The Most Expensive Snorlax Cards
The big sleeper just woke up. Counting down its priciest cards after a record-smashing half year.
By Misprint Editorial | Published Jun 28, 2026 | 6 min read
Snorlax spent twenty-five years as a lovable mid-tier collectible. Then, in the first half of 2026, four of its cards hit all-time highs and one of them sold for $120,000.
No Pokemon's market has changed more this year than Snorlax's. A hot vintage market, the anniversary rally, and a Legendary Collection reverse-holo frenzy collided, and cards that drifted for decades suddenly went vertical: one PSA 10 jumped 674% in six months. The volatility cuts both ways, so a heavier-than-usual caveat applies: several figures below are fresh records from a running market, not settled averages.
This countdown ranks the ten most expensive English Snorlax cards by raw near-mint value as of late June 2026, with the eye-watering slab prices in their own section. Full recap table at the bottom.
10. Snorlax Prerelease STAFF Promo, Call of Legends #33/95 (2011): ~$260
The thinnest market on the list and the wildest spread: the last confirmed sale was about $260, asks sit near $1,000, and a PSA 10 auctioned for $13,551 in late June. Staff-stamped prerelease promos are genuinely scarce (they went to event staff, not players), and this one has become a certified sleeper. The non-staff version is worth a fraction; the stamp is everything.
9. Eevee & Snorlax-GX Rainbow Rare, Team Up #191/181 (2019): ~$280
The Tag Team crossover, at about $280 raw with PSA 10s bringing $1,600 to $2,100. Snorlax shares the billing with Eevee here, and yes, this card also appears on our most expensive Eevee cards countdown; two fanbases, one card, and the price reflects both.
8. Snorlax SVP #051, Pokemon Center 151 ETB Promo (2023): ~$300
The modern trap card, in the best and worst sense. This sleeping-Snorlax promo comes in two versions with the same card number: the Pokemon Center-exclusive ETB version trades in the $300 to $400 range raw with PSA 10s over $2,100, while the regular 151 ETB version is a $30 card. Same art, same number, tenfold difference. Check the packaging provenance or the slab label before you pay either price.
7. Snorlax, Wizards Black Star Promo #49 (2002): ~$400
The last Pokemon League promo of the Wizards era, and one of its most underrated. Around $400 raw (recent sales $350 to $500), with PSA 10s at $4,100 to $5,300 in June. WotC promos as a category have been strong all year, and this one has the added charm of being Snorlax's only Wizards-era promo.
6. Snorlax Holo, 1st Edition Jungle #11/64 (1999): ~$420
The original. Raw near-mint 1st Edition copies trade around $375 to $450, which sounds reasonable until you see the graded ceiling: a PSA 10 sold for $63,000 in March. That gap exists because the Jungle Snorlax's pale, cream-colored face shows every scratch and print flaw, making true gems nearly impossible; the card is a condition minefield and the market knows it. (The unlimited version is a lovely $30 to $50 budget pickup.)
5. Snorlax delta species Holo, EX Dragon Frontiers #10/101 (2006): ~$450
The ex-era entry, from the same brutal-condition 2006 stretch that produced the Gengar ex and Rayquaza ex grails. A metal-type Snorlax with delta-species framing, recent NM sales around $490 and PSA 9s at $470 to $530. Dragon Frontiers is quietly one of the scarcest English sets of its decade, and its singles keep grinding upward.
4. Snorlax LV.X, Rising Rivals #111/111 (2009): ~$650
The Platinum era's contribution. Market pricing runs $500 to $800 depending on the venue, and PSA 10s have reached about $14,600. Like most Platinum-era chase cards, it suffers from the era's under-opened print runs and fragile foil, which is exactly the recipe that turns modest raw prices into five-figure slabs.
3. Snorlax Reverse Holo, Legendary Collection #64/110 (2002): ~$700
The card of the year, full stop. The fireworks-pattern reverse holo Snorlax was a few-hundred-dollar curiosity until this spring; raw copies now trade around $650 to $800 and are hard to find at all, because the graded market detonated: a PSA 10 sold for $120,000 on June 1, the highest price ever paid for a Snorlax card and one of the headline sales of 2026. Even a PSA 5 now brings $875. One warning that can't be repeated enough: the regular non-holo #64 is pocket change. The fireworks pattern is the whole card.
