# Scyther #004/197 — Obsidian Flames

## Summary

Scyther is a bulk common, a Basic whose coin-flip Agility never threatened the real decks of its format, so it sits in boxes as filler. Gen I's mantis keeps a devoted following, and Shin Nagasawa is a respected name, which gives completionists a modest reason to look. A $0.21 modelled guide, up 11% over 30 days on 45 copies traded, says bulk, with 1,254 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: 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 $0.17 out of Temporal Forces.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Obsidian Flames |
| Number | 004/197 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | Shin Nagasawa |
| Release date | 2023-08-11 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Agility | cost Colorless — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, during your opponent's next turn, prevent all damage from and effects of attacks done to this Pokémon. |
| Attack: Cut | cost Colorless/Colorless — damage 20 |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | G |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Scyther #123](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/scyther) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.21** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- 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 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z
- Quant score: 65/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-24T22:34:37.023Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2023-08-11T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-18T07:19:36.680Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-15T18:13:54.627Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T16:28:12.027Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-15T18:13:54.626Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T01:57:46.369Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/obsidian-flames/scyther-004)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv03-004%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)