Rocket's Zapdos ex (EX Team Rocket Returns 106)

Rocket's Zapdos ex R団のサンダー ex Rocket's Thunder ex

Illus. Ryo Ueda

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Rocket's Zapdos ex Type Darkness Hit Points 100 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion EX Team Rocket Returns Rarity English card no. 106/109 Japanese expansion Rocket Gang Strikes Back Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 063/084 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Zapdos.

Rocket's Zapdos ex (Japanese: R団のサンダー ex Rocket's Thunder ex) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the EX Team Rocket Returns expansion.

Card text

This Pokémon is both type If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. You may play a Pokémon card that evolves from Mysterious Fossil on top of Buried Fossil. (This counts as evolving Buried Fossil.) Buried Fossil can't be affected by Special Conditions. You may have up to 4 Basic Pokémon cards in your deck with Unown in their names. You may have as many of this card in your deck as you like. When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Put this card onto your Active Missingno.. Missingno. LV. X can use any attack, Poké-Power, or Poké-Body from its previous Level. Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno. . Put this card from your hand onto your Bench only with the other half of Missingno. & Missingno. . When this Pokémon has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards. Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card's attack instead of its own. At the end of your turn, discard this card. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides Energy. You may attach this as an Energy card from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon that already has an Energy card attached to it. When you attach this card, return an Energy card attached to that Pokémon to your hand. While attached, this card is a Special Energy card and provides every type of Energy but 2 Energy at a time. (Has no effect other than providing Energy.) You can't have more than 1 Pokémon in your deck. You can't have more than 1 Shining Missingno. in your deck. This card can't evolve into Pikachu. If this Baby Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and your opponent tries to attack, your opponent flips a coin (before doing anything else required in order to use that attack). If tails, your opponent's turn ends without an attack. When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Darkness Guard ダークガード

As long as Rocket's Zapdos ex has any Energy attached to it, damage done to Rocket's Zapdos ex by an opponent's attack is reduced by 10 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

Plasma プラズマ 10

Search your discard pile for a Energy card and attach it to Rocket's Zapdos ex.

Raging Thunder らくらい 60

This attack does 30 damage to 1 of your Pokémon.

Trivia

If this card were to follow the normal TCG typing rules, its typing would be either Lightning or Colorless.

Origin

Team Rocket captures a Zapdos in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

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