Sneasel #182 value & price
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Sneasel #182 comes from Paldean Fates, the 2024 set that turned Pokemon collecting on its head with its shiny rare treatment, and this little Dark-type sparkles because of it. Illustrator Kagemaru Himeno gave it that shiny, almost mirror-like finish that makes Paldean Fates shiny rares stand out on a shelf or in a binder. If you are digging into Sneasel value right now, the short version is that it is an affordable, fun card to chase, and the numbers below will show you exactly why.
Price history
InteractiveRaw value is $3.78, up 26% over the past year, with an all-time high of $5.15 in January 2024.
Recent pulls of Sneasel
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Sneasel price at every grade
Market value at each grade, with how many exist (population). 80 graded, only 52 are PSA 10.
| Grade | Value | Population | PSA / CGC |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSA 10 (Gem Mint) | $136 | 52 | - / 52 |
| PSA 9 | $47 | 22 | - / 22 |
| PSA 8 | - | 5 | - / 5 |
| PSA 7 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 6 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 5 | - | 1 | - / 1 |
| PSA 4 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 3 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 2 | - | - | - / - |
| PSA 1 | - | - | - / - |
| Raw / Ungraded | $3.78 | - | - |
Prices & population from PriceCharting. Value shown is the PSA-grade market price; population is split by grading company (PSA / CGC).
Card details
- Card number
- 182 of 245
- Rarity
- Shiny rare
- Type
- Darkness
- HP
- 70
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Grass ×2
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Released
- 2024
Attacks
- Dig Claws20Darkness
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The collector's take on Sneasel
Is Sneasel worth grading?
Here is the honest math: a raw Sneasel sits around $4, while a PSA 10 climbs to $75, which works out to about 20.2 times the raw price. That sounds like a great jump, and it can be, but gem mint is not a given. Shiny rares from Paldean Fates often have busy foil patterns that show every little scratch or print line under grading lights, so plenty of copies come back as a Grade 9 instead, which lands at $26. Once you factor in grading fees and the wait time, sending in a single raw Sneasel only really makes sense if the copy already looks flawless to your eye, corners sharp, surface clean, centering even. If you are unsure, it is often smarter to buy an already graded PSA 10 than to gamble on getting one yourself.
How rare is Sneasel?
As a shiny rare in Paldean Fates, Sneasel sits in a rarity tier that Pokemon fans have come to love precisely because these cards were never meant to be common pulls. We do not have official population figures to point to here, but the set's structure and the card's price behavior tell their own story: a $4 raw price paired with a $75 PSA 10 price suggests that clean, well centered copies are noticeably harder to come by than raw supply would suggest. That gap between raw and graded is usually where scarcity quietly shows up, even without a hard population number in hand.
Where can you pull Sneasel?
This is where PackSpy actually earns its keep, because we track real pulls across pack sites rather than relying on guesswork. Sneasel has been pulled 105 times across tilt-rips, collector-crypt, mnstr and courtyard, and it shows up in packs like the Pokemon Dime Pack, Starter Pokémon Gacha Pack, Pack 1, Pokémon Pro Pack, and The Amazing Chase Encore. The biggest recorded pull value for this exact card came in at $161, which tells you that on a good day, a lucky rip can land well above the usual market number. That said, pack opening is still gambling at heart, and most rips do not beat what you would pay buying the card outright, so treat any pull like a nice bonus rather than the plan.
Questions people ask
How much is Sneasel worth?+
A raw, ungraded Sneasel from Paldean Fates is worth about $4. Once graded, the price moves up depending on condition, with a Grade 9 sitting around $26 and a PSA 10 reaching $75.
Is Sneasel worth grading?+
It depends on the copy. Since a PSA 10 is worth 20.2 times the raw price, grading can pay off, but only if the card is truly gem mint, since many shiny rares slip to a Grade 9 at $26 instead of hitting that top $75 grade.
How much is a PSA 10 Sneasel worth?+
A PSA 10 Sneasel is valued at $75, which is 20.2 times what the raw card sells for. It is the top end of the grading scale for this card, so gem mint copies command the strongest price.
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