# Sigilyph #118/116 — Plasma Freeze

## Summary

Sigilyph's Safeguard made it the standard answer to Pokémon-EX in a format ruled by them, and its Psychic attack punished decks loaded with Energy, so it saw real tournament play. As a Secret Rare in Plasma Freeze, it sits past the numbered set, which fuels collector chasing. At a $99 modelled guide, with 4 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.02 out of White Flare; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $4,560 and a 6% observed gem rate putting about $170 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Plasma Freeze |
| Number | 118/116 |
| Rarity | Secret Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Ayaka Yoshida |
| Release date | 2013-05-08 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 90 |
| Types | Psychic |
| Ability: Safeguard | Prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon by Pokémon-EX. |
| Attack: Psychic | cost Psychic/Colorless/Colorless — damage 50 — Does 10 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Psychic ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Sigilyph #561](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/sigilyph) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$99.49** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-23T08:07:43.839Z
- 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 2026-10-23T08:07:43.839Z
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 59/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-23T08:07:43.839Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 33% weight · -34% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2013-05-08T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-02T07:48:12.013Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T00:56:51.155Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/plasma-freeze/sigilyph-118)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abw9-118%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)