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Zygarde
SM Black Star Promos SM48/248 • promo
- Set
- SM Black Star Promos
- Number
- SM48/248
- Rarity
- Promo
- Released
- 2017
- Energy type
- dragon energy
- Market price
- $15.34
- Artist
- Masakazu Fukuda
What it does
Discard a Darkness Energy and a Fairy Energy attached to this Pokémon.
This is Zygarde's form at times when it uses its overwhelming power to suppress those who endanger the ecosystem.
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Where it came from
The Zygarde card, numbered SM48 in the Sun & Moon Black Star Promos set, was released in 2018 as part of the promotional support for the ongoing Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion series. It was distributed specifically as an inclusion within the Zygarde-GX Box, a retail package designed to provide players with a guaranteed foil promotional card alongside booster packs and oversized card variants, serving as a gateway for collectors to obtain specific legendary Pokémon outside of traditional randomized booster sets.
The artwork for this card was commissioned from illustrators who work within the established visual language of the Pokémon Company, focusing on capturing the intimidating, serpentine aesthetic of Zygarde's 50% Forme. As a Dragon-type card, it reflects the mechanical design trends of the Sun & Moon era, where developers utilized these promotional releases to bridge the gap between video game releases and the tabletop experience, ensuring that iconic legendary creatures remained central to the competitive and aesthetic landscape of the game.
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