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Sceptile-GX Lost Thunder #196 Pokémon card
Rare Ultra

Sceptile-GX

Lost Thunder · 196/214 · Illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito
230 HPGrassPokémonStage 2GX

Market value · ungraded

$23.03 6.8% · 30d
Confidencemedium
Range$13$23
Cert-verified10 PSA sales
Sold prices, not asking. TCGplayer + Cardmarket. Updated 21 August 2026. Estimate, not an appraisalhow we price →

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Estimated value · Near Mint
$23.03

What this price is based on

Medium confidence

5 sales in 90 days — enough for a guide, not a guarantee.

Median · Raw$22.208 sales
Trimmed mean$19.38outliers removed
Range$8.50$28.13lowest to highest sale
Sales rate2/mo12 recorded

Recent Raw sales

  • Jun 22, 2026eBay — NM Pokemon Sceptile GX Lost Thunder 196/218NM$23.00
  • May 31, 2026eBay — NM Pokemon Sceptile GX Lost Thunder 196/218NM$23.00
  • May 31, 2026eBay — Sceptile GX 196/214 - Lost Thunder Rare Ultra Pokemon TCG - HP CardHP$28.13
  • May 30, 2026eBay — Pokémon TCG Sceptile GX #196 Lost Thunder HpHP$8.50
  • May 27, 2026eBay — Sceptile GX 196/214 Rare Ultra Lost Thunder Pokemon LPLP$14.27
  • May 20, 2026eBay — Sceptile GX 196/214 Ultra Rare Lost Thunder Pokemon Near MintNM$20.00
  • May 12, 2026eBay — Sceptile GX 196/214 Rare Ultra Lost Thunder Pokemon Near MintNM$24.98
  • May 12, 2026eBay — Sceptile GX 196/214 Rare Ultra Lost Thunder Pokemon Near MintNM$21.40

By grade

  • Raw$22.208 sales
  • PSA 10$3622 sales
  • PSA 8$18.001 sale
  • CGC 10$31.001 sale

From 12 completed sales recorded between Mar 23, 2026 and Jul 7, 2026. Sold prices only — asking prices are never counted.

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Based on 4 graded sales and 4,409,821 pop-report entries for a near-mint copy.

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Sceptile-GX is a Rare Ultra Pokémon card from Lost Thunder (#196), illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito. It's a Stage 2 GX Grass-type Pokémon with 230 HP, evolving from Grovyle, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $23.03 ungraded, with a PSA 10 worth around $321 — a gem-mint grading premium of roughly 14× the raw value. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 21 August 2026.

The receipts

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Price history · Raw

24 May 202621 Aug 2026
Latest
$23.03
Period high
$23.06
Period low
$18.53
Change
24.3%
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Verified sales history10 in 90 daysreal completed listings

DateGradePriceCert
1 Aug 2026PSA 10$355.00#145589225
28 Jul 2026PSA 7$27.00#156689237
16 Jul 2026PSA 8$39.98#120305737
15 Jul 2026PSA 10$380.88#156182465
14 Jul 2026PSA 10$330.00#162102960
1 Jul 2026PSA 10$315.00#131859807
8 Jun 2026PSA 10$290.00#131859807
2 Jun 2026PSA 10$326.00#145933972
15 May 2026PSA 9$80.00#133837179
5 May 2026PSA 9$56.99#147252108

Should you grade it?

+$39

Expected return across every likely grade, after fees — the realistic average, not the best case. Only 31.5% of copies gem (PSA 10 best case +$225); most land at PSA 9 or below.

Gem rate (est.)31.5%
Expected return+$39
PSA 10 best case+$225
Break-evenPSA 10+
VerdictWorth grading

The odds

Sceptile-GX is a Ultra Rare in Lost Thunder — the pack's hit slot lands on Ultra Rare 10% of the time, split across 20 ultra rare cards in the set, so pulling this exact card is roughly 1 in 201 packs.

