Pokémon · Platinum
Zangoose
Platinum · #66 · Uncommon · 2009
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From
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Market reference
$1.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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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.
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.
