Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Zarude
Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · #199 · Promo · 2023
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 199 / 196
- Release year
- 2023
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Uninori
- Pokédex #
- 893
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- 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 Zarude plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 1 copy.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Zarude
- 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
- 1.02 copies on average · 46 decks
- Match win rate
- 50.6%
- +3.5 pts vs the 47.2% field average
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.
Seviper
in 56% of decks · 10 seen
Shadowy Darkness Energy
in 94% of decks · 17 seen
Grimsley's Move
in 61% of decks · 11 seen
Mega Darkrai ex
in 67% of decks · 12 seen
Mega Meganium ex
in 34% of decks · 20 seen
Toxtricity
in 94% of decks · 17 seen
Toxel
in 94% of decks · 17 seen
Mega Venusaur ex
in 28% of decks · 16 seen
More by Uninori
This card was illustrated by Uninori.
Building around Zarude?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Within dense forests, this Pokémon lives in a pack with others of its kind. It's incredibly aggressive, and the other Pokémon of the forest fear it."
GPluck Off
Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Grass Energy cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.
GGGHammer Whip — 130
During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zarude 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.
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.58 |
| 7-day average | €0.75 |
| 30-day average | €0.88 |
| Low | €0.40 |
| Trend price | €0.76 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.40 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.95 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zarude is real?
Zarude 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 Zarude worth?
As of the latest data, 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 Zarude from?
Zarude is from the Pokémon set "Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2023.
What rarity is Zarude?
Zarude is a Promo card in the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set.
Other Zarude printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
