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Rocket's Sneasel
Best of Game · #5 · Promo · 2002
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Market reference
$19.29
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 9
- Release year
- 2002
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Katsura Tabata
- Pokédex #
- 215
- Series
- Other
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Rocket's Sneasel plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Continuous Scratch) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥30 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Rocket's Sneasel
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Katsura Tabata
This card was illustrated by Katsura Tabata.
Building around Rocket's Sneasel?
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About this card
DEntrap
The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.
CCContinuous Scratch — 10×
Flip 4 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-30
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $14.99 | $24.00 | $219.50 | $19.29 | $20.47 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €39.90 |
| 7-day average | €78.06 |
| 30-day average | €50.70 |
| Low | €14.99 |
| Trend price | €64.69 |
| Low (excellent+) | €15.00 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.75 |
| averageSellPrice | €58.60 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €2.75 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.75 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rocket's Sneasel is real?
Rocket's Sneasel is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Rocket's Sneasel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rocket's Sneasel is $19.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Rocket's Sneasel from?
Rocket's Sneasel is from the Pokémon set "Best of Game" in the Other series, released in 2002.
What rarity is Rocket's Sneasel?
Rocket's Sneasel is a Promo card in the Best of Game set.
