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Rocket's Sneasel

Card 5/9

Vintage 2002 Best of Game Sneasel — WotC-era darkness-type from the Sneasel line.

Best of GameSet
2002Released
PromoRarity
Katsura TabataIllustrator

01Card Stats

Basic
HP 60
TypeDarkness
RarityPromo
IllustratorKatsura Tabata
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat●
SetBest of Game
Released2002

02Editions and Print Runs

Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.

First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.

Most common version of this card.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Promo
Foiling
Non-holo standard finish.
Alt art / specials
No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English
Standard English release.
Japanese
Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European
Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other
No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Market value
~$19.10 raw
Raw copies run $12.00 to $21.63
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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Early-2000s Best of Game printing with vintage collector appeal.
  • Sneasel — Pokemon TCG catalog (Pokedex #215).
  • Promo-only distribution makes supply meaningfully tighter than mass-retail cards.
  • Best of Game was distributed through limited organized-play channels — genuinely scarce supply.
  • Required for any complete Sneasel master set across eras.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Sneasel with 60 HP; top attack around 10 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Entrap Cost: Darkness

The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn.

Continuous Scratch Cost: Colorless + Colorless · 10× damage

Flip 4 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.

Weakness
Fighting ×2
Resistance
Psychic -30
Retreat cost
1

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Sneasel PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.

Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.

Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.

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