Pokémon · XY
Zorua
XY · #72 · Common · 2014
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.36
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 72 / 146
- Release year
- 2014
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 50
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Zoroark
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Toyste Beach
- Pokédex #
- 570
- Series
- XY
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 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 Zorua 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 Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥25 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 3 copies.
How to beat Zorua
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥25 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
- 2.52 copies on average · 25 decks
- Match win rate
- 44.4%
- -2.8 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.
More by Toyste Beach
This card was illustrated by Toyste Beach.
Building around Zorua?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It changes so it looks like its foe, tricks it, and then uses that opportunity to flee."
DScratch — 10
DCNasty Plot
Search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Weakness:F×2
Resistance:P-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zorua was legal.
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 2026/07/19| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.02 | $0.34 | $1,000.00 | $0.36 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.44 | $1.37 | $34.99 | $1.48 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.10 |
| 7-day average | €0.18 |
| 30-day average | €0.18 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.19 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.10 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.89 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.53 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.21 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.07 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zorua is real?
Zorua 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 Zorua worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zorua is $0.36; 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 Zorua from?
Zorua is from the Pokémon set "XY" in the XY series, released in 2014.
What rarity is Zorua?
Zorua is a Common card in the XY set.
Zorua in the news
Recent posts from card communities and trading-card press mentioning Zorua.
Other Zorua printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
