Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — what does this card actually do?

Name: Zamazenta VSTAR 99
Brand: Pokémon
Author: 5ban Graphics

This card has 270 HP, a top attack printed at 220 damage and a Fire weakness.

Metal · VSTAR · Crown Zenith · measured against 20,444 cards on file — card data read July 28, 2026

What does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 do in a game?

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 is a Metal Pokémon card with 270 HP, printed as VSTAR.

Its strongest attack, Giga Impact, is printed at 220 damage for 3 Energy — 73 damage per Energy card.

Because of the Fire weakness, any Fire attack printed at 135 damage or more removes it in a single turn.

Metal VSTAR Rare Holo VSTAR Regulation F Unlimited and Standard and Expanded #889 Zamazenta

Zamazenta VSTAR 99Crown Zenith

270 HP · Metal · VSTAR · retreat 2 · Fire weakness ×2

Top printed damage22073 per Energy Giga Impact220 damage for 3 Energy
as of July 28, 2026

Hit points270 HP3.3% of 17,290 in the 240~280 band

Printed damage2203.8% of 16,246 in the 190~250 band

Retreat cost2 Energy28.6% of 17,240 in the 2 band

Energy efficiencyAbove typicalAboveTypicalBelowThis card 73 · typical 34.7
damage per Energy card, among cards whose cheapest attack costs 3

Price trackRare Holo VSTARCrown Zenith19 printsranked among VSTAR cardsWhat it costs today, how it moved, and where to buy it

Card classVSTAR

Regulation markF

RarityRare Holo VSTAR

SetCrown Zenith

Card number99

AbilityShield Star

Card data readJuly 28, 2026

What it sells for now$1.72Opens the price page — daily prices, every print variant, where to buy · read August 14, 2026 Removed in one hit by135 damage270 HP against a Fire ×2 weakness Turns of setup3 turnsEnergy attaches once a turn, so the top attack waits that long Cards that can do it233 cardsCounted across the whole card archive Other prints of this name19 printsPrinted HP and legality move from print to print Cards in the same line18 moreEvery print carrying Pokédex #889 Where it can be playedUnlimited and Standard and ExpandedRead from the official format list

How Zamazenta VSTAR 99 is built, on five measures

Strongest on Top printed damage — top 2.4% of the archive. Weakest on Attack cost lightness — bottom 17.4%.

Each spoke is this card's place among every card in the archive that prints that figure. Further out is stronger — retreat and attack cost are shown as lightness, so a cheap card reaches outward. Counted July 28, 2026.

How Zamazenta VSTAR 99 is built, on five measures
Measure	Percentile	Printed value
Hit points	95.6%	270 HP
Top printed damage	97.6%	220 damage
Energy efficiency	97.5%	73 per Energy
Retreat lightness	45.3%	2 Energy
Attack cost lightness	17.4%	3 Energy

What it can do

Attack record

3EGiga Impact73 damage per Energy card · has printed text220damage

1 attack printed on the card. The badge is the Energy it asks for.

Where it stands

No. 611of 17,290 cards ranked by printed HP

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Among the 17,290 cards in every card in the archive that carry printed HP, this one is number 611 at 270 HP.

Metal cardsNo. 44of 924 by printed HP VSTAR cardsNo. 38of 94 by printed HP

This cardZamazenta VSTAR 99Crown Zenith270 HP

Printed HP

The ceiling of this archive is 380 HP — 110 HP above this card.

Highest printed HPMega Emboar ex 273Ascended Heroes380 HP

What stands out on Zamazenta VSTAR 99

Hit points 270 HP puts it in the 240~280 band, where 3.3% of 17,290 cards with printed HP sit.
Energy It returns 73 damage per Energy card against 34.7 for cards whose cheapest attack costs 3.
Weakness A Fire attack printed at 135 damage or more removes it in a single turn.
Legality 8 of the 19 prints that carry this name are legal in Standard play.

