Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Zamazenta
Destined Rivals · #201 · Illustration Rare · 2025
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Market reference
$5.25
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 201 / 244
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- Illustration Rare
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- I
- Illustrator
- Takumi Wada
- 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
- 1.16 copies on average · 32 decks
- Match win rate
- 39.3%
- -7.9 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.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Takumi Wada
This card was illustrated by Takumi Wada.
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.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zamazenta was legal.
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today
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REFINE Summer Series Session 5: Pika Cinco
yesterday
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 | $4.00 | $5.62 | $9,999.00 | $5.25 | $6.13 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.45 |
| 7-day average | €4.50 |
| 30-day average | €4.78 |
| Low | €1.50 |
| Trend price | €4.79 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €4.83 |
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 $5.25; 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 Illustration Rare card in the Destined Rivals set.
Other Zamazenta printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
