Scyther (Jungle 10)

Scyther LV.25
ストライク Strike

Platinum print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage

Card name

HP

70

weakness ×2	resistance -30	retreat cost None

English expansion	Jungle
Rarity
English card no.	10/64
Japanese expansion	Pokémon Jungle
Japanese rarity

Expansion	Jungle
Rarity
English card no.	26/64

Expansion	Base Set 2
Rarity
English card no.	17/130

TCG GB1 set	Colosseum
TCG GB1 ID	A04
TCG GB2 set	We Are Team Rocket
TCG GB2 ID	G05

English expansion	Platinum
Rarity
English card no.	130/127
Japanese expansion	Galactic's Conquest
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no.	094/096

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Scyther.

Scyther (Japanese: ストライク Strike) is a Grass-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Jungle expansion.

Card text

Jungle print

	Swords Dance つるぎのまい

During your next turn, Scyther's Slash attack's base damage is 60 instead of 30.

	Slash きりさく	30

Pokédex data (Jungle print)

Scyther - Mantis Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
123	4'11" (1.5 m)	123 lbs. (56 kg)
Pokédex entry
With ninja-like agility and speed, it can create the illusion that there is more than one of it.
鋭い鎌で獲物を切り裂き、息の根をとめる。ごくまれに羽を使って飛ぶ。

Platinum print

	Swords Dance つるぎのまい

During your next turn, Scyther's Slash attack's base damage is 60.

	Slash きりさく	30

Pokédex data (Platinum print)

Scyther - Mantis Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
123	4'11" (1.5 m)	123.5 lbs. (56.0 kg)
Pokédex entry
It tears and shreds prey with its wickedly sharp scythes. It very rarely spreads its wings to fly.
するどいカマでえものをきりさきいきのねをとめる。ごくまれにハネをつかってとぶ。

Release information

This card was included in the Jungle expansion as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil card, first released in the Japanese Pokémon Jungle expansion as only a Holofoil card. The Holofoil print of this card was later reprinted in the Base Set 2 expansion.

A special reprint was included in the Platinum expansion with the same artwork by Ken Sugimori, first released in the Japanese Galactic's Conquest expansion. This print modified some of the card text to bring it in line with modern card wording whilst still allowing it to retain its original effects.

Gallery

Jungle print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

Platinum print
Illus. Ken Sugimori

GB1 Colosseum sprite

GB2 We Are Team Rocket sprite

Trivia

Early prints of the Unlimited Holofoil version were printed without the Jungle set symbol. This error was corrected later in the print run.

Origin

Swords Dance and Slash are both moves in the Pokémon games that Scyther can learn. This card's English Jungle Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green. The Platinum Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon FireRed.

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.