Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zeraora VSTAR
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH265 · Promo · 2019
Listings
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Market reference
$3.18
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH265 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 270
- Subtype
- VSTAR
- Evolves from
- Zeraora V
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- aky CG Works
- Pokédex #
- 807
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 190 damage
- 63.33 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
Also does
Strategy & play
How Zeraora VSTAR plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Its main attack (Crushing Beat) needs 3 Energy — a turn-3 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Hits for 190 — one-shots small Basics and support Pokémon, but trades down into the format’s big attackers.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥135 effectively one-shots it.
- A two-prize Pokémon — each KO gives the opponent 2 Prizes, so a single bad trade can lose the race. Back it with single-prize attackers.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Zeraora VSTAR
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥135 damage one-shots it.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
More by aky CG Works
This card was illustrated by aky CG Works.
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About this card
LLCCrushing Beat — 190
You may discard a Stadium in play.
LLLCLightning Storm Star
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon 4 times. (You can choose the same Pokémon more than once.) For each time you chose a Pokémon, do 60 damage to it. This damage isn't affected by Weakness or Resistance. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:F×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
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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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $1.99 | $3.24 | $9,999.00 | $3.18 | $4.26 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €4.00 |
| 7-day average | €2.47 |
| 30-day average | €2.34 |
| Low | €1.40 |
| Trend price | €2.66 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.40 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zeraora VSTAR is real?
Zeraora VSTAR 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 Zeraora VSTAR worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zeraora VSTAR is $3.18; 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 Zeraora VSTAR from?
Zeraora VSTAR is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Zeraora VSTAR?
Zeraora VSTAR is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Other Zeraora VSTAR printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
