Mega Froslass ex
Quick take
- Special Illustration Rare numbered 275/217, printed above the main numbered set
- Ascended Heroes shipped only through curated products, not standard booster boxes
- Pairs the Mega Evolution mechanic with a well-liked folklore Pokemon
- A secondary chase and a solid binder anchor rather than a top set price magnet
Collector's readWhat it means for your master set
Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Ascended Heroes
VariantsCard variants
Holofoil 275/217 · $62.36 — the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy.
The storyA top-shelf SIR from a special set that never hit booster boxes
Mega Froslass ex sits at 275/217 in Ascended Heroes, which places it in the Special Illustration Rare run above the numbered set. SIRs are the cards most master-set builders chase last. This one carries two things collectors care about: the Mega Evolution mechanic that runs through the 2025-2026 block, and Froslass, a Pokemon with a loyal following thanks to its ghost-story design.
“Special Illustration Rare numbered 275/217, printed above the main numbered set”
The set matters here. Ascended Heroes is a special expansion. It did not ship in traditional booster boxes. Packs came through curated products like collections, Elite Trainer Boxes, and booster bundles released in waves. That distribution makes the high-rarity cards harder to bulk-open into, which tends to keep SIR supply tighter than a standard main-series set.
For a master-set binder, this is one of the alternate-art slots you plan around early. It is not a Charizard-tier price magnet. It is a clean, well-liked SIR that holds its place near the top of the checklist.
By the numbersMarket analysis
This sits in the mid-to-upper band of Ascended Heroes SIRs, behind the set's headline chase cards but comfortably a three-figure card in raw near-mint. The live market price is shown elsewhere on this page.
Early-life pricing for a January 2026 release is still settling. Special-set SIRs like this tend to soften through the initial sell-through window, then firm up once product stops being printed and the curated waves dry up. Watch the spread between raw and graded copies as a signal.
A solid character SIR rather than a blue-chip flipper. Expect it to track the set: a dip during active distribution, then gradual recovery as supply stops. Best held as a binder piece you actually want, not a short-term trade.
Modern SIRs carry a meaningful PSA 10 premium over raw near-mint, with PSA 9 sitting much closer to raw. Centering and the holo edges are the usual gate to a 10 on borderless full arts like this.
Ascended Heroes is a special expansion, so the usual Scarlet & Violet pack-odds math does not map cleanly onto it. For reference, in standard SV main sets any Special Illustration Rare runs roughly 1 in 90 packs across all SIRs, and the odds for one specific SIR run far longer, often into the hundreds of packs. Ascended Heroes makes that worse in practice. It never shipped in traditional booster boxes. Packs came only through curated products like collections, Elite Trainer Boxes, and booster bundles in timed waves. You cannot buy a case and grind the odds, which is part of why these SIRs stay relatively scarce. For most collectors, buying the single is far more sensible than chasing it through sealed product.
Compared to a standard main-set SIR you could case-hunt, this one is harder to open into because of how Ascended Heroes was sold. It is still well short of the set's top chase cards in price, but the distribution model keeps real supply tight.
ArtworkWhy the art matters
Teeziro is a Pokemon TCG illustrator working in the modern Scarlet & Violet and Mega Evolution era, with credits on full-art and special illustration cards. Collectors who track illustrator names when planning alt-art pickups know the work.
This is the Special Illustration Rare treatment: the borderless full-art style where the Pokemon breaks past the usual card frame into a larger illustrated scene. Froslass itself draws straight from Japanese folklore. Its hollow, kimono-like body and the red sash come from the Yuki-onna, the snow-woman spirit it is based on. We have kept the exact scene description general here because the specific composition was not laid out in the sources we could read.
Special Illustration Rare, card number 275/217, printed above the main numbered set. Ascended Heroes also carries lower-numbered Mega Froslass ex prints, so confirm you are looking at the 275 borderless full art when buying.
Froslass is one of those Pokemon whose lore does a lot of the work. The Yuki-onna roots give an illustrator real material, and a borderless SIR is the format that lets it come through. For collectors who pick alt arts by character and mood rather than by hype, this is an easy yes.
BackgroundAbout Mega Froslass ex
Froslass debuted in Generation IV (Sinnoh) as an Ice/Ghost Pokemon. It evolves from a female Snorunt exposed to a Dawn Stone and is a female-only species. Its design comes from the Yuki-onna of Japanese folklore, the spirit of a woman lost in the snowy mountains. Pokedex lore ties it to the lingering regrets of a woman who died in the snow, which is unusually dark for a Pokemon and part of why the design sticks with people.
- ›Distinct Ice/Ghost typing that few other Pokemon share
- ›Folklore-driven design that gives illustrators rich material
- ›Female-only, Dawn Stone evolution makes it feel like a deliberate collector's pick
- ›A recognizable Sinnoh-era face that keeps showing up across games
- ›Generation IV Sinnoh games, as the Dawn Stone evolution of female Snorunt
- ›Later Sinnoh and Hisui-region titles that revisit its folklore backstory
- ›Recurring casual and competitive play across multiple generations
Mega Froslass ex is a Water-type Stage 1 Mega Evolution Pokemon ex with 310 HP. Resentful Refrain deals 50 damage for each card in the opponent's hand, so it punishes a stacked hand. Absolute Snow deals 150 and puts the opponent's Active Pokemon to Sleep. Its real-world relevance depends on the current format, but the hand-size disruption angle gives it more play interest than a pure collector card.
Own it wellCollector guide
Borderless full arts show edge whitening and surface scratches easily because the ink runs to the border with no white frame to hide wear. Check the corners and the holo field under angled light before buying raw.
Worth grading if you can find a clean copy with strong centering. The PSA 10 premium over raw is meaningful on modern SIRs, while PSA 9 sits much closer to raw, so the grade is the whole game. Inspect centering front and back before paying for a slab. Read the grading guide →
Sleeve it in a penny sleeve plus a top loader or one-touch right away. Keep it out of direct light and away from humidity swings. That is the standard routine for any borderless SIR you intend to keep mint. See the storage guide →
Buy the single rather than ripping curated product to hit it. The pack math does not favor you here. Confirm you are getting the 275/217 borderless full art and not one of the lower-numbered Mega Froslass ex prints. If you plan to grade, buy the best centering you can find, even at a small premium. See the singles buying guide →
For a 2026 card, focus on print quality and texture. SIRs have a fine holo and crisp text. Compare the back swirl and the front centering against a known-genuine scan. If you are spending serious money, buy a copy already graded by a major company.
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High Chase Score — protect and consider grading. · Amazon affiliate links · Storage guideWord on the streetCommunity sentiment
Froslass alt arts reliably draw interest from the character's fanbase, and a Mega Evolution SIR adds crossover appeal from collectors following the new mechanic. Reception skews positive among people who pick cards by character and design rather than by chase-card hype.
As a January 2026 special-set release, most of the conversation has centered on Ascended Heroes' headline Mega cards and its unusual no-booster-box distribution. Mega Froslass ex reads as a well-liked secondary SIR rather than a card driving its own viral moment.
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