Pokémon · XY
Zekrom
XY Black Star Promos · #XY76 · Promo · 2013
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Market reference
$88.19
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- XY76 / 216
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 120
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Naoki Saito
- Pokédex #
- 644
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Bench Damage
- Damage efficiency
- 90 damage
- 22.5 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 Zekrom 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 (Voltage Storm) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting 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 Zekrom
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥60 damage one-shots it.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Naoki Saito
This card was illustrated by Naoki Saito.
Building around Zekrom?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Concealing itself in lightning clouds, it flies throughout the Unova region. It creates electricity in its tail."
CCSlash — 20
LLCCVoltage Storm — 90
This attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:M-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zekrom was legal.
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4 days ago
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Tournament play
This printing of Zekrom has no recent tournament appearances, but a different printing is currently a meta staple.
Zekrom ex — Black Bolt
Played in 36 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 2026/06/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $54.18 | $118.97 | $579.50 | $88.19 | $124.98 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €40.95 |
| 7-day average | €49.12 |
| 30-day average | €33.05 |
| Low | €8.00 |
| Trend price | €46.26 |
| Low (excellent+) | €19.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €6.25 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €10.38 |
| averageSellPrice | €58.25 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €7.31 |
| Reverse holo trend | €9.01 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zekrom is real?
Zekrom 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 Zekrom worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zekrom is $88.19; 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 Zekrom from?
Zekrom is from the Pokémon set "XY Black Star Promos" in the XY series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Zekrom?
Zekrom is a Promo card in the XY Black Star Promos set.
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