Pokémon · XY
Sneasel
Flashfire · #51 · Common · 2014
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.21
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 110
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 60
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Weavile
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- match
- Pokédex #
- 215
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How 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.
- Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Its main attack (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 Sneasel
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥30 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 3.5 copies on average · 4 decks
Building around Sneasel?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It feeds on eggs stolen from nests. Its sharply hooked claws rip vulnerable spots on prey."
CIcy Wind
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep.
DCScratch — 20
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Sneasel was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.04 | $0.24 | $19.99 | $0.21 | $0.15 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.09 | $0.50 | $24.99 | $0.53 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.12 |
| 7-day average | €0.07 |
| 30-day average | €0.23 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.32 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.55 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Sneasel is real?
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 Sneasel worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Sneasel is $0.21; 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 Sneasel from?
Sneasel is from the Pokémon set "Flashfire" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Sneasel?
Sneasel is a Common card in the Flashfire set.
Other Sneasel printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
