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Abomasnow

Diamond & Pearl

Stormfront · #12 · Rare · 2008

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Card facts

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Set position: 12 / 106
Release year: 2008
Rarity: Rare
HP: 100
Subtype: Stage 1
Evolves from: Snover
Retreat cost: 3 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 460
Series: Diamond & Pearl

Card analysis

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Primary role: Bench Damage
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

AttackerStatus Conditions

Strategy & play

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

Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
Its main attack (Below Zero) 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 — your line must supply that color.
Water 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:WWaterSubtype: Stage 1Evolves from: Snover

Poké-Body: Snow Veil

As long as Abomasnow is your Active Pokémon, any damage done to your Pokémon by an opponent's attack is reduced by 20 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

CCSnow Play — 20

Does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon, excluding Grass Pokémon and Water Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

WCCBelow Zero — 60

If Abomasnow evolved from Snover during this turn, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

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 2026/06/18

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Normal	$0.30	$1.16	$19.98	$3.07	—
Reverse Holofoil	$2.48	$3.97	$33.80	$3.68	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/06/18

Variant	Price
1-day average	€0.25
7-day average	€0.37
30-day average	€0.42
Low	€0.04
Trend price	€0.45
Low (excellent+)	€0.15
Reverse holo low	€0.10
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.90
Reverse holo 7-day	€2.79
reverseHoloSell	€2.71
averageSellPrice	€0.35
Reverse holo 30-day	€2.02
Reverse holo trend	€2.53

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 $3.07; 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 "Stormfront" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.

What rarity is Abomasnow?

Abomasnow is a Rare card in the Stormfront set.