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Zapdos
#42/102 in Expansion Pack, Rare Holo, Lightning, illustrated by Ken Sugimori.
- Card number
- #42/102
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- October 20, 1996
- Illustrator
- Ken Sugimori
- Original name
- サンダー
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Collector Notes
Zapdos
Zapdos appears in the Japanese print of Expansion Pack, released on October 20, 1996. Zapdos is a rare holo rarity. The Expansion Pack set contains 102 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Ken Sugimori.
Collector Insights
Zapdos is a Pokémon card featuring artwork by Ken Sugimori. It has two attacks, Thunder and Thunderbolt, each with distinct energy costs and effects. The Thunder attack requires three Lightning and one Colorless energy, dealing 60 damage while flipping a coin to potentially harm itself. Thunderbolt demands four Lightning energy, inflicting 100 damage and discarding all attached Energy cards. The card’s HP is 90, reflecting its durability in battles. It belongs to the Expansion Pack set, released on October 20, 1996, and is classified as a Rare Holo card. The theme color associated with this card is a shade of yellow-green represented by the hex code #c0b868. This card’s design and mechanics align with its role in the Pokémon TCG’s original lineup.
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