# Scyther #4/108 — Dark Explorers

## Summary

Scyther is a Gen I favorite whose blade-armed silhouette earned it a steady following, and its Scizor evolution keeps interest alive. Here it is a mid-tier Uncommon from a Black & White set, a solid binder pull with Naoki Saito's name attached rather than a chase slot. At a $7.84 modelled guide, with 6 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.19 out of Temporal Forces; a PSA 10 guides at $240, 31 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Dark Explorers |
| Number | 4/108 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Naoki Saito |
| Release date | 2012-05-09 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Air Slash | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 — Discard an Energy attached to this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Scyther #123](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/scyther) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$7.84** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Floor delivered ask: $6.16 — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z
- Quant score: 99/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-19T22:11:51.658Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2012-05-09T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-01T09:18:23.080Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T02:07:45.392Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-04T07:46:25.807Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T02:07:45.392Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T20:39:38.928Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/dark-explorers/scyther-4)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw5-4%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)