# Vanillite #045/189 — Darkness Ablaze

## Summary

Vanillite is a bulk common from a set whose chase slots belonged to Charizard VMAX and the rainbow rares, so it was never anyone's target pull. The ice cream cone design gives Unova's Basic a loyal, sweet-toothed following, and Sanosuke Sakuma's name adds a small nudge for illustrator collectors. A $0.09 modelled guide with 2 copies traded in 30 days says bulk, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $32, 353 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Darkness Ablaze |
| Number | 045/189 |
| Rarity | Common |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | Sanosuke Sakuma |
| Release date | 2020-08-14 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Ice Over | cost Water — damage 10 — Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Metal ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | D |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Vanillite #582](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/vanillite) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.09** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.50 — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z
- Quant score: 92/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-15T21:38:59.108Z — 2 of 11 inputs · 20% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2020-08-14T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-09-17T01:54:45.486Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-12T01:39:52.705Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-11T21:22:24.120Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-12T01:39:52.704Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T12:35:50.366Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/darkness-ablaze/vanillite-45)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh3-45%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)