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Cards/Sceptile GX
Sceptile GX card from the Lost Thunder set
Illustration by Yoshinobu Saito. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Sceptile GX

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A sturdy grass type with powerful healing and disruption abilities.

Grass230 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Sceptile GX has 230 HP and requires Grass energy to attack.

Mach Cut deals 60 damage but forces the opponent to discard a Special Energy card.

Leaf Cyclone deals 130 damage and moves one of your own Grass energies to another Pokémon.

Signature attack

Leaf Cyclone

Move a Grass Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (130 damage)

The Jungle Heal GX attack allows you to restore health to multiple damaged Pokémon at once. This makes it a valuable support card for keeping your team in the game longer.

Attacks

G
Mach Cut60

Discard a Special Energy from your opponent’s Active Pokémon.

GG
Leaf Cyclone130

Move a Grass Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.

G
Jungle Heal GX

Heal all damage from each of your Pokémon that has any Grass Energy attached to it. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)

Which deck it belongs in

It fits well in decks that rely on attaching multiple Grass energies quickly. It also suits strategies that need to remove opponent's Special Energy cards.

Strengths
  • High HP
  • Team healing
  • Energy disruption
Watch out for
  • Weak to Fire attacks
  • One GX limit
  • Requires specific energy
Pro tip

Use Leaf Cyclone to shift energy to a benched Pokémon that needs it for a big attack.

From the Pokédex

Sceptile is known for its agility and sharp leaves that can slice through steel.

Note for the parent

Remind your child they can only use the Jungle Heal GX attack once per entire game.

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