# Muscle Band #121/146 — XY

## Summary

Muscle Band was a staple Pokémon Tool across the XY standards, a small damage boost that fit nearly any aggressive deck and kept copies moving among players. As an uncommon in the base set it was never a chase pull, so its appeal rests on utility and 5ban Graphics, a long-time Pokémon card illustrator. The modelled guide sits at $4.61, up 32% over 30 days on 20 copies traded, with 39 days of inventory on the board; a PSA 10 guides at $62, 13 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 | XY |
| Number | 121/146 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | XY |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2014-02-05 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | TRAINER |
| Subtype | Tool |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.61** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- 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 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $4.75 — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Quant score: 55/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 7 of 11 inputs · 77% weight · -12% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2014-02-05T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-20T07:35:47.387Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-12T23:49:59.445Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-09T19:01:37.260Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-12T23:49:59.444Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T21:19:42.632Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/xy/muscle-band-121)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Axy1-121%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)