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 at a glance

What it is. A Metal Pokémon card with 270 HP printed as VSTAR, printed in Crown Zenith.
What it can do. 1 attack printed on the card, the strongest at 220 damage for 3 Energy.
What it fears. A Fire weakness at ×2, which means 135 printed damage is enough to remove it.
What it costs to move. 2 Energy to retreat, discarded from the card itself.
Where it can be played. Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only, and it carries regulation mark F.
What this page does not claim. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published here, because the card files this site reads do not contain them.

Source: Card facts are read once from openly published card files and change only when a source corrects them.

What do the attacks on Zamazenta VSTAR 99 cost, and what do they hit for?

The card prints 1 attack. The strongest asks for 3 Energy and returns 220 damage, which is 73 damage for every Energy card attached.

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — every printed attack, its cost and its damage
Attack	Energy cost	Cards of Energy	Printed damage	Damage per Energy	Effect
Giga Impact	2 Metal + 1 Colorless	3	220	73	During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

Retreating costs a further 2 Energy, discarded from this card, and that cost is paid on top of anything in the table.

Giga Impact3 Energy cards

The Energy this attack asks a deck to attach before it can be used, drawn as the symbols printed on the card.

One Energy card attaches per turn, so the number of symbols is also the number of turns the attack waits.

Giga Impact 3 Energy220 damage for 3 Energy — 73 per Energy card220

Bars are printed damage against this card's own highest attack (220).

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How does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 compare with every other card?

Each bar below is the whole archive cut by one printed figure, with the band this card falls into marked. A number on its own says nothing about whether it is high or low — the shape of the archive does.

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — Crown Zenith — Zamazenta VSTARCrown Zenith 99

No.611by HP in the archive

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 prints 270 HP, which puts it at number 611 of the 17,290 cards in this archive that print an HP figure at all. The tallest figure printed on any card is 380 HP (Mega Emboar ex).

98% on printed damage — it out-hits that share of the 16,246 cards that print damage

Top 4%Where it sits on printed HP

This card270 HP
Middle half of the archive60–130 HP
Strongest VSTAR card300 HP
Strongest Zamazenta VSTAR printed270 HP

The ceiling of this archive is Mega Emboar ex at 380 HP — every bar here is measured against it.

This card prints 270 HP, which is 71% of that ceiling.

Every figure in this panel is counted the same way: from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026, over the 17,290 cards that print an HP figure. Each bar is measured against the tallest HP in the archive, 380 HP.

Hit points — where this card sits

~7038.6%6,669 cards

80~12033.1%5,725 cards

130~18015.5%2,679 cards

190~2306.6%1,148 cards

240~280 — this card3.3%567 cards

290~3302.4%412 cards

340+0.5%90 cards

17,290 cards in the archive carry a printed HP figure. This one has 270 HP.

Cards in the 240~280 band typically print 158 damage and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Hit points — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~70	38.6%	6,669 cards
80~120	33.1%	5,725 cards
130~180	15.5%	2,679 cards
190~230	6.6%	1,148 cards
240~280 — this card	3.3%	567 cards
290~330	2.4%	412 cards
340+	0.5%	90 cards

Top printed damage — where this card sits

~3042.7%6,938 cards

40~6022.0%3,566 cards

70~12021.8%3,535 cards

130~1809.0%1,461 cards

190~250 — this card3.8%621 cards

260+0.8%125 cards

16,246 cards print damage on at least one attack. The highest on this card is 220.

Cards in the 190~250 band typically have 238 HP and ask 2 Energy to retreat.

Top printed damage — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
~30	42.7%	6,938 cards
40~60	22.0%	3,566 cards
70~120	21.8%	3,535 cards
130~180	9.0%	1,461 cards
190~250 — this card	3.8%	621 cards
260+	0.8%	125 cards

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits

01.8%304 cards

154.4%9,392 cards

226.4%4,565 cards

3 — this card14.7%2,533 cards

42.4%421 cards

50.3%47 cards

17,262 cards have at least one attack with an Energy cost. The cheapest on this card asks 3 Energy.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 3 typically have 153 HP and print 104 damage.

