Zoroark has had one of the longer, stranger runs of any single Pokémon in the trading card game, stretching from a 2011 Darkness-type debut through five genuinely different card mechanics.
That span makes Zoroark a useful case study for how Pokémon TCG design has changed over time, since the same character has worn a basic Stage 1 card, a GX card, a TAG TEAM GX card, a V/VSTAR line, and now an ex card.
Collectors chasing a complete Zoroark run, or just trying to identify what's sitting in a binder, need a map of which era produced which card.
This guide walks through the major printings in release order, with the rarity checklist and protection advice to go with each.
Zoroark's first English-language card arrived in the Black & White base set as card 71/114, a Rare Holo Stage 1 Pokémon released April 25, 2011. The Japanese debut came slightly earlier, in the White Collection box in late 2010, timed to the character's movie release.
This printing predates every rarity tier that later defined the character, so it's a straightforward Rare Holo without a GX, V, or ex treatment layered on top. It's also the most accessible entry point for a collector building the run from the start.
Zoroark's next major moment came with the GX mechanic. Shining Legends, released in 2017, printed Zoroark-GX as a Rare Holo GX at 53/73, with a secret rare pull sitting higher in the set's number range at 77/73.
Collectors sometimes also see this card referenced under a couple of adjacent numbers from the same release window, since Shining Legends' GX slate used closely clustered numbering for its chase-tier prints. The safest identifier is always the exact number printed in the corner, not the artwork alone.
Unbroken Bonds, released in 2019, paired Zoroark with Greninja for a TAG TEAM GX card, a mechanic built around combining two Pokémon on one card with a shared GX attack. The standard Ultra Rare print sits at 107/214.
Two additional versions exist in the same set: a Full Art alternate-art print at 201/214, and a Secret Rare rainbow-foil version at 222/214. All three share the same card text, so the difference between them is entirely about art treatment and rarity tier, not gameplay.
The Sword & Shield era's regional-variant mechanic gave Zoroark a new identity in Hisuian Zoroark, introduced across V and VSTAR forms in the Lost Origin set. The VSTAR version later got a second life as a reprint in Crown Zenith's Galarian Gallery subset.
Because this is a regional variant rather than a straight reprint of the original Zoroark, the card art, typing presentation, and Pokédex framing all shift to reflect the Hisui region setting from Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Collectors treat Hisuian Zoroark as its own distinct line rather than a variant of the 2011 original.
The most recent Zoroark line debuted in Journey Together in March 2025, printed as N's Zoroark ex, a partner card that names both N and Zoroark under the Scarlet & Violet era's ex mechanic. Rarities span a Double Rare, a Full Art Ultra Rare, a Special Illustration Rare, and a Hyper Rare.
The card was reprinted later the same year in Ascended Heroes with a new Double Rare and a new Special Illustration Rare illustration. If a card's name includes N's rather than just Zoroark, it belongs to this newest line, not the original character's own standalone prints.
Each era uses its own rarity vocabulary, which is part of why identifying a Zoroark card can get confusing fast. Rare Holo, Ultra Rare, Secret Rare, Full Art, and Special Illustration Rare all describe different print treatments layered onto the same underlying card text.
Comprehensive databases like Card Codex track well over 90 separate Zoroark print entries once every language, promo, and regional variant gets counted, spread across more than 45 sets worldwide. Most collectors building an English-language run only need to track the handful of mainline sets covered above.
A 2011 Rare Holo, a 2017 secret rare, and a 2025 Special Illustration Rare all have different foil treatments and different fragility, which means a one-size storage approach isn't ideal. Holo and foil-heavy prints benefit from a snug inner sleeve before anything rigid goes on top.
A card headed for grading or long-term display deserves more than a sleeve alone, since corners and edges take the most damage in casual handling — a one-touch magnetic holder keeps the card visible while protecting it. Building the habit of protecting a pull the moment it's identified, rather than after it's already been handled a few times, preserves resale value across every era in this guide.
Zoroark debuted in the Black & White base set on April 25, 2011, as card 71/114.
Zoroark-GX is the character's own 2017 GX card, while N's Zoroark ex is a newer partner card naming N from 2025.
No, it's a separate regional-variant line introduced in 2022 with its own art and Pokédex framing.
Value varies by print and condition; a dedicated price guide is the better source than a single number here.
Comprehensive databases track more than 90 entries once every language and promo variant is counted.
Five different eras means five different foil treatments, and every one of them is worth sleeving the moment it's pulled.
A penny sleeve is the first line of defense before anything heavier goes on top, no matter which era the pull comes from.
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