Zapdos

Zapdos

Zapdos appears in the English print of Fossil, released on October 10, 1999. Zapdos is a rare holo rarity and 80 HP. The Fossil set contains 62 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Zapdos is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 80 HP and a retreat cost of two Colorless energy. It features a single attack named Thunderstorm, which requires four Lightning energy to use and deals 40 damage. The attack’s effect involves flipping a coin for each of the opponent’s Benched Pokémon, dealing 20 damage to any that land heads and inflicting 10 damage multiplied by the number of tails to itself. Zapdos resists Fighting-type attacks by 30 damage. The card’s flavor text describes it as a legendary thunderbird Pokémon whose anger is said to cause storms, with legends claiming it has lived above the clouds for thousands of years. Its design is attributed to artist Mitsuhiro Arita, and it belongs to the Base set released in 1999 as part of the Fossil series. The card’s rarity is listed as Rare Holo, and its thematic color scheme aligns with the Lightning type’s association.

A legendary thunderbird Pokémon whose anger is said to cause storms. Some say it has lived above the clouds for thousands of years.

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