE canto N61°
today
SEASAC League Challenge #6 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
OceanicTournamentSeries2026 18/20
today
Cusca 3v3 Pro Series #17 ⚡
today
Vault Of Games #3 🏆|OFF-SEASON |WEEKLY
today
Redacted Chaos 2nd Chance #7 (50 Codes)
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $7.98 | $11.88 | $74.64 | $10.94 | $11.68 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €6.86 |
| 7-day average | €8.27 |
| 30-day average | €8.35 |
| Low | €4.00 |
| Trend price | €8.66 |
| Low (excellent+) | €4.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €8.44 |
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 $10.94; 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 "Surging Sparks" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Skarmory?
Skarmory is a Illustration Rare card in the Surging Sparks set.
Other Skarmory printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
