Zapdos (Aquapolis H32)

Zapdos   サンダー Thunder

Illus. Hajime Kusajima

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Zapdos Type Lightning Hit Points 80 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Aquapolis Rarity English card no. H32/H32, 44/147 (Non-holo) Japanese expansion e-Card 2 Japanese card no. 037/092 (Non-holo), 038/092 Japanese expansion "P" Promotional cards Japanese card no. 024/P For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Zapdos.

Zapdos (Japanese: サンダー Thunder) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Aquapolis set (e-Card 2 in Japan).

Card text

Poké-BODY

	Anti-Lightning アンチライトニング
You can't attach Energy cards from your hand to Zapdos.

Attacks

	Plasma プラズマ	10
If there are any Energy cards in your discard pile, flip a coin. If heads, attach 1 of them to Zapdos.

	Lightning Storm いかづち	60
Flip a coin. If tails, put 2 damage counters on Zapdos.

Pokédex data

Release information

This card was reprinted with different artwork by the same artist as a McDonald's promotional card in Japan in January 2002.

Aquapolis print

McDonald's promotional print

Trivia

Origin

Lightning Storm's Japanese name is a spelling variation of Thunder, a move in the Pokémon games that Zapdos can learn.

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