Pokémon · EX
Zigzagoon
Ruby & Sapphire · #79 · Common · 2003
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Market reference
$1.37
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 79 / 109
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 40
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Linoone
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Atsuko Nishida
- Pokédex #
- 263
- Series
- EX
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- 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
Strategy & play
How Zigzagoon 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.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Colorless type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥20 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 Zigzagoon
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥20 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.67 copies on average · 9 decks
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 Atsuko Nishida
This card was illustrated by Atsuko Nishida.
Building around Zigzagoon?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CFury Swipes — 10×
Flip 3 coins. This attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.55 | $1.00 | $21.41 | $1.37 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $50.00 | $96.94 | $112.79 | $9.60 | $96.94 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.08 |
| 7-day average | €0.40 |
| 30-day average | €0.36 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.28 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €3.47 |
| reverseHoloSell | €3.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.36 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.47 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.57 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zigzagoon is real?
Zigzagoon 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 Zigzagoon worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zigzagoon is $1.37; 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 Zigzagoon from?
Zigzagoon is from the Pokémon set "Ruby & Sapphire" in the EX series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Zigzagoon?
Zigzagoon is a Common card in the Ruby & Sapphire set.
Other Zigzagoon printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
