How much is Sceptile 30/99 worth?

About $13.38 (TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15). Graded copies sell for more.

What set is Sceptile 30/99 from?

Arceus (Platinum), released November 4, 2009.

Is Sceptile the most valuable card in Arceus?

No, it is the 47th most valuable of the 111 cards; the top card is Gengar LV.X 97 at $724.

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Illus. Reiko Tanoue · © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK. Shown for identification.

Sceptile 30/99

Arceus · Rare · illustrated by Reiko Tanoue

$13.38TCGplayer market price, 2026-10-15

-8%last 30 days (Cardmarket trend vs 30-day average)

#47 of 111most valuable in Arceus

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What Sceptile 30 is worth

Sceptile 30/99 sells for about $13.38 ungraded in near-mint condition. It is the 47th most valuable card in Arceus, and a small part of the set's total value. The typical (median) Rare in this set goes for $23.86, so this card sells at 56% of that. Among all 20 Sceptile cards, it ranks 15th by price. On Cardmarket its price has fallen 8% against its 30-day average.

Sceptile price by printing

Printing	Price	Source
Normal	$4.41	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Reverse Holo	$13.38	TCGplayer market, 2026-10-15
Any printing (Europe)	$2.77 €2.48	Cardmarket trend
Cheapest listing (Europe)	$0.10 €0.09	Cardmarket low

Recent Sceptile sales

Average sale price (Cardmarket)	USD	EUR
Last 30 days	$3.01	€2.69
Last 7 days	$2.65	€2.37
Last day	$2.96	€2.65

Euro prices converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-10-30 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD).

Sceptile card details

Set	Arceus (Platinum, AR)
Number	30/99
Rarity	Rare
Card type	Stage 2 Grass
HP	120
Evolves from	Grovyle
Abilities	Green Breath (Poke-BODY)
Attacks	Leaf Blast Grass · 20× damage Poison Claws Grass, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless · 60 damage
Weakness	Fire +30
Resistance	Water -20
Retreat cost	2
Illustrator	Reiko Tanoue
Released	November 4, 2009
Printings	Normal, Reverse Holo

How to tell you have this card

Look at the bottom of the card: it should read 30/99 next to the set code AR, and the rarity is Rare. The illustrator credit reads Reiko Tanoue. Not sure which set your card is from? Compare the symbol with our set symbol guide.

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Prices in US dollars: TCGplayer market prices (via pokemontcg.io) where recent, otherwise the Cardmarket trend (via TCGdex) converted at the day's ECB rate. Ungraded, near-mint. Prices change daily; check the live listing before you buy or sell.