Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Zangoose
Great Encounters · #59 · Uncommon · 2008
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Market reference
$0.79
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 59 / 106
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Masakazu Fukuda
- Pokédex #
- 335
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 40 damage
- 20 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 Zangoose 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 (Cutting Claw) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Zangoose
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
More by Masakazu Fukuda
This card was illustrated by Masakazu Fukuda.
Building around Zangoose?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It has feuded with SEVIPER for many generations. Its sharp claws are its biggest weapons."
CSlash — 20
CCCCutting Claw — 40+
If your opponent has Seviper in play, this attack does 40 damage plus 50 more damage.
Weakness:F+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/03| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.16 | $0.69 | $18.94 | $0.79 | $0.64 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $1.98 | $2.51 | $55.00 | $2.72 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.30 |
| 7-day average | €0.11 |
| 30-day average | €0.20 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.21 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.58 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.24 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.24 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.17 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zangoose is real?
Zangoose 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 Zangoose worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zangoose is $0.79; 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 Zangoose from?
Zangoose is from the Pokémon set "Great Encounters" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Zangoose?
Zangoose is a Uncommon card in the Great Encounters set.
Other Zangoose printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
