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Zekrom

Black & White

Plasma Freeze · #39 · Rare Holo · 2013

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Card facts

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Set position: 39 / 122
Release year: 2013
Rarity: Rare Holo
HP: 130
Subtype: Basic
Retreat cost: 2 energy
Illustrator: Mitsuhiro Arita
Pokédex #: 644
Series: Black & White

Card analysis

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Primary role: Attacker
Damage efficiency: 80 damage; 20 per Energy
Prize liability: 1 Prize given up; Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
Setup: Basic; Plays straight down — no evolution needed

Also does

Ignores Weakness / Effects

Strategy & play

How Zekrom 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 (Fusion Bolt) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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.

How to beat Zekrom

Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥65 damage one-shots it.

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About this card

HP: 130Type:LLightningSubtype: Basic

"This legendary Pokémon can scorch the world with lightning. It assists those who want to build an ideal world."

LCCMach Claw — 50

This attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance.

LCCCFusion Bolt — 80+

If Reshiram is on your Bench, this attack does 40 more damage.

Weakness:F×2

Retreat cost:CC

Tournament legality

Current legal status across competitive formats.

expandedLegal

unlimitedLegal

Recent tournament results

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Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zekrom was legal.

tournament

4to Torneo Tropical Beach

expanded

last week

tournament

The Wild Area Expanded #7 - 18 Codes

expanded

3 weeks ago

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 2026/07/27

Variant	Low	Mid	High	Market	Direct Low
Holofoil	$3.00	$8.06	$54.95	$5.44	$16.54
Reverse Holofoil	$7.49	$11.21	$112.50	$10.68	—

Cardmarket (EUR)

Updated 2026/02/24

Variant	Price
1-day average	€1.98
7-day average	€2.87
30-day average	€3.31
Low	€0.50
Trend price	€3.70
Low (excellent+)	€1.50
Reverse holo low	€0.50
reverseHoloAvg1	€3.78
Reverse holo 7-day	€3.95
reverseHoloSell	€3.00
averageSellPrice	€2.98
Reverse holo 30-day	€3.58
Reverse holo trend	€3.68

Frequently asked

How can I tell if my Zekrom is real?

Zekrom 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 Zekrom worth?

As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zekrom is $5.44; 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 Zekrom from?

Zekrom is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Freeze" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.

What rarity is Zekrom?

Zekrom is a Rare Holo card in the Plasma Freeze set.