Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zweilous
Darkness Ablaze · #109 · Uncommon · 2020
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Market reference
$0.05
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 109 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Deino
- Evolves to
- Hydreigon
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- tetsuya koizumi
- Pokédex #
- 634
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Strategy & play
How Zweilous plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Darkness Fang) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Grass ×2 — a Grass attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Deino; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
How to beat Zweilous
- Exploit its Grass weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.8 copies on average · 144 decks
- Match win rate
- 35.8%
- -11.4 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 tetsuya koizumi
This card was illustrated by tetsuya koizumi.
Building around Zweilous?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"While hunting for prey, Zweilous wanders its territory, its two heads often bickering over which way to go."
DCCorkscrew Punch — 30
DDCDarkness Fang — 70
Weakness:G×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Zweilous or Darkness Ablaze.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zweilous was legal.
Tournament play
This printing of Zweilous has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Zweilous — Surging Sparks
Played in 46 recent decks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.16 | $19.98 | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.18 | $0.16 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.02 |
| 7-day average | €0.03 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.13 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.18 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.16 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.20 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.18 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zweilous is real?
Zweilous 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 Zweilous worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zweilous is $0.05; 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 Zweilous from?
Zweilous is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Zweilous?
Zweilous is a Uncommon card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
Other Zweilous printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
