Character info
The character
Zygarde is a Legendary Pokémon introduced in the Kalos region, known for monitoring the health of ecosystems and reassembling into more powerful forms when that balance is threatened. It is associated with the Order Pokémon theme, appearing in multiple percentage-based forms before reaching its Complete Forme. In its Mega-Evolved state it represents an even greater escalation of its protective, destructive power.
This card
This is card number 071 from the MEP Black Star Promos set, a holo promotional printing released in 2025. It depicts Mega Zygarde ex in a dynamic, fractured pose surrounded by angular green and crystalline shapes, illustrated by takuyoa. As a Black Star Promo it was distributed outside the standard numbered set.
How it plays
Mega Zygarde ex is a Basic Fighting-type Pokémon with 310 HP. Its first attack, Gaia Wave, costs three Fighting energy and deals 200 damage while reducing incoming damage by 30 during the opponent's next turn. Its second attack, Nullifying Zero, costs five Fighting energy and flips a coin for each of the opponent's Pokémon, dealing 150 damage to each that lands heads. It has weakness to Grass-type attacks (x2), no listed resistance, a retreat cost of two, and follows the Mega Evolution ex rule granting the opponent three Prize cards when it is Knocked Out.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in MEP Black Star Promos, rarity PROMO. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by takuyoa and published 2025-09-26. Both come from the public catalogue, not from WinnTCG.
A catalogue match is not the authenticity check. It confirms the card is the card it claims to be. Whether it is genuine was checked separately, on the card itself; see Authenticity below.
About this card
#718 in the National Pokédex · a Generation VI Pokémon · 172 different cards of it exist.
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Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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