Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Snom
Shining Fates · #29 · Common · 2021
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Market reference
$0.15
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 29 / 73
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Frosmoth
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Tika Matsuno
- Pokédex #
- 872
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Snom plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Water Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥25 effectively one-shots it.
How to beat Snom
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥25 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.72 copies on average · 18 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Tika Matsuno
This card was illustrated by Tika Matsuno.
Building around Snom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It spits out thread imbued with a frigid sort of energy and uses it to tie its body to branches, disguising itself as an icicle while it sleeps."
WCall for Family
Search your deck for a Basic Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Snom 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $25.18 | $0.15 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.29 | $49.99 | $0.28 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.14 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.18 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.14 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Snom is real?
Snom 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 Snom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Snom is $0.15; 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 Snom from?
Snom is from the Pokémon set "Shining Fates" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Snom?
Snom is a Common card in the Shining Fates set.
Other Snom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
