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Sceptile card from the Celestial Storm set
Illustration by Mitsuhiro Arita. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Stage 2 Pokémon

Sceptile

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A sturdy Grass-type defender that protects its allies from Ultra Beasts and deals massive damage based on how much energy you have attached.

Grass140 HPStage 2Advanced to play

What this card does

Sceptile has 140 HP and evolves from Grovyle.

It uses the Power of Nature ability to stop all damage from Ultra Beast attacks for your Grass Pokémon.

Its Powerful Storm attack deals 20 damage multiplied by the total energy on all your Pokémon.

Signature ability

Power of Nature

Prevent all damage done to your Pokémon that have any Grass Energy attached to them by attacks from your opponent’s Ultra Beasts.

The Power of Nature ability is very useful because it stops Ultra Beasts from hurting your Grass team. This gives your other cards a chance to fight back safely.

Attacks

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Powerful Storm20×

This attack does 20 damage times the amount of Energy attached to all of your Pokémon.

Abilities

AbilityPower of Nature

Prevent all damage done to your Pokémon that have any Grass Energy attached to them by attacks from your opponent’s Ultra Beasts.

Which deck it belongs in

This card fits well in a deck that focuses on Grass type Pokémon and wants to counter Ultra Beast threats. It works best when you can attach lots of energy quickly to boost its attack.

Strengths
  • Strong defense
  • High damage potential
  • Good against specific types
Watch out for
  • Fire weakness
  • Complex attack math
  • Requires energy attachment
Pro tip

Count all your attached energy to calculate the full power of the Powerful Storm attack before playing it.

From the Pokédex

Sceptile is known as the Forest Pokémon and has leaves on its back that help it blend in with trees.

Note for the parent

Check if your child plays against many Ultra Beast cards, as this is where Sceptile shines the most.

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