Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Zarude V
Vivid Voltage · #167 · Rare Ultra · 2020
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From
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Market reference
$3.43
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 167 / 203
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Rare Ultra
- HP
- 210
- Subtype
- Basic · V
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- PLANETA Igarashi
- Pokédex #
- 893
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 100 damage
- 50 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 2 Prizes given up
- Two-prize Pokémon — a single KO swings the prize race
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Zarude V 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 Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥105 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.
How to beat Zarude V
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥105 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- It gives up 2 Prizes — out-trade it with single-prize attackers.
More by PLANETA Igarashi
This card was illustrated by PLANETA Igarashi.
Building around Zarude V?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
CCBind Down — 50
During your opponent's next turn, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat.
GGJungle Rising — 100
You may attach up to 2 basic Energy cards from your hand to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like. If you attached Energy to a Pokémon in this way, heal all damage from that Pokémon.
V rule: When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zarude V 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 | $2.15 | $3.49 | $49.98 | $3.43 | $2.99 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €3.45 |
| 7-day average | €3.38 |
| 30-day average | €4.17 |
| Low | €2.35 |
| Trend price | €3.96 |
| Low (excellent+) | €2.99 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €25.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €20.31 |
| averageSellPrice | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €17.25 |
| Reverse holo trend | €21.76 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zarude V is real?
Zarude V 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 Zarude V worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zarude V is $3.43; 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 Zarude V from?
Zarude V is from the Pokémon set "Vivid Voltage" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Zarude V?
Zarude V is a Rare Ultra card in the Vivid Voltage set.
Other Zarude V printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
