Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zarude
Shining Fates · #16 · Rare · 2021
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Market reference
$0.13
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 16 / 73
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 893
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 110 damage
- 36.67 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 Zarude 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 (Jungle Blast) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- 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.
How to beat Zarude
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1 copies on average · 5 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Zarude?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Once the vines on Zarude's body tear off, they become nutrients in the soil. This helps the plants of the forest grow."
GCSuctioning Vines — 30
Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon.
GGCJungle Blast — 110
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zarude was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
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5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
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The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
Tournament play
This printing of Zarude has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Zarude — Surging Sparks
Played in 40 recent decks
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 2026/06/24| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.20 | $2.28 | $0.13 | $0.10 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.10 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.22 | $0.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/22| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.07 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.09 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.15 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.04 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.27 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.34 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.28 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.08 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.31 |
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, the current market reference price for Zarude is $0.13; 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 "Shining Fates" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Zarude?
Zarude is a Rare card in the Shining Fates set.
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Other Zarude printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
