Sceptile #8
🔥 Hot MoveAs card #8 in Great Encounters, Sceptile is a Rare Holo Pokémon card worth about $28.53 ungraded.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
Demand for Sceptile #8 rose this week. If you're cashing out, this is a strong window; holders can wait for more upside.
Sceptile at a glance
- Trades around $28.53 on TCGplayer.
- Rarity tier — Rare Holo.
- Trend price on Cardmarket: €10.50.
- Great Encounters, Diamond & Pearl series, 2008.
- Short-term trend 15.3% (7d vs 30d).
Sceptile price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Sceptile #8.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $45.95
- Mid
- $52.98
- High
- —
- Low
- $98.99
- Mid
- $99.99
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.
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About Sceptile #8
Printed as #8 in Great Encounters, Sceptile belongs to the Diamond & Pearl series and dates to 2008. The card carries 100 HP and Grass typing, with a Stage 2 designation.
Masakazu Fukuda illustrated this card. Its Reverse Holofoil printing is priced near $28.53, with listings from $45.95 to —.
“The leaves that grow on its arms can slice down thick trees. It is without peer in jungle combat.”
Printed flavour text on the Great Encounters #8 card.
Card facts
- Set
- Great Encounters
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
- Number
- #8 / 106
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- HP
- 100
- Type
- Grass
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Grovyle
- Pokédex
- #254
- Released
- 2008/02/01
Sceptile attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Sceptile #8 — the playability layer behind the price.
Wild Growth
Each basic Grass Energy card attached to your Grass Pokémon provides Grass Grass Energy instead. You can't use more than 1 Wild Growth Poké-Body each turn.
Leaf Blade
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Fire +30
- Resistance
- Water -20
- Retreat cost
- Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
- Ability
- Wild Growth
- Attacks
- 1
Sceptile price analysis
What drives the current market value of Sceptile #8.
TCGplayer tracks 2 print variants for this card: Reverse Holofoil ($28.53), Holofoil ($27.62).
A $28.53 card attracts serious buyers, so condition, centring and the specific print variant matter more than the headline price.
A $28.53 card attracts serious buyers, so condition, centring and the specific print variant matter more than the headline price.
In EUR, Sceptile trends at €10.50 on Cardmarket (avg sold €9.13, lowest NM €0.10).
Sceptile price history & movement
Momentum reads heating up — a 7-day average of €10.15 against a 30-day average of €8.80 (+15.3%).
The most recent 24-hour average is €15.00, and Cardmarket's trend price sits at €10.50.
Our own daily snapshots now cover 5 days for Sceptile, with a recorded low of $27.62 and high of $28.53; current value is at 100% of that band.
Day to day the price swings by roughly 1.4% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 0%.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 5 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Sceptile?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
The $28.53 market translates to a net of about $24.45 (eBay), $24.59 (TCGplayer), $26.75 (Cardmarket), $25.12 (Whatnot) or $28.53 (direct). That $4.08 gap is the value at stake in choosing where to sell.
As a rare holo card, Sceptile sells differently by venue: marketplaces maximise reach, personal channels maximise margin. Use the calculator to weigh reach against take-home.
Your sale
Pre-filled with the current TCGplayer market for Sceptile #8.
Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Sceptile?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Sceptile #8 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
Pre-filled with the live market value for Sceptile #8.
Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $28.53 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets $22.06 versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $74.51 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-6.5% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Sceptile within Great Encounters
Within Great Encounters it is the #18 most valuable of 68 tracked cards; the set median is $17.30.
It sits in the top 75% of the checklist on price.
The set's top card is Darkrai (#104), valued at $262.42.
What makes Sceptile valuable
- As a Rare Holo, Sceptile sits in an upper rarity tier where demand outstrips the available copies.
- Its Grass typing means Sceptile has a dual collector-and-player audience.
- A $28.53 card with steady supply status keeps buyer competition steady.
- The Masakazu Fukuda artwork gives Sceptile appeal beyond pure playability.
- Classic-era cards like Sceptile (2008) are out of print, so condition drives differentiation.
Buying & selling Sceptile
- Because it is a Pokémon card, Sceptile has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
- Bulk lots of Sceptile can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare Holo cards; a clean copy of Sceptile can realise well above the $45.95 low end.
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Reverse Holofoil market of $28.53 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- Great Encounters was released in 2008; sealed product from this era is limited, so raw singles appreciate with collector demand.
Sceptile value questions
How much is Sceptile worth?
Live pricing puts the Reverse Holofoil print at $28.53 (low $45.95, high —); the Cardmarket trend is €10.50.
Will Sceptile hold its value?
As a classic-era Rare Holo card it is trending up in the short term (15.3% on the 7-day vs 30-day average). Finite supply supports long-term value.
How rare is Sceptile?
Sceptile is a Rare Holo card from Great Encounters (Diamond & Pearl series, 2008). That is an upper rarity tier, so demand concentrates on relatively few copies.
What print variants exist for Sceptile?
TCGplayer tracks 2 printings: Reverse Holofoil ($28.53), Holofoil ($27.62). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Which marketplace sells Sceptile?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $28.53. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
What drives Sceptile's value?
Four factors dominate: the Rare Holo rarity tier, the classic-era Diamond & Pearl set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Grass), and condition. Artwork by Masakazu Fukuda also matters to collector demand.
Other Sceptile cards
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