Snorlax Pokemon League Holo #33 — Rising Rivals Pokémon card

Snorlax Pokemon League Holo #33 Value

Name: Snorlax Pokemon League Holo #33 — Rising Rivals
Brand: Pokémon

Rising Rivals · Card 33/120 · Rare · 2009

Snorlax has always been one of those Pokemon that collectors just love to see in a spread, that big sleepy body full of personality, and this Pokemon League Holo #33 from Rising Rivals captures it nicely. It came out back in 2009 as a Rare pull illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, and if you are searching for Snorlax value right now, the short answer is that a raw copy sits at $50 today. It is not a chase card that breaks the bank, but it is a genuinely well loved piece from a set collectors still return to.

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Market value & price

Raw / Ungraded

$50

Grade 9

$50

PSA 10

$389

PSA 10 is 7.8× the raw price

Value by grade

Where it drops

Pulled 200+× on PackSpy across Courtyard, Collector Crypt, Tilt Rips, Mnstr · biggest hit $2.2k.

Found in packs: Pokémon Platinum Pack · Mythic Pokémon Gacha Pack · Pokemon Mini Pack · Pokémon Starter Pack · Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack …

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Card details

Set: Rising Rivals
Card number: 33 of 120
Rarity: Rare
Type: Colorless
HP: 100
Stage: Basic
Weakness: Fighting +20
Retreat cost: 4
Illustrator: Kagemaru Himeno
Released: 2009

Attacks

Pick and Collect
Search your discard pile for up to 4 basic Energy cards, show them to your opponent, and put them into your hand.
Roll Over60
Colorless · Colorless · Colorless · Colorless
Flip a coin. If heads, both Snorlax and the Defending Pokémon are now Asleep. If tails, Snorlax is now Asleep.

Snorlax — collector's take

Is Snorlax worth grading?

So is it worth grading? Here is the honest breakdown. A raw, ungraded Snorlax and a Grade 9 both land at $50, so there is no real reward for a near mint copy that falls just short of perfect. The jump only shows up at the very top, a PSA 10 gem mint copy is valued at $389, which works out to about 7.8 times what the raw card brings in. That is a real gap, but hitting a true gem mint on a 2009 card is not guaranteed, centering and edge wear from age can knock a copy down before it even reaches the grader. If you already own a sharp looking copy and grading fees plus turnaround time make sense for you, it can pay off. If your copy has any visible flaws, it is probably smarter to enjoy it raw or sell it as is rather than gamble on the process.

How rare is it?

Rising Rivals falls into that era of Pokemon where Rare status meant something without being ultra scarce, and Snorlax fits that mold, a solid pull but not the rarest thing in the set. There is no massive population of graded gem mint copies flooding the market, which is part of why that PSA 10 price holds steady at $389 rather than collapsing under supply. For a card like this, scarcity at the top end of grading is really what protects the value, not the raw card being hard to find.

Where to pull it

This is where PackSpy actually has something no price guide can tell you, real recorded pulls straight from pack opening sites. We have tracked Snorlax pulled 200 or more times across courtyard, tilt-rips, collector-crypt, and mnstr, so it is far from a ghost card in the pack opening world. The biggest recorded pull value we have logged for it sits at $2,200, which shows just how much variance exists depending on the copy and grading outcome. If you are chasing it yourself, it has shown up in Pokemon Starter Pack, Wildcard Starter Pack, Elite Pokemon Gacha Pack, and Pokemon Master Pack, though it is worth remembering that opening packs is a gamble in itself, and most rips do not come out ahead financially.

Questions people ask

How much is Snorlax worth?

A raw or ungraded Snorlax Pokemon League Holo from Rising Rivals is valued at $50 right now. Graded copies do not move much until you hit gem mint, where a PSA 10 jumps to $389.

Is Snorlax worth grading?

It depends on the copy. A Grade 9 sits at the same $50 as raw, so there is no upside there, but a true PSA 10 gem mint is worth $389, roughly 7.8 times the raw price, so grading only really pays off if your card is close to flawless.

What set is Snorlax from?

This Snorlax comes from the Rising Rivals set, released in 2009. It is a Rare card, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, and carries the Pokemon League Holo #33 designation.