How can you tell your card is this one?

Look at the bottom of your card: you should read SVI 249/198 there. Its illustration is signed kantaro.

Which set does it come from?

It comes from the Scarlet & Violet set, released here on 31 March 2023.

It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in Japanese. Our pokoSCORE gives it 10 out of 100. At least 1 copy has sold since 9 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Scarlet & Violet

Arven SVI 249/198

SVIJPSpecial illustration rare

You receive

€3.55

Your offer depends on the card’s printing, edition and condition. We check its condition when it arrives.

How much is your Arven worth?

A copy in Japanese, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €3.55 today. That’s the same price as a week ago.

Today · You get

€3.55

The same price as on 20 September

€3.55

20 SeptemberToday

Look back at our offer day by day
Day	Our offer
20 September	€3.55
21 September	€3.55
22 September	€3.55
23 September	€3.55
24 September	€3.55
25 September	€3.55
26 September	€3.55
27 September	€3.55
28 September	€3.55

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pokoSCORE

Market activity

10out of 100

Slow departures

It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in Japanese.

Copies gone since 9 September: at least 1
For sale on 27 September: 45
For sale on 9 September: 43

From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

Versions of this card

Check the number and illustration against the card you are looking for.

What you might be wondering about this card

How much do we pay for Arven SVI 249/198?: A copy in Japanese, like new: we’ll buy it from you for €3.55 today.
How can you tell your card is this one?: Look at the bottom of your card: you should read SVI 249/198 there. Its illustration is signed kantaro.
Which set does it come from?: It comes from the Scarlet & Violet set, released here on 31 March 2023.
Does it sell fast?: It leaves listings slower than most of the cards we buy in Japanese. Our pokoSCORE gives it 10 out of 100. At least 1 copy has sold since 9 September. From the listings we track. Departures may be sales or withdrawals.

When it came out

Scarlet & Violet landed here on 31 March 2023.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 20 January 2023, under the code SV1S + SV1V. That is 70 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

Number: 249/198
Set: Scarlet & VioletSVISet guide
Illustrated by: kantaro

Search your deck for an Item card and a Pokémon Tool card, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.自分の山札から「グッズ」と「ポケモンのどうぐ」を1枚ずつ選び、相手に見せて、手札に加える。そして山札を切る。

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
Keep in mind
None of the 5,427 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.