Pokémon · Platinum
Frost Rotom
Rising Rivals · #RT2 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$44.43
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- RT2 / 120
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 3 energy
- Illustrator
- Hironobu Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 479
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 13.33 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 Frost Rotom 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.
- Its main attack (Crushing Ice) 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 Lightning, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Lightning type, weak to Darkness ×2 — a Darkness 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.
- Retreat cost 3 — gets stranded Active if gusted; run Switch / Escape Rope or a Float Stone-style Tool.
How to beat Frost Rotom
- Exploit its Darkness weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Trap it Active — 3 retreat means it can’t escape without help.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hironobu Yoshida
This card was illustrated by Hironobu Yoshida.
Building around Frost Rotom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Power: Frost Shift
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this power. Frost Rotom's type is Water until the end of your turn.
CCHail
This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
WCCCrushing Ice — 40+
Does 40 damage plus 10 more damage for each Colorless Energy in the Defending Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost).
Weakness:D+20
Resistance:C-20
Retreat cost:CCC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverse Holofoil | $78.19 | $284.45 | $492.88 | $44.43 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.99 |
| 7-day average | €3.74 |
| 30-day average | €3.60 |
| Low | €1.49 |
| Trend price | €3.45 |
| Low (excellent+) | €7.80 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €20.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €7.91 |
| reverseHoloSell | €7.88 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €9.47 |
| Reverse holo trend | €10.44 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Frost Rotom is real?
Frost Rotom 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 Frost Rotom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Frost Rotom is $44.43; 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 Frost Rotom from?
Frost Rotom is from the Pokémon set "Rising Rivals" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Frost Rotom?
Frost Rotom is a Rare card in the Rising Rivals set.
Other Frost Rotom printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
