Zamazenta V (Sword & Shield 139)

Zamazenta   ザマゼンタV ZamazentaV

SWSH019 print Illus. aky CG Works

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Zamazenta V Type Metal HP 230 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 139/202 Japanese expansion Shield Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 044/060 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 196/202 Japanese expansion Shield Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 065/060 English expansion Sword & Shield Rarity English card no. 212/202 Japanese expansion Shield Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 073/060 English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos English card no. SWSH019 Japanese expansion Shiny Star V Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 139/190 English expansion SWSH Black Star Promos English card no. SWSH077 Japanese expansion Shiny Star V Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 330/190 Japanese Deck Kit Zacian & Zamazenta vs Eternatus Special Deck Set Japanese card no. 017/028 Japanese expansion VMAX Climax Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 118/184 English expansion Astral Radiance Rarity English card no. TG22/TG30 Japanese expansion VMAX Climax Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 251/184 Expansion SWSH Black Star Promos English card no. SWSH293 Japanese Deck Kit Zacian & Zamazenta vs Eternatus Special Deck Set Japanese card no. 030/028 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Zamazenta.

Zamazenta (Japanese: ザマゼンタV ZamazentaV) is a Metal-type Basic Pokémon V card. It was first released as part of the Sword & Shield expansion.

Card text

Dauntless Shield ふくつのたて

Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon VMAX.

Assault Tackle アサルトタックル 130

Discard a Special Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

V rule When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and as a Secret card in the Sword & Shield expansion, first released in the Japanese Shield expansion, each with artwork by aky CG Works. A Jumbo version of the Regular print lacking its type, Weakness, Resistance, retreat cost, Ability, Energy cost, and Evolution Stage was available in the Galar Collection from November 15, 2019. It was reprinted as one of the SWSH Black Star Promos with different artwork by the same artist and was available in the Legends of Galar Tins from May 22, 2020. This print has the collection number SWSH019 and was subsequently localized in the Japanese Shiny Star V subset. A gold Full Art SWSH Black Star Promo print with artwork also by aky CG Works and the collection number SWSH077 was available in the Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection—Zacian & Zamazenta and Sword & Shield Elite Trainer Box Plus—Zamazenta from November 20, 2020. This print was also included in the Japanese Shiny Star V subset.

In Japan, the Sword & Shield Regular print was reprinted in the Zacian & Zamazenta vs Eternatus Special Deck Set and the VMAX Climax subset. The Zacian & Zamazenta vs Eternatus Special Deck Set also included a Secret Full Art print depicting the Shiny version of Zamazenta with artwork once again by aky CG Works. A Full Art Secret card with artwork by Ryuta Fuse featuring Hop was included in the Astral Radiance expansion, which was also released in the VMAX Climax subset. The Secret Special Deck Set print was later released outside Asia as a SWSH Black Star Promo with the collection number SWSH293 and was available in the Crown Zenith Premium Figure Collection—Shiny Zamazenta from May 5, 2023. A Jumbo-sized variant of the SWSH Black Star Promo was released in the Crown Zenith Shiny Zamazenta Special Collection, released exclusively in Portuguese.

Gallery

Sword & Shield Regular print Illus. aky CG Works	Sword & Shield Full Art print Illus. aky CG Works	Sword & Shield Secret print Illus. aky CG Works
SWSH019 print Illus. aky CG Works	SWSH077 print Illus. aky CG Works	Astral Radiance print Illus. Ryuta Fuse
SWSH293 print Illus. aky CG Works	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

This card features Crowned Shield Zamazenta. Dauntless Shield is an Ability in the Pokémon games that Zamazenta can have. The Astral Radiance print's illustration depicts Zamazenta and Hop at the Energy Plant tower summit during the battle with Eternatus in Pokémon Sword. The SWSH Black Star Promo print numbered SWSH293 features the Shiny version of Zamazenta.

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