Cheapest attack cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	1.8%	304 cards
1	54.4%	9,392 cards
2	26.4%	4,565 cards
3 — this card	14.7%	2,533 cards
4	2.4%	421 cards
5	0.3%	47 cards

Retreat cost — where this card sits

05.3%914 cards

149.3%8,503 cards

2 — this card28.6%4,926 cards

312.6%2,168 cards

44.2%729 cards

17,240 cards carry a retreat cost. This one costs 2 Energy to retreat.

Cards with a retreat cost of 2 typically have 132 HP and print 79 damage.

Retreat cost — where this card sits
Group	Share	Value
0	5.3%	914 cards
1	49.3%	8,503 cards
2 — this card	28.6%	4,926 cards
3	12.6%	2,168 cards
4	4.2%	729 cards

No. 611of 17,290

That is where Zamazenta VSTAR 99 stands highest on HP — number 611 of 17,290 cards in Every card in the archive. Cut the archive a different way and the answer moves, which is what the bars below are for.

Every card in the archive — 20,444 cards No. 611 of 17,290 by HP · No. 301 of 16,246 by damage · top by HP: Mega Emboar ex, 380

top 2% on damage
Metal cards — 925 cards No. 44 of 924 by HP · No. 41 of 903 by damage · top by HP: Copperajah VMAX, 340

top 4% on damage
VSTAR cards — 94 cards No. 38 of 94 by HP · No. 19 of 92 by damage · top by HP: Regigigas VSTAR, 300

top 20% on damage
Crown Zenith — 160 cards No. 8 of 123 by HP · No. 7 of 120 by damage · top by HP: Duraludon VMAX, 330

top 5% on damage

Each bar is how far up this card sits when the archive is cut a different way. The bar is its place on HP; the tick is its place on printed damage. Counted from the card files this site reads, read July 28, 2026.

Hit points 270 HP~~middle half 60–130 HP~~
this card 270
Top printed damage 220 damage~~middle half 20–90 damage~~
this card 220

Lowest to highest printed in the archive
Middle half of the archive
This card

Each row is stretched from the lowest printed figure to the highest, so the two rows are not on one shared scale — read each row on its own.

Read from the card files this site reads, July 28, 2026. The archive tops out at 380 HP and 350 printed damage.

Cards printed as VSTAR

94 on record

Cards in the same HP band

567 of 17,290 (3.3%)

Cards with this much printed damage

621 of 16,246 (3.8%)

Counted from the card files this site reads, one card at a time.

Open the group this card falls into

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What Zamazenta VSTAR 99 does without attacking

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 carries 1 printed effect that work outside the attack step, so it can matter on a turn the card never attacks.

Printed effects

Capped at once a turn

None

Read from the printed text quoted below, not counted anywhere else.

Shield Star — Ability

During your turn, you may use this Ability. During your opponent's next turn, all of your Pokémon take 100 less damage from attacks from your opponent's Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). (This includes Pokémon that come into play during this turn or during your opponent's next turn.) (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)

Quoted from the card face. The label after the dash is how the card itself names the effect.

Why this sits apart from the attacks

An attack costs Energy and ends your turn. What is printed above does neither — it is available while the card is in play, so it is a different kind of cost to a deck. Attack costs are in the section above.

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Is Zamazenta VSTAR 99 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Printed damage on its own says nothing — a 220 damage attack that needs 3 Energy and one that needs two are different cards. Dividing one by the other puts every attack on the same scale.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive

1 Energy9,392 cards49.049 damage typical

2 Energy4,565 cards32.565 damage typical

3 Energy2,533 cards34.7104 damage typical

4 Energy421 cards27.8111 damage typical

5 Energy47 cards41.8209 damage typical

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — this card73.0220 damage for 3 Energy

Each bar is what cards asking that much Energy typically print, divided by the Energy they ask for. The number beside the bar is that figure.

Cards whose cheapest attack costs 3 typically return 34.7 damage per Energy card. This card returns 73.

Damage per Energy card, across the whole archive
Group	Share	Value
1 Energy	49.0	49 damage typical
2 Energy	32.5	65 damage typical
3 Energy	34.7	104 damage typical
4 Energy	27.8	111 damage typical
5 Energy	41.8	209 damage typical
Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — this card	73.0	220 damage for 3 Energy

2501250 damage

012345 Energy

Typical for that Energy cost 6 groupsGiga Impact 220 / 3

Further right is a costlier attack, further up is a harder-hitting one, so the cheap and heavy corner is top left. The size of a grey dot is how many cards sit at that Energy cost.

