Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zacian
Vivid Voltage · #82 · Amazing Rare · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$5.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 82 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Amazing Rare
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 888
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 150 damage
- 50 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 Zacian plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass / Psychic / Metal Energy to attack — note its own type is Psychic, so build for the attack cost, not the type.
- Psychic type, weak to Metal ×2 — a Metal attacker doing ≥55 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 Zacian
- Exploit its Metal weakness — ≥55 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
- 1 copies on average · 12 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.
Wondrous Patch
in 79% of decks · 11 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 79% of decks · 11 seen
Lillie's Clefairy ex
in 71% of decks · 10 seen
Night Stretcher
in 93% of decks · 13 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 71% of decks · 10 seen
Poké Pad
in 86% of decks · 12 seen
Boss's Orders
in 93% of decks · 13 seen
Ultra Ball
in 79% of decks · 11 seen
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Zacian?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Now armed with a weapon it used in ancient times, this Pokémon needs only a single strike to fell even Gigantamax Pokémon."
CMetal Armament — 30
Attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon.
GPMAmazing Sword — 150+
If your opponent has any Pokémon VMAX in play, this attack does 150 more damage.
Weakness:M×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zacian 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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.88 | $5.28 | $19.95 | $5.29 | $6.12 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/01/16| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €5.80 |
| 7-day average | €7.36 |
| 30-day average | €6.08 |
| Low | €2.55 |
| Trend price | €6.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.95 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €13.50 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €13.71 |
| averageSellPrice | €5.34 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €13.84 |
| Reverse holo trend | €12.85 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zacian is real?
Zacian 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 Zacian worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zacian is $5.29; 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 Zacian from?
Zacian is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Zacian?
Zacian is a Amazing Rare card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Zacian printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
