# Zoroark #BW09 — BW Black Star Promos

## Summary

Zoroark was the breakout Dark Pokémon of Gen V, and fans still love the illusion-fox concept. Its Nasty Plot and Foul Play attacks gave it genuine tournament utility in the Black & White era, while promo status keeps supply limited, so interest comes from both players and nostalgic collectors. At a $6.37 modelled guide, with 9 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.18 out of Shrouded Fable; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $148 and a 2% observed gem rate putting about $84 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | BW Black Star Promos |
| Number | BW09 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | BW |
| Illustrator | Naoki Saito |
| Release date | 2011-04-26 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Zorua |
| HP | 100 |
| Types | Darkness |
| Attack: Nasty Plot | cost Darkness — Search your deck for a card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. |
| Attack: Foul Play | cost Colorless/Colorless — Choose 1 of the Defending Pokémon's attacks and use it as this attack. |
| Weakness | Fighting ×2 |
| Resistance | Psychic -20 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Zoroark #571](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/zoroark) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$6.37** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: unavailable (no depth coverage).
- Quant score: 85/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-08T05:52:19.088Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 26% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2011-04-26T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T03:18:09.669Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-11T23:45:52.263Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/bw-black-star-promos/zoroark-bw09)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Abwp-BW09%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)