Ultra Rare10%20 cards
PSA 10 (gem mint)31.5%82 of 260
PSA 950.4%131 of 260
PSA graded so far260
Gem Mint 1082
Total graded260

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 gradeEst. valueGrading feeNet vs rawMultiple
PSA 10$321.48$73+$22514.0×
PSA 9$58.50$71$352.5×
PSA 8$40.00$70$531.7×

⚖️ Risk-adjusted return

Best case isn't the whole story. Weighting every grade by how often it actually happens, across 260 PSA-graded copies:

Likely outcomeChanceValue
PSA 1031.5%$321.00
PSA 950.4%$59.00
PSA ≤818.1%$23.00

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 32% of 260 PSA-graded Sceptile-GX copies are a gem-mint 10 (82 of 260) — the rest grade lower.

PSA260 gradedPSA 10 · 82 · 32% gem
1082
9131
836
76
64
11
CGC275 gradedCGC 10 · 60 · 22% gem
1060
9.510
9110
8.545
825

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Sceptile-GX 10 is harder to pull.

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All grades & conditions

Every grade we pricePSA / CGC / BGS ladder with per-grade population
Graded prices
Ungraded (raw)$22.72
PSA graded price estimates by grade
GradeRelative valuePrice
PSA 10pop 828 sold$321$273$370
PSA 9pop 131$59$50$67
PSA 8pop 36✓ 8 cert-verified$40$15$40
“Sold” = median of real recent sold listings at that grade (eBay or Fanatics Collect — hover a badge to see which). Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects source backing and price spread — not PSA-official values.
Raw condition ladderNM → damaged, with real sold medians where we have them
Raw price by condition
Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer
NMNear Mint$23.03
LPLightly Played$16.80
MPModerately Played$11.67
HPHeavily Played$7.52
DMGDamaged$5.52
7-day 2.4%
30-day 11.3%
90-day 30.3%
All-time high$23
All-time low$9
What NM / LP / MP actually mean — and how much they cost
Market dataCross-market spread, EU price, momentum & community buzz

Cross-market prices

79% spread
Cardmarket · cheapest$13
PriceCharting$22
TCGplayer · dearest$23

Currently 79% cheaper on Cardmarket 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

Momentum · 30dRising +7%
Volatility · 90dModerate ±6%
Cross-marketMarkets disagree 79% gap
90d low $19near its high$23 high

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

44% cheaper than the US
Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$13
Card textAttacks, abilities, weakness / resistance / retreat

Evolves from Grovyle.

Mach Cut60
Grass

Discard a Special Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

Leaf Cyclone130
Grass · Grass

Move a Grass Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Jungle Heal-GX
Grass

Heal all damage from each of your Pokémon that has any Grass Energy attached to it. (You can't use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Weakness Fire ×2Retreat 1

Pokémon-GX rule: When your Pokémon-GX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Card detailsSet, rarity, artist, Pokédex & specs
Number#196
RarityRare Ultra
SupertypePokémon
SubtypesStage 2, GX
TypeGrass
HP230
Evolves fromGrovyle
WeaknessFire ×2
Retreat cost1
National Pokédex#254
Card IDsm8-196
SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Sceptile-GX cards

There are 3 different Sceptile-GX printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is Lost Thunder #196 (Rare Ultra).

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Frequently asked questions

How much is Sceptile-GX (Lost Thunder #196) worth?

As of 21 August 2026, Sceptile-GX from Lost Thunder is worth approximately $23.03 ungraded (near-mint), and around $321 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 Sceptile-GX?

A PSA 10 (gem mint) Sceptile-GX from Lost Thunder is worth around $321 — roughly 14× the raw ungraded value of $23.03.

Should I grade my Sceptile-GX?

A PSA 10 sells for about $321 versus $23.03 raw — roughly a 14× 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 Sceptile-GX rare?

Sceptile-GX is a Rare Ultra card from Lost Thunder (card #196), illustrated by Yoshinobu Saito. Its current blended market value is $23.03 ungraded.

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