Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Zacian
Paradox Rift · #136 · Rare · 2023
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Market reference
$0.25
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 136 / 266
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- G
- Illustrator
- Tonji Matsuno
- Pokédex #
- 888
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 43.33 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 Zacian plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥60 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Zacian
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 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 · 13 decks
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 Tonji Matsuno
This card was illustrated by Tonji Matsuno.
Building around Zacian?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Able to cut down anything with a single strike, it became known as the Fairy King's Sword, and it inspired awe in friend and foe alike."
MIron Roar — 30
Attach a Basic Metal Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
MMCBrave Blade — 130
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zacian was legal.
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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 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.04 | $0.25 | $20.00 | $0.25 | $0.14 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.25 | $2.99 | $0.25 | $0.18 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/21| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.07 |
| 7-day average | €0.13 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.11 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.20 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.17 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.09 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.21 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zacian is real?
Zacian 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 Zacian worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zacian is $0.25; 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 Zacian from?
Zacian is from the Pokémon set "Paradox Rift" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Zacian?
Zacian is a Rare card in the Paradox Rift set.
Other Zacian printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
