Scyther · Astral Radiance, what to know.
About the Scyther card
Scyther is card 4 of 216 in Astral Radiance, released in May 2022, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 90 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Scyther needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Illustrated by GIDORA.
The card's flavor text gives Scyther a line of lore: "The large, wickedly sharp scythes on its forearms are truly fearsome weapons. Prey's attempts to flee are unfailingly thwarted by this Pokémon's nimble motions."
About Scyther in the Pokémon world
A Bug-Flying mantis Pokémon with sharp arm blades. Jungle holo Scyther was tournament-strong at release. Its 70 HP basic stats with a low-cost Slash attack made it dominant in early competitive play, which means high-grade survivors are scarce.
What is Scyther worth?
Scyther is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Scyther before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Scyther is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Scyther
Raw copies of Scyther are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Scyther is the practical move.
