# Skarmory #63/165 — Expedition Base Set

## Summary

Skarmory is a Johto Steel-Flying defender that fans admire for its armored, no-nonsense character, and Expedition is the last WOTC-era set, where a regular Rare sat a tier below the holo chase. Kimiya Masago is a long-serving Pokémon card illustrator, so it appeals to collectors who follow artists. At a $15 modelled guide, with 8 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.10 out of Pitch Black; a ACE 10 brings $80, 5.2 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 | Expedition Base Set |
| Number | 63/165 |
| Rarity | 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 | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$15.29** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02T11:16:28.365Z
- 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 2026-11-02T11:16:28.365Z
- Floor delivered ask: $14.98 — as of 2026-11-02T11:16:28.365Z
- Quant score: 43/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T11:16:28.365Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 16% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2002-09-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T22:57:54.378Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T22:57:54.378Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-25T23:55:13.313Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T22:57:54.378Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-09T22:25:08.600Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/expedition-base-set/skarmory-63)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard1-63%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)