# Skarmory #27/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Skarmory is a Johto Steel-bird with a loyal following, and as a holo in the first e-Card-era set, it sat in the middle of the pull hierarchy, a real hit but not the headline chase. Kimiya Masago is a long-serving Pokémon TCG illustrator, which gives collectors a reason to look closer. At a $66 modelled guide, with 12 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.09 out of Pitch Black; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 27/165 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Kimiya Masago |
| Release date | 2002-09-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Metal |
| Attack: Steel Beak | cost Metal/Colorless — damage 20+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage. |
| Attack: Air Cutter | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 — Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| Resistance | Grass -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Skarmory #227](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/skarmory) |
| Finishes | Holo, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$65.63** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- 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 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Floor delivered ask: $186.07 — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z
- Quant score: 35/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-20T22:16:49.636Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-03T09:11:10.731Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-20T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T03:39:19.535Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T03:39:19.535Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-12T03:54:51.635Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/skarmory-27)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-27%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)