Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zarude
Chilling Reign · #19 · Rare Holo · 2021
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.31
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 19 / 233
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 893
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 20 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Zarude plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥65 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
How to beat Zarude
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 45 decks
- Match win rate
- 46.2%
- -1.0 pts vs the 47.2% field average
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Zarude?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Once the vines on Zarude's body tear off, they become nutrients in the soil. This helps the plants of the forest grow."
GPack Call
Search your deck for a Grass Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you go second and it's your first turn, search for up to 3 Grass Pokémon instead of 1. Then, shuffle your deck.
CCCRepeated Whip — 60+
This attack does 20 more damage for each Grass Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zarude was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.11 | $0.33 | $19.98 | $0.31 | $0.24 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.40 | $2.99 | $0.36 | $0.31 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/17| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.25 |
| 7-day average | €0.38 |
| 30-day average | €0.33 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.40 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.09 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.41 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.39 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zarude is real?
Zarude is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Zarude worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zarude is $0.31; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Zarude from?
Zarude is from the Pokémon set "Chilling Reign" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Zarude?
Zarude is a Rare Holo card in the Chilling Reign set.
Other Zarude printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
