Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zamazenta
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH034 · Promo · 2019
Listings
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Market reference
$3.86
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH034 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 130
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Kouki Saitou
- Pokédex #
- 889
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 130 damage
- 32.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Zamazenta 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 (Headbang) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 130 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Metal Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Metal type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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 Zamazenta
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥65 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 · 1 decks
More by Kouki Saitou
This card was illustrated by Kouki Saitou.
Building around Zamazenta?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its ability to deflect any attack led to it being known as the Fighting Master's Shield. It was feared and respected by all."
Ability: Sturdy Shield
This Pokémon takes 20 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
MMMCHeadbang — 130
Weakness:R×2
Resistance:G-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zamazenta was legal.
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4 days ago
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5 days ago
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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 2026/06/25| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.81 | $3.84 | $96.95 | $3.86 | $19.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.50 |
| 7-day average | €2.04 |
| 30-day average | €2.46 |
| Low | €1.38 |
| Trend price | €2.09 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.38 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.70 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.69 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.13 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €4.22 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zamazenta is real?
Zamazenta 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 Zamazenta worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zamazenta is $3.86; 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 Zamazenta from?
Zamazenta is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Zamazenta?
Zamazenta is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
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