# Scatterbug #5/131 — Forbidden Light

## Summary

Scatterbug is a common with a job: its ability fetched the Spewpa and Vivillon pieces for a going-second Vivillon engine, which made this printing quietly useful in Sun & Moon era decks. Collectors treat it as set-completion filler, and kirisAki's credit adds a small reason to track down a clean copy. A $0.27 modelled guide, up 23% over 30 days on 8 copies traded, says bulk, with 520 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $33, 121 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 | Forbidden Light |
| Number | 5/131 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | kirisAki |
| Release date | 2018-05-04 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 30 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Abnormal Outbreak | You can use this Ability only if you go second. Once during your first turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for a Spewpa and a Vivillon, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. |
| Attack: Tackle | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 10 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Scatterbug #664](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/scatterbug) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.27** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- 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 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.12 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 44/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-27T23:34:37.642Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 55% weight · -22% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-05-04T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T12:06:27.938Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-27T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T21:20:53.633Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-17T18:19:23.290Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T21:20:53.633Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/forbidden-light/scatterbug-5)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm6-5%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)