Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Zamazenta
Destined Rivals · #146 · Rare · 2025
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$0.19
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 146 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 889
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
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
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Zamazenta plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Strong Bash) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal 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 Zamazenta
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.2 copies on average · 25 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.9%
- -2.3 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 Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Zamazenta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its ability to deflect any attack led to it being known as the Fighting Master's Shield. It was feared and respected by all."
MMCStrong Bash — 70
During your opponent's next turn, if this Pokémon is damaged by an attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), put damage counters on the Attacking Pokémon equal to the damage done to this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Zamazenta or Destined Rivals.
🏆Moujii's Dojo🏆 (Late Registration Available!)
Jul 30, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All - 50 Codes
Jul 30, 2026
💥Plantel Battle #29 PITCH 💥100 CODES ✔️ TOP 8
Jul 30, 2026
Torneo Relámpago ⚡ #64 PTCG Live
Jul 31, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 5
Jul 31, 2026
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
Jul 31, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zamazenta was legal.
SEASAC League Challenge #5 (SEASON 4) [50 CODES]
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Super Series - 100 Codes
today
REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
today
🇧🇷 Hit Challenge #16 • TCG Live | Booster Box
today
Zard-Pokénight #011
today
⚡Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Wednesdays! #17⚡
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
10
ran Zamazenta
Tournaments scanned
290
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
2 top-cut decks · best finish 1st
Top decks running Zamazenta
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.01 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.19 | $0.10 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.03 | $0.32 | $19.98 | $0.32 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.07 |
| 7-day average | €0.05 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.19 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.17 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.19 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.06 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.20 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zamazenta is real?
Zamazenta 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 Zamazenta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zamazenta is $0.19; 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 Zamazenta from?
Zamazenta is from the Pokémon set "Destined Rivals" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Zamazenta?
Zamazenta is a Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Zamazenta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
