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Sceptile GX

Lost Thunder / #22/214

Sceptile GX

Printed language: English · Pokémon

Set (printed edition)
Lost Thunder
Rarity (source)
Ultra Rare
Illustrator
Yoshinobu Saito
Source reference
sm8-22

CARDEX BACKGROUND

The Pokémon’s story

Sceptile travels through the jungle from branch to branch before leaping onto prey. The leaves on its arms are sharp enough to cut into large trunks. Yet its relationship with trees goes beyond hunting: the seeds on its back are reputed to be rich in nutrients, and it cares for the forest where it lives. The Pokédex thus brings formidable agility and constant attention to its habitat together in one Pokémon.

Background on the species in the video games; its forms and card versions may have appeared later.

A detail worth noticing

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire credits the seeds on Sceptile's back with nutrients said to revitalize trees. Pokémon Omega Ruby instead describes the accuracy of its attacking leaps. Its body carries both a hunting weapon and a resource connected to the forest.

Sources for this background

Card details

HP
230
Type (source)
Grass
Evolves from (printed name)
Grovyle
Pokédex number
254
Retreat cost
1 Energy
Weakness (source)
Fire ×2

Printed card text — English

Quoted source text is retained in the card’s printed language so this exact printing can be identified. The CarDex background above is translated into English.

Attacks

Mach Cut

Cost: Grass

Damage: 60

Discard a Special Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

Leaf Cyclone

Cost: Grass · Grass

Damage: 130

Move a Grass Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

Jungle Heal GX

Cost: Grass

Heal all damage from each of your Pokémon that has any Grass Energy attached to it. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Documented variants

Versions reported by the source; identification for sales still needs verification.

  • Normal
  • normal · standard

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