Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl

Abomasnow

Diamond & Pearl

Mysterious Treasures · #19 · Rare · 2007

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Card facts

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Set position: 19 / 124
Release year: 2007
Rarity: Rare
HP: 100
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Snover
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Kazuyuki Kano
Pokédex #: 460
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Status Conditions
Damage efficiency: 60 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 Abomasnow 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 (Heavy Blizzard) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Water Energy to attack — note its own type is Grass, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.

How to beat Abomasnow

Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.

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About this card

HP: 100Type:GGrassSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Snover

"It whips up blizzards in mountains that are always buried in snow. It is the abominable snowman."

Poké-Body: Glacier Snow

If Abomasnow is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if Abomasnow is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Asleep.

WCCHeavy Blizzard — 60

Flip a coin. If heads, put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.

Weakness:R+30

Retreat cost:CCC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

unlimitedLegal

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 2026/07/04

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.40	$0.80	$19.98	$0.75	—
Reverse Holofoil	$1.02	$3.33	$41.80	$3.51	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/26

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.75
7-day average	€0.72
30-day average	€0.87
Low	€0.08
Trend price	€0.71
Low (excellent+)	€0.09
Reverse holo low	€0.10
reverseHoloAvg1	€0.49
Reverse holo 7-day	€0.64
reverseHoloSell	€0.67
averageSellPrice	€0.75
Reverse holo 30-day	€1.41
Reverse holo trend	€1.23

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Abomasnow is real?

Abomasnow 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 Abomasnow worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Abomasnow is $0.75; 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 Abomasnow from?

Abomasnow is from the Pokémon set "Mysterious Treasures" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.

What rarity is Abomasnow?

Abomasnow is a Rare card in the Mysterious Treasures set.