Sceptile #8
🔥 Hot MoveFrom Plasma Freeze, Sceptile (#8) is a Rare Pokémon card valued at $7.96 on TCGplayer today.
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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
- Set: Plasma Freeze (Black & White, 2013).
- Rarity tier — Rare.
- Cardmarket trend price €5.33.
- Short-term trend 49.9% (7d vs 30d).
- Current TCGplayer market value $7.96 (Holofoil).
Sceptile price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Sceptile #8.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $5.50
- Mid
- $8.88
- High
- —
- Low
- $4.91
- Mid
- $5.25
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
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About Sceptile #8
Sceptile is the #8 of 116 card in Plasma Freeze, a modern-era set released in 2013 as part of the Black & White series. The card carries 130 HP and Grass typing, with a Stage 2 designation.
The card is illustrated by kawayoo and currently trades at $7.96 for the Holofoil printing, with a low-to-high range of $5.50 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 Plasma Freeze #8 card.
Card facts
- Set
- Plasma Freeze
- Series
- Black & White
- Number
- #8 / 116
- Rarity
- Rare
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- HP
- 130
- Type
- Grass
- Subtype
- Stage 2
- Evolves from
- Grovyle
- Pokédex
- #254
- Released
- 2013/05/08
Sceptile attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Sceptile #8 — the playability layer behind the price.
X-Scissor
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage.
Energy Bloom
Heal 20 damage from each of your Pokémon that has any Energy attached to it.
Battle stats
- Weakness
- Fire ×2
- Resistance
- Water -20
- Retreat cost
- Colorless · Colorless
- Attacks
- 2
Sceptile price analysis
What drives the current market value of Sceptile #8.
There are 2 tracked printings here — Holofoil at $7.96, Reverse Holofoil at $6.29.
At $7.96 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
$7.96 gives Sceptile real margin potential, so buy near the low end and sell toward the mid.
On Cardmarket (EUR) the card trends at €5.33, with an average sold price of €3.63 and a lowest near-mint ask of €0.50.
Sceptile price history & movement
Momentum reads heating up — a 7-day average of €5.47 against a 30-day average of €3.65 (+49.9%).
Latest daily average €5.00 against a trend price of €5.33.
Sceptile has been tracked here for 4 days, ranging from $7.56 to $7.96; the latest value sits at 100% of that recorded range — at the high end of the band.
Daily moves average a volatility of 1.8%, and the largest peak-to-trough drawdown recorded is 0%.
The latest reading is a new recorded all-time high for this card.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 4 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 $7.96 market translates to a net of about $6.61 (eBay), $6.65 (TCGplayer), $7.21 (Cardmarket), $6.79 (Whatnot) or $7.96 (direct). That $1.35 gap is the value at stake in choosing where to sell.
As a rare 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 $7.96 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets — versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $53.94 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-57.5% 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 Plasma Freeze
Within Plasma Freeze it is the #50 most valuable of 62 tracked cards; the set median is $20.64.
Relative to the set median it is a value pick, placing it in the top 21%.
The set's top card is Ultra Ball (#122), valued at $1,199.51.
What makes Sceptile valuable
- With steady supply, Sceptile is inexpensive to enter and easy to move in bulk.
- Artwork by kawayoo is a factor for collectors who follow specific illustrators.
- As a Grass-type Pokémon card, Sceptile is sought by players and collectors alike.
- Rare is a common-to-mid rarity, so value depends more on condition, variant and playability than on scarcity alone.
- Modern-era (2013) cards are widely collected, so condition and rarity drive the spread between copies.
Buying & selling Sceptile
- Plasma Freeze was released in 2013; on-going print supply keeps raw prices tethered to playability and pull rates.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $7.96 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
- Track the Cardmarket 7- and 30-day averages (€5.47 and €3.65) to time entries and exits.
- Centring and surface condition matter most on Rare cards; a clean copy of Sceptile can realise well above the $5.50 low end.
- Bulk lots of Sceptile can hide condition issues; inspect edges and holo surfaces before paying near the — high.
Sceptile value questions
What is the value of Sceptile?
Live pricing puts the Holofoil print at $7.96 (low $5.50, high —); the Cardmarket trend is €5.33.
Is Sceptile a good investment?
As a modern-era Rare card it is trending up in the short term (49.9% on the 7-day vs 30-day average). Value will track playability and collector demand.
What rarity is Sceptile?
Sceptile is a Rare card from Plasma Freeze (Black & White series, 2013). It sits in a common-to-mid rarity tier, so condition and variant matter more than raw scarcity.
Which versions of Sceptile are there?
TCGplayer tracks 2 printings: Holofoil ($7.96), Reverse Holofoil ($6.29). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where is Sceptile sold?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $7.96. 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 rarity tier, the modern-era Black & White set pedigree, playability (Pokémon, Grass), and condition. Artwork by kawayoo also matters to collector demand.
Other Sceptile cards
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