2. Snorlax Reverse Holo, Skyridge #100/144 (2003): ~$900
Possibly the real number one, and we'll be honest about the uncertainty. The most recent confirmed raw sale was $1,367 in late June, the highest raw Snorlax sale we can verify anywhere, but the market is razor thin (it's technically a common, from the scarcest e-Series set, in a paraset nobody preserved). PSA 9s bring $2,880. If more sales print near that June number, this card tops the next edition of this list.
1. Rocket's Snorlax ex, EX Team Rocket Returns #104/109 (2004): ~$900
The most corroborated top price in the catalog, which is why it takes the crown over the thinner Skyridge market. The villain-branded holo ex from Team Rocket Returns trades around $900 raw across multiple trackers, and its graded trajectory has been vertical: PSA 10s went from $11,500 last November to $24,000 this year, with at least one mid-June sale reported far higher still. Villain cards, the 2004 ex era, and the Snorlax surge all point at the same card, and the market has noticed.
The Graded Kings
Snorlax's 2026 slab market reads like a misprint, and isn't.
The Legendary Collection reverse holo PSA 10 sold for $120,000 on June 1, up from $15,500 in November, a 674% move in six months and the all-time Snorlax record. The Jungle 1st Edition holo hit $63,000 in March (its previous high was $27,000 last October). Rocket's Snorlax ex reached $24,000. The Rising Rivals LV.X sits near $14,600, and the Call of Legends staff promo auctioned at $13,551 in June. Even the sidebar is absurd: a Japanese Domino's Pizza promo Snorlax LV.X (excluded from the English ranking) sold for $19,100 in BGS 10, up from $5,520.
Five different English Snorlax cards with five-figure gem sales in a single half year. If you're holding clean raw copies of any card on this page, the grading math has rarely looked like this.
Buyer Traps to Avoid
- "Dark Snorlax" does not exist. There is no Snorlax in the Team Rocket set. Listings with that title are mislabeled Rocket's Snorlax (Gym Heroes, 2000) or Rocket's Snorlax ex (Team Rocket Returns, 2004).
- "Snorlax Doll" is real and worthless. It's a 19-cent Trainer item card from Paradox Rift, despite sounding like a vintage rarity.
- Reverse holo or nothing, again. On both Legendary Collection #64 and Skyridge #100, the regular version is pocket change; only the reverse holo carries the value. This is the single most expensive mislabel in the Snorlax market.
- SVP #051 has a $30 twin. Pokemon Center ETB version around $300; regular 151 ETB version around $30. Same number, same art.
- Staff stamps are the value. On the Call of Legends and SWSH prerelease promos, the STAFF stamp is worth many multiples of the standard version.
The Full Rankings
| Rank | Card | Set / Year | Approx. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket's Snorlax ex | EX Team Rocket Returns (2004) | ~$900 (PSA 10: $24,000+) |
| 2 | Snorlax Reverse Holo | Skyridge (2003) | ~$900, thin market (last sale $1,367) |
| 3 | Snorlax Reverse Holo | Legendary Collection (2002) | ~$700 (PSA 10 record: $120,000) |
| 4 | Snorlax LV.X | Rising Rivals (2009) | ~$650 (PSA 10: $14,600) |
| 5 | Snorlax delta species Holo | EX Dragon Frontiers (2006) | ~$450 |
| 6 | Snorlax Holo, 1st Edition | Jungle (1999) | ~$420 (PSA 10: $63,000) |
| 7 | Snorlax Promo #49 | Wizards Black Star (2002) | ~$400 |
| 8 | Snorlax SVP #051, PC version | 151 Pokemon Center ETB (2023) | ~$300 |
| 9 | Eevee & Snorlax-GX Rainbow #191 | Team Up (2019) | ~$280 |
| 10 | Snorlax Prerelease STAFF #33 | Call of Legends (2011) | ~$260 (PSA 10: $13,551) |
The Bottom Line
Snorlax woke up. A market that spent decades napping produced a $120,000 record sale, a 674% six-month move, and five different five-figure slabs in half a year, and the raw market is still repricing to catch up. The opportunities and the dangers are the same ones: thin markets, huge condition premiums, and lookalike versions worth a tenth of the real thing. Read the card number, find the fireworks pattern, check for the staff stamp, and treat every number on this page as a snapshot of the fastest-moving Pokemon market of 2026.
Prices referenced are approximate market values as of late June 2026 and will fluctuate. Check current listings on Misprint for the latest prices.
