Scyther 46/75 Neo Discovery Pokémon Raw

Pokémon: Scyther

Series: Neo

Set: Discovery

Card Number: 46/75

Rarity: C

Condition: N/A

Grade: Raw

Year: 2001

Illustrator: Kimiya Masago

The Scyther 46/75 is an Uncommon Grass-type Basic Pokémon card from the Neo Discovery expansion, released on June 1, 2001 by The Pokémon Company and illustrated by Kimiya Masago, a Japanese artist whose sharp, angular linework and dynamic composition brought a sense of razor-sharp speed to one of the franchise's most iconic Bug/Fighting Pokémon. As a 60 HP Pokémon with a Weakness to Fire-type attacks (×2), a Fighting-type Resistance of −30, and a Retreat Cost of one Colorless Energy, it occupies a deceptively simple but strategically valuable position within the 75-card master set. The Neo Discovery set was the second main expansion of the Neo era, drawing its checklist from the Japanese Crossing the Ruins... theme and introducing a roster of Pokémon and Trainers that redefined competitive deck construction around information gathering and energy manipulation.

In terms of decks and strategy, Scyther's sole attack, Fury Cutter, costs two Grass Energy and deals 10 base damage plus a variable bonus based on a four-coin flip: 10 more for exactly one heads, 20 more for exactly two heads, 40 more for exactly three heads, and a devastating 80 more if all four coins land heads—creating a theoretical maximum of 90 damage from a single attack. This risk-reward design made Scyther a beloved mid-range attacker in 2001-era competitive formats, where the 50% probability of dealing at least 30 damage made it a reliable damage dealer while the all-heads roll of 90 damage could one-shot most 60–70 HP Pokémon of the era. Its Fighting Resistance of −30 made it a natural anchor in Grass/Fighting hybrid strategies, and its single Colorless Retreat Cost gave it exceptional mobility as a bench presence. In modern Unlimited and Expanded formats, Scyther finds utility in Grass-focused strategies as a cheap, fast attacker that can threaten burst damage on favorable coin rolls, and its role as the pre-evolution of Scizor in later sets makes it a natural building block in any Bug/Fighting evolution line.

Collectors love the Neo Discovery Scyther for its unique position as one of the most mechanically exciting Uncommon Pokémon in the entire Neo era, a card whose four-coin variable damage design created a thrilling tension between reliable minimum output and explosive maximum potential that was remarkably creative for a 60 HP Basic. Kimiya Masago's illustration—depicting Scyther in a dynamic, mid-slash pose with its sharp scythe arms extended forward and its large compound eyes locked on an unseen target—captures the raw, predatory speed of the species in a style that stands out among the more conventional and polished artwork of the set's other Uncommon Pokémon. The card's flavor text, "It slashes through grass with its sharp scythes, moving too fast for the human eye to track," perfectly encapsulates the aggressive identity that made Scyther one of the most popular Bug-type Pokémon in the franchise's early competitive history. As a Basic Pokémon that can be played directly from the hand on turn one and can evolve into Scizor, Scyther occupies a structurally important position within the set's early-game options and evolution ecosystem, and its permanently fixed supply—combined with over 25 years of natural wear from the massive population of Neo Discovery cards that were opened, played, and traded in the early 2000s—ensures that quality raw copies remain a steady target for both set completionists and players of Unlimited format tournaments who still appreciate the creative variable-damage mechanics of the Neo era's most aggressive Grass-type Pokémon.

Product Details

Card Number / Rarity:46/75 / Uncommon

Card Type / HP / Stage:Grass / 60 / Basic

Attack 1:[GG] Fury Cutter (10+)
Flip 4 coins. This attack does 10 damage plus 10 more damage if exactly 1 is heads, or 20 more damage if exactly 2 are heads, or 40 more damage if exactly 3 are heads, or 80 more damage if all 4 are heads.

Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost:R / F-30 / 1

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