Energy cost against printed damage. Each grey dot is what cards asking that much Energy typically print; the coloured dots are the attacks on Zamazenta VSTAR 99.
Group	Typical printed damage	Damage per Energy card	Cards in this group
Cheapest attack costs 0 Energy	45	—	304
Cheapest attack costs 1 Energy	49	49	9,392
Cheapest attack costs 2 Energy	65	33	4,565
Cheapest attack costs 3 Energy	104	35	2,533
Cheapest attack costs 4 Energy	111	28	421
Cheapest attack costs 5 Energy	209	42	47
Giga Impact	—	73	—

This card, per Energy card

73 damage

Typical for a 3 Energy attack

34.7 damage

Difference

+38.3 damage

Both figures are damage divided by Energy cost, counted the same way.

Where this sits once the archive is cut by damage instead

The bars above cut the archive by what an attack asks for. Cut the same archive by what an attack prints and the groups come out differently — the damage ranges on record are gathered on one page, which is where a figure like 220 is read as high or low rather than merely large.

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Is Zamazenta VSTAR 99 strong for a VSTAR card?

VSTAR cards are built large to begin with, so measuring this one against the whole archive mixes up what the mechanic gives it with what the card itself gives it. Measured inside its own group, the two come apart.

Hit points270 HPtypical for the group is 271 HP — this card is 0% below

Top printed damage220 damagetypical for the group is 167 damage — this card is 32% above

Retreat cost2 Energytypical for the group is 2 Energy — this card is 0% above

The group is every VSTAR card in the archive — 94 of them. Each figure is compared with what that group typically prints, not with the archive as a whole.

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What does being a Metal card do for Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

Type decides two things at once — which cards take double damage from this one, and which cards deal double to it. Both are read from the weakness printed on each group, not from a rule of thumb.

Deals double to this card 1,574 Fire cards carry that type A Fire attack printed at 135 damage is enough to remove this card in one turn.

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 · VSTAR 270 HP Its hardest attack is printed at 220 damage.

Takes double from this card 237 cards in groups that print a Metal weakness Against Fairy, printed damage from this card counts double.

How the archive splits by energy type

Psychicmost often weak to Psychic13.5%2,335 cards

Watermost often weak to Lightning14.1%2,435 cards

Colorlessmost often weak to Fighting12.6%2,173 cards

Firemost often weak to Water9.1%1,574 cards

Fightingmost often weak to Grass10.9%1,884 cards

Lightningmost often weak to Fighting8.8%1,520 cards

Grassmost often weak to Fire13.8%2,387 cards

Metal — this cardmost often weak to Fire5.4%925 cards

Darknessmost often weak to Fighting7.2%1,249 cards

Dragonmost often weak to Fairy3.1%530 cards

Fairymost often weak to Metal1.4%237 cards

17,249 cards carry an energy type. The note under each name is the weakness printed most often on that group.

How the archive splits by energy type
Group	Share	Value
Psychic	13.5%	2,335 cards
Water	14.1%	2,435 cards
Colorless	12.6%	2,173 cards
Fire	9.1%	1,574 cards
Fighting	10.9%	1,884 cards
Lightning	8.8%	1,520 cards
Grass	13.8%	2,387 cards
Metal — this card	5.4%	925 cards
Darkness	7.2%	1,249 cards
Dragon	3.1%	530 cards
Fairy	1.4%	237 cards

Metalweak to Fire

Fairyweak to Metal

Read from the weakness printed on each group. The first row is this card; the rest are groups that most often print a Metal weakness.

What being a Metal card is worth

Groups that most often print a Metal weakness: Fairy (237 cards). Against those, this card's printed damage counts double. Going the other way, Metal cards are themselves most exposed to Fire.

