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Scyther — Base Set 2 #17 Pokémon card

Vintage · holo

Scyther

Base Set 2 · #17 · English · released 2000

Raw market price

$35

7 days

3.6%

30 days

9.5%

90 days

25.5%

44MASTER score · steady

Graded prices & PSA population

GradeMarket pricePSA population
PSA 10$90936
PSA 9$144561
PSA 8$651,125

PSA population recorded 2026-07-20 · total graded 3,505

Why this card matters

pop

68 listings and modest raw supply suggest middling scarcity; the PSA 10 premium is extreme but rests on a single $9,800 comp, making it statistically unreliable.

demand

Scyther carries genuine Gen-1 nostalgia and fan appeal, but Base Set 2 is a reprint set with lower collector prestige than Base Set 1, capping demand conviction.

artist

Standard Ken Sugimori-era illustration with no alt-art, special artist signature, or crossover appeal to drive premium illustration demand.

catalyst

30-day momentum is sharply negative at -24% with no identifiable upcoming event, reprint scare, or hype cycle to reverse the slide.

Graded comps on record

$909

PSA 10

$449

CGC 10

$277

CGC 10

$144

PSA 9

$127

ACE 9

$100

CGC 6.5

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Market data recorded 2026-07-17 from licensed market sources. MASTER records prices daily and never invents a number — estimated values are always labeled. Not financial advice.