Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl

Froslass

Diamond & Pearl

Legends Awakened · #3 · Rare Holo · 2008

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Card facts

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Set position: 3 / 146
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 90
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Snorunt
Retreat cost: 1 energy
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Pokédex #: 478
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.

Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 40 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Stage 1; One evolution step from a Basic

Also does

Attacker

Strategy & play

How Froslass plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.

Inflicts Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
Its main attack (Icy Breath) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
Needs Psychic / Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Water, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Water type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
A Stage 1 — one step up from Snorunt; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.

How to beat Froslass

Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
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: 4% of decks; 2.27 copies on average · 2182 decks
Match win rate: 46.7%; -0.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average

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.

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in 1% of decks · 19 seen

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in 39% of decks · 849 seen

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in 39% of decks · 849 seen

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Marnie's Morgrem

in 39% of decks · 849 seen

Uxie

in 2% of decks · 53 seen

Yveltal

in 1% of decks · 26 seen

Budget alternatives

Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.

Munkidori

$0.33 · in 34% of decks

Frogadier

$0.20 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Zubat

$0.07 · in 1% of decks

Team Rocket's Golbat

$0.18 · in 1% of decks

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About this card

HP: 90Type:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Snorunt

"It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow."

PDestiny Bond

Discard a Psychic Energy attached to Froslass. During your opponent's next turn, if Froslass would be Knocked Out by damage from an attack, the Attacking Pokémon is Knocked Out.

WCIcy Breath — 40

The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep. Put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.

Weakness:M+20

Retreat cost:C

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

Tournament play

This printing of Froslass has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.

Froslass — Twilight Masquerade

Played in 835 recent decks

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 2026/07/03

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$6.45	$9.00	$170.00	$9.56	—
Reverse Holofoil	$8.63	$12.21	$491.94	$14.52	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/07/01

Variant	Price
1-day average	€5.50
7-day average	€3.43
30-day average	€3.10
Low	€0.98
Trend price	€3.56
Low (excellent+)	€1.85
Reverse holo low	€0.98
reverseHoloAvg1	€1.50
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.46
reverseHoloSell	€3.46
averageSellPrice	€3.30
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.41
Reverse holo trend	€2.94

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Froslass is real?

Froslass 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 Froslass worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Froslass is $9.56; 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 Froslass from?

Froslass is from the Pokémon set "Legends Awakened" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Froslass?

Froslass is a Rare Holo card in the Legends Awakened set.