# Sableye #49/116 — Plasma Freeze

## Summary

Sableye is a Hoenn favorite whose gemstone-eyed trickster design has kept collectors loyal long after Ruby and Sapphire. A Rare in Plasma Freeze was a modest mid-tier pull, and its trapping attack was a cute idea that never made it a staple, so demand rests on affection and 5ban Graphics' long run of illustrations. At a $3.69 modelled guide, up 5% over 30 days on 20 copies traded, with 418 days of inventory on the board, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.14 out of Phantasmal Flames; PSA has slabbed 15 of these and none are 10s, a 0% gem rate that makes the raw-to-gem gap the entire trade.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Freeze |
| Number | 49/116 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | 5ban Graphics |
| Release date | 2013-05-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Attack: Scratch | cost Colorless — damage 10 |
| Attack: Shadow Cage | cost Psychic/Colorless — damage 20 — The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Sableye #302](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/sableye) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$3.69** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- 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 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- Floor delivered ask: $5.06 — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z
- Quant score: 72/100, regime FLOOR_FORMING — as of 2026-11-01T12:37:43.960Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 44% weight · -28% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-05-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-25T16:32:33.482Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-25T16:32:32.528Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-22T23:09:33.100Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-25T16:32:32.527Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-07T05:06:44.772Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-freeze/sableye-49)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw9-49%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)