# Abomasnow #38/156 — Ultra Prism

## Summary

Abomasnow is a Sinnoh-era Stage 1 that has long held a steady, modest following among fans of big, snowy Grass-Ice bruisers, and the Blessings of the Frost ability gave it a genuine energy-acceleration job in Water decks. As a regular Rare, it was a mid-tier pull, useful for players and rarely chased by collectors. A $0.24 modelled guide, flat over 30 days on 8 copies traded, says bulk, with 582 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: no PSA population is on file, and the same card plays for $0.08 out of Destined Rivals.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Ultra Prism |
| Number | 38/156 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | Masakazu Fukuda |
| Release date | 2018-02-02 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Snover |
| HP | 130 |
| Types | Water |
| Ability: Blessings of the Frost | When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may attach a Water Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Pokémon. |
| Attack: Hypno Hammer | cost Water/Colorless/Colorless/Colorless — damage 80 — Your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Asleep. |
| Weakness | Metal ×2 |
| Retreat | 3 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Abomasnow #460](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/abomasnow) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.24** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- 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 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z
- Floor delivered ask: $0.99 — as of 2026-10-16T21:41:43.326Z
- Quant score: 34/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-22T22:54:43.176Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 38% weight · -31% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2018-02-02T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-19T12:06:27.938Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-17T19:57:38.102Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-16T00:47:45.300Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-17T19:57:38.102Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/ultra-prism/abomasnow-38)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm5-38%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)