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Zapdos
#26/48 in Mystery of the Fossils, Rare Holo, 80 HP, Lightning, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
- Card number
- #26/48
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 80 HP
- Type
- Lightning
- Language
- Japanese
- Release date
- June 21, 1997
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Original name
- サンダー
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Collector Notes
Zapdos
Zapdos appears in the Japanese print of Mystery of the Fossils, released on June 21, 1997. Zapdos is a rare holo rarity and 80 HP. The Mystery of the Fossils set contains 48 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Collector Insights
Zapdos is a Pokémon card featuring artwork by Mitsuhiro Arita. It belongs to the "Mystery of the Fossils" set, released on June 21, 1997, with a rarity of Rare Holo. The card has 80 HP and a theme color of #cbbe5a. Its primary attack, Thunderstorm, requires four Lightning Energy to use and deals 40 damage. The attack involves flipping a coin for each of the opponent’s Benched Pokémon, dealing 20 damage to any that result in heads. The card also inflicts 10 damage to itself for each tail flipped, multiplied by the total number of tails. The attack’s effect bypasses Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon. This card exemplifies the strategic interactions between Pokémon and energy management in the Trading Card Game.
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