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Sceptile

Holo Rare · #8/116

Sceptile #8/116 (Plasma Freeze) is worth about $6.29 today for a Reverse Holofoil copy, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, up 5% over 30 days. Holofoil copies are $7.96.

This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27): Reverse Holofoil $6.29 (this page), Holofoil $7.96 (on this page's chart).

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Sceptile #8/116 is trending up: $6.29 today, up 5% in 30 days and 23% below its high of $8.13 (2026-03-04), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 2.4x its low of $2.66 (2025-07-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 · CSV download

$6.29
▲ 4.7% · 30d
Reverse Holofoil · TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WORTH GRADING?

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$4.91
lowest listing · market $6.29
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$5.00
asking floor · 53 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$5.00
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $5.00 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $7.96 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $5.00, so the market hasn't settled on a price yet · 1 outlier ask excluded
TCGplayer market$7.96verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$5.50
eBay delivered floor (scanned 100d ago)$5.00the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($5.00) and the eBay floor ($5.00). 9 live ask(s) used, 1 outlier(s) excluded.
sell to a card shop: $4.40 cash · $5.03 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards at their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 75% of the time in our archive since 2024 (24,817 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
STAGE
Stage 2
HP
130
ATTACK 1
[1G] X-Scissor (30+) Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 40 more damage.
ATTACK 2
[1GG] Energy Bloom (80) Heal 20 damage from each of your Pokemon that has any Energy attached to it.
WEAKNESS
Rx2
RESISTANCE
W-20
RETREAT COST
2

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Sceptile?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $6.29 market price that is roughly $4.40 cash or $5.03 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.

What is Sceptile (Plasma Freeze) worth today?

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Sceptile [Reverse Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $6.29 as of 2026-10-27. Holofoil copies are $7.96.

Is Sceptile going up or down in price?

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Sceptile #8/116 is trending up: $6.29 today, up 5% in 30 days and 23% below its high of $8.13 (2026-03-04), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 2.4x its low of $2.66 (2025-07-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 2.1% over 7 days, up 17.1% over 90 days, up 25.0% over a year.

What is the all-time high price for Sceptile?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Sceptile came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Sceptile [Reverse Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $8.13 (2026-03-04) and bottomed at $2.66 (2025-07-16).

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