Search “shiny zoroark card” and you will find two different things tangled together: a Shiny Pokemon — the alternate-colour version from the video games — and a Japanese Pokemon TCG rarity tier that also uses the word “shiny” in its own name. This guide is about the second one.
Our anchor is Zoroark GX, printed as an SSR — short for “Shiny Super Rare” — at 231/150 in the Japanese high-rarity set GX Ultra Shiny (set code SM8b). It is a full-art, alternate-colour-scheme treatment of the card, and it is the print our graded PSA 10 copy is listed for. Below: what the card is, how it compares to its sibling print from the same set, what we can and can’t confirm about the wider Zoroark print history, and where this exact SSR sits in Japan’s rarity tiers.
Zoroark GX SSR 231/150 from GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b) is a PSA 10, currently listed at ¥29,500 (~$186). “SSR” here stands for “Shiny Super Rare” — a TCG art/rarity treatment, not the in-game Shiny Pokemon variant. The same set also carries a regular Double Rare print of the card at 70/150, which is not currently listed on our site. For the full print history across every Zoroark card, see our Zoroark & Hisuian Zoroark cards guide.
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The Card: Zoroark GX SSR 231/150
Zoroark GX (ゾロアークGX) is a Stage 1 Darkness-type Pokemon, evolving from Zorua. The 231/150 print carries 210 HP and is illustrated by 5ban Graphics. Its number — 231 in a set whose main run is numbered up to 150 — places it in the secret/special print slot above the set’s regular numbering, the standard Japanese convention for a set’s highest-tier chase print.
SSR stands for Shiny Super Rare, a Japanese TCG rarity tier used for full-art, alternate-colour-scheme parallel prints. It is not related to the “Shiny Pokemon” variant from the video games — a shiny-art SSR card and an in-game Shiny Pokemon are two unrelated uses of the same word.
Our graded copy of this print is currently listed at ¥29,500 (~$186), PSA 10.
Print History: Zoroark GX in GX Ultra Shiny
GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b) prints Zoroark GX twice, and both of those prints have been individually verified today.
The 70/150 print sits inside the set’s main numbered run at the Double Rare tier — the standard non-secret treatment for a GX card of this era. The 231/150 print is the SSR: the full-art, alternate-colour-scheme treatment placed outside the main count, and the print we list.
| Set | No. | Rarity | HP | Type | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b) | 70/150 | Double Rare | 210 | Darkness | 5ban Graphics |
| GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b) | 231/150 | SSR | 210 | Darkness | 5ban Graphics |
The 70/150 print is not currently listed on our site; sourcing requests go through Quick Order.
Both prints released the same day in the same set, so there is no “original vs reprint” story here — they are two parallel treatments of one card, not a first edition and a later reissue.
A broader database search for Japanese Zoroark cards returns 38 results spread across numerous sets and eras, including one further print from SM8a (Zoroark, card 26) that we can confirm exists by image but have not individually re-verified for rarity or illustrator today.
For the complete roster across all 38 search results, our Zoroark & Hisuian Zoroark cards guide is the dedicated hub covering every printing — this article is a deep dive on the one SSR/shiny-art print above.
The Set: GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b)
GX Ultra Shiny, set code SM8b, is a Japanese Sun & Moon–era set — the same era the pack’s own English-set cross-reference (Team Up and related SM-era English sets) belongs to. Its main card numbering runs to 150, with secret/special print slots numbered above that; Zoroark GX’s SSR sits at 231, well outside the main count, in the same secret-slot pattern used across this era of Japanese sets.
The set’s exact Japanese release date has not been independently confirmed today, so we are not stating one here.
Both Zoroark GX prints covered above — the 70/150 Double Rare and the 231/150 SSR — come from this same GX Ultra Shiny release.
Where This SSR Sits Among Japanese Rarity Tiers
The official card database lists the 231/150 print’s rarity as Secret Rare; our own listing follows the common site convention of labelling this specific shiny/alternate-colour full-art treatment “SSR” (Shiny Super Rare). Within GX Ultra Shiny, this SSR sits above the set’s regular numbered Double Rare print (70/150) — the secret-slot, full-art treatment outranking the standard in-set GX card.
If you collect other GX-era shiny/alt-art treatments, our Latias & Latios GX SA “Lovebirds” card guide covers a card in the same GX-era shiny/SA-art format. For a different Zoroark evolutionary form entirely, our Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR SAR guide covers the S12a 234/172 print — a genuinely different card, not another print of this one.
Where to Buy Zoroark GX SSR from Tokyo
Our graded PSA 10 Zoroark GX SSR 231/150 is currently listed at ¥29,500 (~$186), shipped from Tokyo with tracked delivery.
The regular 70/150 Double Rare print of this card is not currently listed on our site; sourcing requests for it, or for other Japanese Zoroark prints, go through Quick Order. For the full Zoroark print history, see our Zoroark & Hisuian Zoroark cards guide, and for the related Hisuian evolution’s own SAR single-card deep dive, see the Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR guide. Zoroark’s earlier evolution also appears in our Pokemon Starter Set ex comparison guide, which features Zorua & Zoroark ex alongside the set’s other starters.
Browse the wider graded range in our PSA 10 graded card collection, or use Quick Order to build a mixed order across singles and sealed product.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “shiny” mean on this Zoroark card?
It refers to SSR — “Shiny Super Rare” — a Japanese TCG rarity tier for full-art, alternate-colour-scheme parallel prints. It is unrelated to the “Shiny Pokemon” variant from the video games; both simply use the word “shiny” for different things.
What is Zoroark GX SSR 231/150?
It is the Shiny Super Rare print of Zoroark GX, card 231/150 from the Japanese set GX Ultra Shiny (set code SM8b). We list a PSA 10 copy of this print at ¥29,500 (~$186).
What is the difference between the 70/150 and 231/150 prints?
Both come from GX Ultra Shiny (SM8b) and released the same day. The 70/150 is a Double Rare print inside the set’s main 150-card numbering; the 231/150 is the SSR, a secret-slot full-art alternate-colour treatment. We list the 231/150 SSR, not the 70/150.
Does Zoroark GX have an English print?
The regular version of Zoroark GX appears in Team Up and other SM-era English sets. Whether an English equivalent of the specific 231/150 SSR exists has not been confirmed, so we treat that as unverified rather than assumed.
How many Japanese Zoroark cards exist in total?
A database search for Japanese Zoroark cards returns 38 results across many sets, but only two of those have been individually verified — the 70/150 and 231/150 prints from GX Ultra Shiny. Treat the wider list as a starting point rather than a fully confirmed roster.
Where can I buy a PSA 10 Zoroark GX SSR from Tokyo?
Our graded 231/150 SSR copy is currently listed at ¥29,500 (~$186) with tracked shipping from Tokyo. The regular 70/150 print is not currently listed; requests for it go through Quick Order.
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