# Sigilyph #42/98 — Emerging Powers

## Summary

Sigilyph is a Unova oddity with a modest but real following, thanks to its Egyptian-glyph design and unusual typing. As an Emerging Powers uncommon it was a mid-tier pull, never a chase slot, so demand comes from Gen V completionists rather than from the era's competitive play. A $0.28 modelled guide with no copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $38, 137 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.05 out of White Flare.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Emerging Powers |
| Number | 42/98 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | match |
| Release date | 2011-08-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Attack: Quick Turn | cost Psychic — damage 10 — Flip 2 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads. |
| Attack: Psychic Assault | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 40 — Does 10 more damage for each damage counter on the Defending Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Sigilyph #561](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/sigilyph) |
| Finishes | Reverse Holo, Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.28** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-05
- 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 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $1.62 — as of 2026-11-05T05:42:03.736Z
- Quant score: 30/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-05T05:42:03.736Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-08-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-31T18:08:54.630Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-16T00:55:44.891Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-05T16:34:49.473Z, confidence 85%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T05:29:34.415Z, confidence 75%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-16T00:55:44.891Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/emerging-powers/sigilyph-42)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw2-42%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)