Pokémon · Platinum
Zangoose
Platinum · #66 · Uncommon · 2009
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$1.18
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
- 66 / 133
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 335
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 16.67 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 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 (Chop Up) 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 ≥40 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 — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Zangoose?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Thick Skin
Zangoose can't be affected by any Special Conditions.
CInvite and Strike
Switch the Defending Pokémon with 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage to the new Defending Pokémon.
CCCChop Up — 50
Does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
1
ran Zangoose
Tournaments scanned
289
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Zangoose
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 2026/07/01| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.59 | $1.00 | $19.98 | $1.18 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.17 | $5.42 | $64.40 | $4.44 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.12 |
| 7-day average | €0.21 |
| 30-day average | €0.24 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.27 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €2.89 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.38 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.47 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.30 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.43 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.54 |
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 $1.18; 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 "Platinum" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Zangoose?
Zangoose is a Uncommon card in the Platinum set.
Other Zangoose printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
