# Skarmory #26/107 — Deoxys

## Summary

Skarmory is a Johto Steel-type with a loyal following, and this Deoxys-set Rare was a mid-tier pull rather than a chase slot. Its Poke-Body suits Metal decks, so demand comes from Kouki Saitou completists and players with a soft spot for the armored bird. At a $1.97 modelled guide, with 6 copies traded in 30 days, with 209 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.10 out of Pitch Black; a CGC 10 brings $38, 19 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 | Deoxys |
| Number | 26/107 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | EX |
| Illustrator | Kouki Saitou |
| Release date | 2005-02-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Metal |
| Ability: Metallic Lift | If Skarmory has any Metal Energy attached to it, the Retreat Cost for Skarmory is 0. |
| Attack: Spearhead | cost Colorless — Draw a card. |
| Attack: Heavy Metal | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10+ — Flip a coin for each Metal Energy attached to Skarmory. This attack does 10 damage plus 20 more damage for each heads. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Skarmory #227](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/skarmory) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$1.97** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-01
- 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 2026-11-01
- Floor delivered ask: $3.14 — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Quant score: 78/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2005-02-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-23T04:46:50.593Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-23T04:46:49.127Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-07T03:49:34.247Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-23T04:46:49.126Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-14T12:55:16.141Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/deoxys/skarmory-26)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aex8-26%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)