Market value · ungraded
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What this price is based on
High confidence178 sales in 90 days, closely clustered.
What each version actually sells for
Every figure is the median of real completed sales whose listing claimed that printing and condition — not a percentage of the headline price. A dash means we haven't seen enough sales of that exact version to publish one.
Recent Raw sales
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Scyther 17/130 Base Set 2 Holo Swirl WOTC 2000 Pokemon Card LPLP$31.00
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Scyther 17/130 Clefairy 6/130 Base Set 2 2000 Holo Rare Vintage Pokemon WOTC$20.50
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Scyther Holo Rare 17/130 Base Set 2 Vintage Pokemon TCG WOTC Card LPLP$22.50
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Wizards of the Coast Scyther 17/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare 1999 English 70 HP$19.99
- Aug 16, 2026eBay — Scyther 17/130 Holo Rare Base Set 2 Pokemon Moderately PlayedMP$19.99
- Aug 15, 2026eBay — Scyther 17/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare Pokémon TCG NMNM$40.00
- Aug 14, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Scyther Base Set 2 Holo Unlimited Rare Card 17/130Unlimited$35.00
- Aug 13, 2026eBay — Scyther Holo 17/130 Base Set 2 Pokemon Card WOTC 2000 Unlimited VintageUnlimited$22.00
By grade
- Raw$18.02180 sales
- PSA 8$67.5012 sales
- PSA 7$40.009 sales
- PSA 9$1207 sales
- PSA 6$34.007 sales
- CGC 9$80.005 sales
- CGC 8.5$57.005 sales
- PSA 5$35.004 sales
From 245 completed sales recorded between Jan 4, 2026 and Aug 16, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted. The range is wide because these sales span different printings and conditions — 1st Edition, Shadowless and Unlimited copies all carry this card's name, and they trade at very different levels. Each sale above is labelled with what its listing claimed, so you can see which ones describe the same object. Treat the median as the typical copy, not the range.
Grade it or not
NOT WORTH ITBased on 64 graded sales and 1,893,297 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.
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✨ Is it worth it?
An AI market read of this card — value, momentum, grading economics, liquidity. It lays out the data; you decide.
Scyther is a Rare Holo Pokémon card from Base Set 2 (#17), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Basic Grass-type Pokémon with 70 HP, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $33.22 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $533 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 16× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.
Prices last updated 20 August 2026.
The receipts
Graded a PSA 9? See its cert-verified sales and price history → — individual sales PSA tied to a specific slab, each with a cert number you can check.
Price history · Raw
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Verified sales history22 in 90 days✓ real completed listings
Real completed eBay sales, refreshed periodically. Grade read from the listing title. Implausibly priced listings (lots, proxies, empty slabs) and wrong-variant sales are filtered out. Links to eBay are affiliate links — we may earn a commission.
Demand & liquidity
Last sold $62 · PSA 8 · 15 Jul 2026
Should you grade it?
Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 1% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$414); most land at PSA 9 or below.
The odds
Scyther is a Holo / V / ex in Base Set 2 — the pack's hit slot lands on Holo / V / ex 33% of the time, split across 20 holo / v / ex cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 61 packs.
Estimates only. Pack odds come from CardTrack's pack model (the same one behind the pack simulator) — not an official rate. Grading odds are the real cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies, so it overstates the true first-submission gem rate. Full grade-by-grade breakdown below.
Grade-by-grade ROI & risk-adjusted outcomesNet vs raw per target grade, plus the probability-weighted distribution
| Target grade | Est. value | Grading fee | Net vs raw | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | $532.76 | $85 | +$414 | 16.0× |
| PSA 9 | $130.00 | $71 | +$25 | 3.9× |
| PSA 8 | $62.00 | $71 | −$42 | 1.9× |
⚖️ Risk-adjusted return
Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 3,458 PSA-graded copies:
| Likely outcome | Chance | Value |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 | 1% | $533.00 |
| PSA 9 | 16.1% | $130.00 |
| PSA ≤8 | 82.8% | $33.00 |
Net = graded value − raw value − grading cost (tier fee + ~$20 round-trip shipping), using PSA fees as of 2026-06-28; the paused PSA Value tier is excluded so this isn't overstated. Gem rate is estimated from cumulative PSA population, which skews toward nicer, resubmitted copies — so it overstates the true grade rate. Treat it as a guide, not a guarantee.
Population across gradersPSA, CGC & BGS — every grade, with gem rates
Only 1% of 3,458 PSA-graded Scyther copies are a gem-mint 10 (36 of 3,458) — the rest grade lower.
Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Scyther 10 is harder to pull.
Copies for sale right now
Pokémon Scyther Base Set 2 Holo Rare 17/130 DAMAGEDRaw · eBay$8.99
Pokemon TCG Scyther 17/130 Base Set 2 Holo DRaw · eBay$14.99
Scyther 17/130 Base Set 2 Holo Rare. Pokemon TCG Vintage LPRaw · eBay$15.95
Scyther 17/130 - Base Set 2 - Holo - Pokemon - LPRaw · eBay$19.95
Pokémon TCG - Scyther || Holo || 17/130 || Base Set 2 || Unlimited || Rare || LPRaw · eBay$19.99Cheapest raw copy $8.99 — 73% below our estimate of $33
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All grades & conditions
Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
| Grade | Relative value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA 10pop 36 | $533$533–$533 | |
| PSA 9pop 558 | $130$111–$150 | |
| PSA 8pop 1,114 | ✓ 36 cert-verified$62$60–$82 | |
| PSA 7pop 774 | ✓ 24 cert-verified$40$40–$54 | |
| PSA 6pop 505 | ✓ 12 cert-verified$26$26–$38 | |
| PSA 5pop 295 | ✓ 10 cert-verified$25$24–$33 | |
| PSA 4pop 87 | $17$17–$17 |
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
For context: a graded PSA 1 slab of this card sells for about $100 (cert-verified) — a heavily-played raw copy shouldn't cost much more than that.
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz
Cross-market prices
65% spreadCurrently 65% cheaper on PriceCharting than TCGplayer. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.
Market signal
Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.
🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe
15% cheaper than the USCard textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat
During your next turn, Scyther's Slash attack's base damage is 60 instead of 30.
“With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one of it.”
About the PokémonSpecies, generation, evolution line
Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Other Scyther cards
There are 9 different Scyther printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Base Set 2 #17 (Rare Holo).
More from Base Set 2
Frequently asked questions
How much is Scyther (Base Set 2 #17) worth?
As of 20 August 2026, Scyther from Base Set 2 is worth approximately $33.22 ungraded (near-mint), and around $533 in PSA 10 gem mint. Values are blended from real Cardmarket, eBay sold and TCGplayer prices and update daily.
What is the PSA 10 price for Scyther?
A PSA 10 (gem mint) Scyther from Base Set 2 is worth around $533 — roughly 16× the raw ungraded value of $33.22.
Should I grade my Scyther?
A PSA 10 sells for about $533 versus $33.22 raw — roughly a 16× uplift. Grading is worth it when that premium comfortably beats the grading fee and the card is clean enough to have a real shot at a 10. See the "Should you grade it?" estimate above for net profit per grade.
Is Scyther rare?
Scyther is a Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 (card #17), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Its current blended market value is $33.22 ungraded.
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