# Sneasel #020 — MEP Black Star Promos

## Summary

Sneasel has been a favorite since Gold and Silver, a sleek Dark and Ice clawed pest that gave Johto its sharpest-looking early evolution line. Gunjima's name carries weight with illustration collectors, while a Basic with modest attacks means this Black Star promo lives in binders, not decks. At a $0.35 modelled guide, down 10% over 30 days on 73 copies traded, with 459 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.02 out of Prismatic Evolutions; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | MEP Black Star Promos |
| Number | 020 |
| Rarity | Promo |
| Era | MEGA |
| Illustrator | Souichirou Gunjima |
| Release date | 2025-09-26 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Attack: Dig Claws | cost Darkness — damage 10 |
| Attack: Scratch | cost Darkness/Darkness — damage 30 |
| Weakness | Grass x2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | I |
| Legal | Standard yes · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Sneasel #215](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/sneasel) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.35** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- 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 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 18/100, regime FALLING — as of 2026-10-23T22:36:51.251Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 46% weight · -27% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2025-09-26T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-24T09:00:51.110Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-27T21:02:59.135Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-09-27T01:50:15.430Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-09-27T21:02:59.134Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-08T01:34:26.281Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/mep-black-star-promos/sneasel-020)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Amep-020%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)