Every energy type in the archive

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What knocks out Zamazenta VSTAR 99 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

Weakness doubles the damage a Fire attack deals to this card, so the bar it has to clear is 135 printed damage rather than 270.

Cards that remove it in one attack

233

Cards it removes in one attack

1,002

Fire damage needed to knock it out

135

Counted across the whole card archive. 270 HP against a Fire weakness at ×2 decides all three figures.

Removes it in one attackCentiskorchMega Evolution 30140 damage

×2Fire weakness · 135 printed damage is enough
140 damage becomes 280 against this card

This cardZamazenta VSTAR 99Crown Zenith 99270 HP

Why this card was picked to stand opposite

Of the 233 cards in the archive that can remove Zamazenta VSTAR 99 in a single attack, this one clears the bar by the smallest margin — 140 printed damage against a bar of 135. Anything printed higher removes it just as surely, so this is where the line actually sits, and this print is legal in Standard play today.

Zamazenta VSTARweak to Fire ×2

Zamazenta VSTARresists Grass -30

Read from the two boxes in the lower-left corner of the card — weakness multiplies incoming damage, resistance subtracts from it.

What the Grass resistance changes

Damage from Grass attacks is reduced before it is applied, so an attack printed high enough to knock this card out on paper may not do it. Resistance is a flat subtraction, not a multiplier — it does not scale with the attack.

Fire cards that remove Zamazenta VSTAR in one attack
Card	Set	HP	Printed damage	After weakness
Charizard ex (183)	151	330	330	660
Charizard ex (199)	151	330	330	660
Charizard ex (161)	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	330	330	660
Mega Emboar ex (31)	Ascended Heroes	380	320	640
Mega Emboar ex (273)	Ascended Heroes	380	320	640
Charizard VSTAR (19)	Crown Zenith	280	320	640

270 HP against a Fire ×2 weakness means any Fire attack printed at 135 damage or more is enough. 233 cards in the archive clear that bar.

350 HP Mega Abomasnow ex [36]

350 HP Mega Abomasnow ex [157]

330 HP Kyurem VMAX [49]

330 HP Kyurem VMAX [197]

320 HP Mega Clefable ex [31]

320 HP Mega Clefable ex [103]

Cards this one removes in a single attack

1,002 cards in the archive are weak to Metal and sit inside the damage this card can deal. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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What is Zamazenta as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 is one print of Zamazenta. The figures below are about the Pokémon rather than this single card — how many times it has been printed, how tough those prints run, and how many of them can still be played.

Zamazenta has been printed 19 times, and the printed numbers move from one print to the next. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

The three toughest Zamazenta cards ever printedPokédex #889Prints on record 19Toughest print 270 HPThis card 270 HP

19prints

Legal in Standard8Older prints, not in Standard11

Every Zamazenta print on record, split by whether it can still be entered in Standard play.

Legality is read from the print rather than from the Pokémon, so an older copy of the same Pokémon is a different card for tournament purposes.

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 is the toughest Zamazenta ever printed

Bars are printed HP, measured against the record for this Pokémon

Zamazenta VSTAR 099/159the toughest Zamazenta ever printedSWSH: Crown Zenith270 HP

Read from the printed card face of every Zamazenta print on record. Printed HP does not change after a card is issued.

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What has to be in play before Zamazenta VSTAR 99 can be?

Zamazenta VSTAR evolves from Zamazenta V, so the whole line has to be built before this card reaches the field.

The Zamazenta line, oldest stage first

Zamazenta4 prints on record · SWSH04: Vivid Voltage

+100 HP

Zamazenta V8 prints on record · SWSH: Crown Zenith: Galarian Gallery

+40 HP · +70 damage

Zamazenta VSTAR1 prints on record · SWSH: Crown Zenith

Zamazenta → Zamazenta V → Zamazenta VSTAR

This card cannot be played from your hand onto an empty spot — it goes on top of Zamazenta V.
The line runs 3 stages, so the first card has to be in play 2 turns before this one can be.

