Snorlax has quietly become one of the most collected species in the hobby: a mascot with a real vintage catalog, a scarce e-series printing, and a modern fan base that clears out every plush tie-in print. We pulled live Moonstone market data on every Snorlax print we track and picked the six strongest buys across price tiers. Every number below is a real TCGplayer market price or a recorded sale, pulled August 17, 2026.
The six picks
The numbers behind each pick
| Card | Market | 30 days | 90 days | Recent sales | Median sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Snorlax Holo | $342.03 | -8.0% | +17.5% | 9 | $200 |
| Snorlax δ (Dragon Frontiers) | $201.84 | +2.6% | +2.0% | 8 | $206 |
| Skyridge Snorlax | $136.21 | +40.8% | +45.8% | 3 | $121 |
| FRLG Snorlax | $102.80 | -19.6% | -19.6% | 4 | $92 |
| Unbroken Bonds Secret | $82.91 | +39.3% | +82.2% | 0 | no recent sales |
| Snorlax V (SSH) | $11.45 | -4.5% | +1.7% | 2 | $14 |
Why these six
The Jungle holo is the Snorlax. It anchors every serious species collection, and its 90 day climb of 17.5% came with real volume: nine public sales in the recent window. The 30 day print is red, which is exactly why it makes this list now instead of a month ago. Note the condition spread: recent sales cluster near $200 because most raw copies trade below near-mint, so the $342 market figure describes clean copies. Buy condition, not just the name.
Snorlax delta from Dragon Frontiers is the sleeper. A 2006 holo with a print run a fraction of Jungle's, and its recent sales median of $206 sits within two percent of its market price. That parity is what healthy, liquid pricing looks like, and it is rare for a card this old.
Skyridge Snorlax is the momentum pick: up 41% in 30 days and 46% over the quarter, riding the same e-series scarcity wave that has lifted the whole Skyridge set. The honest caveat is thinness. Only three recent sales back that move, with a median of $121 sitting under the $136 market. If you buy momentum, size the position for the liquidity that actually exists.
FireRed and LeafGreen Snorlax is the opposite trade: down 19.6% from spring with four real sales near $92. Nothing about the card changed. EX-era holos have been the market's slowest recovery story, and this is one of the few Snorlax prints you can buy twenty percent below its own recent history.
Snorlax V rounds out the list for anyone who wants the species without the outlay. At $11.45 with sales at $14, it trades every week, and Sword and Shield base is old enough that supply has stopped arriving.
All figures are Moonstone market data pulled August 17, 2026: TCGplayer market prices, price histories for the 30 and 90 day windows, and recorded public sales with medians computed from actual transactions. No figure is modeled or estimated. Cards with data anomalies were excluded rather than smoothed. This is market research, not financial advice.