# Iron Treads ex #248/198 — Scarlet & Violet

## Summary

Iron Treads is a Paradox Pokémon, the future-tech echo of Donphan, and fans of the old Johto favorite give it a built-in following. As an ex with a spread attack it saw real play, and this Special Illustration Rare was among the harder pulls in the base set. The modelled guide sits at $4.85, down 2% over 30 days on 215 copies traded, with only 45 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 brings $105, 22 times raw, but a 39% gem rate against $85 of fees makes grading a losing trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Scarlet & Violet |
| Number | 248/198 |
| Rarity | Special illustration rare |
| Era | SV |
| Illustrator | KEIICHIRO ITO |
| Release date | 2023-03-31 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| Suffix | ex |
| HP | 220 |
| Types | Metal |
| Attack: Triple Laser | cost Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — This attack does 30 damage to 3 of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) |
| Attack: Cybernetic Wheels | cost Metal/Metal/Metal/Colorless — damage 160 — Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Resistance | Grass -30 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Regulation mark | G |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Iron Treads #990](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/iron-treads) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.85** (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: +11.50% — as of 2026-11-05
- Floor delivered ask: $5.07 — as of 2026-11-06T03:22:43.799Z
- Quant score: 61/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-06T03:22:43.799Z — 9 of 11 inputs · 90% weight · -5% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2023-03-31T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-06T15:01:24.440Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-02T22:37:23.125Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-02T15:38:31.977Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-02T22:37:23.124Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-11-04T01:44:40.839Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/scarlet-violet/iron-treads-ex-248)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asv01-248%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)