1ZamazentaHardest attack printed at this stage: 180 damage130 HP
2Zamazenta VHardest attack printed at this stage: 150 damage. Evolving here adds 100 HP over the stage before it230 HP
3Zamazenta VSTARHardest attack printed at this stage: 220 damage. Evolving here adds 40 HP over the stage before it270 HP

Bars are the highest HP ever printed on that stage, measured against the top of this line (270 HP). The note beside each bar is the hardest attack printed at that stage.

Every print of a stage is counted, not just the one shown in the chain above, so the bar is the ceiling that stage has reached rather than one card from it.

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Is this the strongest Zamazenta print, and can the older ones still be played?

19 prints carry this name in the archive. They share a Pokémon but not a card — printed HP, printed damage and tournament legality all move from one print to the next.

Bar height and the number above each bar = highest HP that year; the two digits below = the year.

Rows run from the toughest print down. Bars are printed HP, measured against the toughest print of this name shown here (270 HP), and the highlighted row is the card this page is about.

Zamazenta prints — can each one still be played?
Print	Set	Regulation mark	Standard
Zamazenta VSTAR 099/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta V 139/202	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta V 212/202	SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta V TG22/TG30	SWSH10: Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta V SWSH077	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta V 196/202	SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta V SWSH293	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta V SWSH019	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta V GG54/GG70	SWSH: Crown Zenith: Galarian Gallery	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta V 105/172	Prize Pack Series Cards	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta V 163/172	SWSH09: Brilliant Stars	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta V 098/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta V 018/025	Celebrations	Mark E	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta 201/182	SV10: Destined Rivals	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta SWSH034	SWSH: Sword & Shield Promo Cards	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta 097/159	SWSH: Crown Zenith	Mark F	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta 146/182	SV10: Destined Rivals	Mark I	Legal in Standard
Zamazenta 140/192	Deck Exclusives	Mark D	Not legal in Standard
Zamazenta 102/185	SWSH04: Vivid Voltage	Mark D	Not legal in Standard

8 of the 19 prints listed here are legal in Standard play. An older print of the same Pokémon is a different card for legality, because legality is read from the print rather than from the name — so owning the cheap old copy does not always mean you can enter with it.

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What can you use instead of Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

Every card below asks a deck for the same kind of slot, so the comparison is between what they print, not what they cost.

Cards that fill the same slot as Zamazenta VSTAR 99
Card	Set	HP	Top damage	Retreat
Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR	Crown Zenith Galarian Gallery	280	220	3
Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR	Astral Radiance	280	220	3
Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR	Astral Radiance	280	220	3
Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR	Astral Radiance	280	220	3
Zacian VSTAR	Crown Zenith	270	310	2

This card itself is 270 HP, 220 top damage and 2 retreat, and every card here is Metal like it.

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Every card below carries the same Pokédex number as this one, so they are the same Pokémon printed as different cards — different stages, different mechanics and different names all sit in this group.

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What was printed next to Zamazenta VSTAR 99 in Crown Zenith?

A card is met inside a set, not on its own, and the number on it is the order that set gave it. The cards either side are the ones a collector actually turns past to reach this one.

110 Bisharp [93]

130 Zacian [94]

220 Zacian V [95]

270 Zacian VSTAR [96]

130 Zamazenta [97]

220 Zamazenta V [98]

210 Rayquaza V [100]

320 Rayquaza VMAX [101]

320 Rayquaza VMAX [102]

220 Duraludon V [103]

330 Duraludon VMAX [104]

170 Radiant Eternatus [105]

Cards printed either side of this one

These are the cards numbered either side of #99 in Crown Zenith. The badge on each card is its printed HP. Point at a card to see it full size.Tap a card to open its page.

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Which rules apply to Zamazenta VSTAR 99, and where can it be played?

Two kinds of rule meet on one card — the sentence printed on the card face, and the rulebook clauses that apply because of what the card carries.

The rule printed on this card

“VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.”

Prize cards your opponent takes when it is knocked out

Every knockout carries the opponent 2 steps closer to winning, and that is the cost of putting this card on the field whatever it cost to buy.

