Zapdos

Zapdos

Zapdos appears in the Japanese print of 30th Celebration, released on September 16, 2026. Zapdos is a art rare rarity and 120 HP. The 30th Celebration set contains 176 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by mashu.

Collector Insights

Zapdos is a Lightning-type Pokémon card with 120 HP from the 30th Celebration set in the Mega Evolution series, numbered 108 and illustrated by mashu. It features the Ability Flash-Pop Flapping, which you may use once during your turn if you have Moltres and Articuno in play to attach a Basic Lightning Energy card from your hand to this Pokémon. Its attack, Thundering Lightning, costs three Lightning and one Colorless Energy, deals 210 damage, and also inflicts 60 damage to itself. This card has a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy and a weakness to Fighting with a ×2 value. It is categorized as an Art Rare and bears the regulation mark J. The Pokédex number listed for this card is 145. The flavor text emphasizes its control over electricity and recounts tales of it nesting deep within pitch-black thunderclouds. The set release date is 2026-09-16, presenting this card’s combination of Lightning typing, Flash-Pop Flapping Ability, and Thundering Lightning attack within the collection.

This Pokemon has complete control over electricity. There are tales of Zapdos nesting in the dark depths of pitch-black thunderclouds.

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