Rulebook clauses that apply to Zamazenta VSTAR 99
Clause	What the rulebook says	Cards it applies to	Share of the archive
Weakness	Some Pokemon have Weakness or Resistance to Pokemon of certain types, marked in the lower-left corner of the card.	16,744 cards	81.9%
Retreat	Retreat your Active Pokemon (only once per turn).	17,244 cards	84.3%
Energy per turn	You can attach Energy just once each turn!	17,180 cards	84.0%

Counted across 20,444 English cards. A clause applies to this card because the card carries the property the clause names, not because we judged it to.

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — tournament formats
Format	Status	What that means
Standard	Legal	Can be played in this format
Expanded	Legal	Can be played in this format
Unlimited	Legal	Can be played in this format

Read from the format list recorded with the card. Formats rotate on a schedule set by the organiser, and that schedule is not published on this page.

Where this card can be played

This card is legal in Unlimited and Standard and Expanded play. It carries regulation mark F, printed next to the card number. It was released on January 20, 2023.

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Which generation of cards does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 belong to?

The single letter printed beside the card number groups a card with everything issued under the same rules. Tournament formats are cut along those letters, so the size of a letter is the size of the pool a card sits in.

Cards carrying each regulation mark

Mark Dtypically 133 HP · 84 damage15.4%1,261 cards

Mark Etypically 150 HP · 87 damage14.7%1,202 cards

Mark F — this cardtypically 142 HP · 88 damage14.4%1,180 cards

Mark Gtypically 124 HP · 80 damage19.9%1,634 cards

Mark Htypically 132 HP · 88 damage15.7%1,283 cards

Mark Itypically 134 HP · 80 damage14.8%1,215 cards

Mark Jtypically 148 HP · 86 damage5.1%419 cards

8,194 cards in the archive carry a regulation mark. Older prints carry none at all, so this is not the whole archive.

The regulation mark is the single letter recorded with each modern card. Older prints carry no mark at all, so this axis covers only the part of the archive that has one.

Cards carrying each regulation mark
Group	Share	Value
Mark D	15.4%	1,261 cards
Mark E	14.7%	1,202 cards
Mark F — this card	14.4%	1,180 cards
Mark G	19.9%	1,634 cards
Mark H	15.7%	1,283 cards
Mark I	14.8%	1,215 cards
Mark J	5.1%	419 cards

This card

Mark F

Cards sharing that mark

1,180

Typical HP for the mark

142 (this card 270)

Typical damage for the mark

88 (this card 220)

Counted from the mark printed beside the card number.

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Zamazenta VSTAR 99 in depth — what these figures add up to

Three readings of the same card, side by side: what it costs to get going, where it sits among the cards it will be compared with, and what takes it off the field.

What it asks a deck for

Its hardest attack, Giga Impact, needs 3 Energy attached. Energy attaches once a turn, so that attack waits 3 turns from an empty card.
That works out at 73 damage for every Energy card attached.
Moving it out of the active spot costs 2 more Energy, discarded from the card itself.
It cannot start the game in play — Zamazenta V has to be on the field first.

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

Every card in the archiveNo. 611 of 17,290

Metal cardsNo. 44 of 924

VSTAR cardsNo. 38 of 94

Crown ZenithNo. 8 of 123

What actually removes it

A Fire attack printed at 135 damage removes it in a single turn — that is the bar, not its 270 HP.
233 cards in the archive clear that bar.
Going the other way, it removes 1,002 cards in one attack.
Damage from Grass attacks is reduced before it is applied, so an attack that clears the bar on paper may still fall short.

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Zamazenta VSTAR 99 card record

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — the printed record, field by field
Hit points	270 HP	Type	Metal
Weakness	Fire ×2	Retreat cost	2 Energy
Evolves from	Zamazenta V	Card type	VSTAR
Regulation mark	Mark F	Pokédex number	#889
Set	Crown Zenith	Card number	99 of 159
Series	Sword & Shield	Released	January 20, 2023
Rarity	Rare Holo VSTAR	Illustrator	5ban Graphics
Tournament legality	Unlimited and Standard and Expanded only
Printed rule	VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Read from the printed card face, the set listing and the official format list.

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What does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 cost?

This page is about what the card does. The figure below is the one number worth carrying across, read on August 14, 2026.

Market price today

$1.72

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August 14, 2026

One figure only — the price record, the daily chart and the marketplaces live on the price page.

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 priceOne year of daily prices, every print variant, and where to buy it.Open the price page

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Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 has 270 HP and a Fire weakness at ×2, so a Fire attack printed at 135 damage or more removes it in one turn. Any other type has to print the full 270.

What is the strongest attack on Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

Giga Impact, printed at 220 damage for 3 Energy — 73 damage per Energy card. During your next turn, this Pokémon can't attack.

What is the retreat cost of Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

2 Energy, discarded from this card to move it out of the active spot. Retreating is allowed once per turn.

Can an older Zamazenta print be played in a tournament?

Legality is read from the print, not from the Pokémon. Of the 19 prints listed on this page, 8 are legal in Standard play. The rest can still be played in formats that accept them, and the table on this page names the regulation mark each print carries.

What does Zamazenta VSTAR evolve from?

Zamazenta V. It cannot be played straight from your hand onto an empty spot — the earlier stage has to be in play first.

Can Zamazenta VSTAR 99 be played in a tournament?

It is legal in Unlimited and Standard and Expanded play, and it carries regulation mark F. Standard events run on a rotating list of sets, so check the current rotation before entering one.

What does the rule on Zamazenta VSTAR 99 mean?

The card reads “VSTAR rule: When your Pokémon VSTAR is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.” That sentence is printed on the card itself, so it applies wherever the card is played.

Does this page say how good Zamazenta VSTAR 99 is in a deck?

No. Every figure here is read from the printed card. Deck lists, tournament results and win rates are not published on this site, because the card files it reads do not contain them.

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Where these card facts come from

Card facts are read once from openly published card files and do not change between readings — a printed card cannot gain HP. The places below are where the same information can be checked. Last updated: July 28, 2026 — the counts and rankings on this page were taken from the card files read on that day.

Primary official source

First-party official sources — the body that issues the data itself, such as a government agency, a statutory register or a rights holder publishing its own records.

The Pokémon Company International — official rules, tournament format and rotation announcements www.pokemon.com

Industry source

Second-party sources — marketplaces, trade associations, research institutes and companies that compile data about the market.

Pokémon TCG Data — openly published card files (card text, HP, attacks, weakness, retreat cost, illustrator credits) github.com

TCGdex card database — openly licensed card files (set membership and card numbering) github.com

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Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — what does this card actually do?

What does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 do in a game?

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 performance summary

What it can do

Where it stands

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 at a glance

What do the attacks on Zamazenta VSTAR 99 cost, and what do they hit for?

How does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 compare with every other card?

What Zamazenta VSTAR 99 does without attacking

Is Zamazenta VSTAR 99 efficient for the Energy it asks for?

Is Zamazenta VSTAR 99 strong for a VSTAR card?

What does being a Metal card do for Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

What knocks out Zamazenta VSTAR 99 in one hit, and what does it knock out?

What is Zamazenta as a Pokémon, across every card it has been printed on?

What has to be in play before Zamazenta VSTAR 99 can be?

Is this the strongest Zamazenta print, and can the older ones still be played?

What can you use instead of Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

Which other cards share the Pokémon behind Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

What was printed next to Zamazenta VSTAR 99 in Crown Zenith?

Which rules apply to Zamazenta VSTAR 99, and where can it be played?

Which generation of cards does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 belong to?

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 in depth — what these figures add up to

What it asks a deck for

Where its HP stands, cut four ways

What actually removes it

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 card record

What does Zamazenta VSTAR 99 cost?

Zamazenta VSTAR 99 — frequently asked questions

How much damage does it take to knock out Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

What is the strongest attack on Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

What is the retreat cost of Zamazenta VSTAR 99?

Can an older Zamazenta print be played in a tournament?

What does Zamazenta VSTAR evolve from?

Can Zamazenta VSTAR 99 be played in a tournament?

What does the rule on Zamazenta VSTAR 99 mean?

Does this page say how good Zamazenta VSTAR 99 is in a deck?

Where these card facts come from

Before you rely on these figures

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