Zapdos (Base Set 16)

Zapdos LV.64 サンダー Thunder

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Zapdos Type Lightning Hit Points 90 weakness None resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Base Set Rarity English card no. 16/102 Japanese expansion Expansion Pack Japanese rarity Expansion Base Set 2 Rarity English card no. 20/130 Card GB set Colosseum Card GB ID A24 Card GB 2 set Beginning Pokémon Card GB 2 ID A31 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 19/110 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 Base Set.

Card text

Thunder かみなり 60

Flip a coin. If tails, Zapdos does 30 damage to itself.

Thunderbolt 10まんボルト 100

Discard all Energy cards attached to Zapdos in order to use this attack.

Pokédex data

Zapdos - Electric Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
145	5'3" (1.6 m)	116 lbs. (52.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
A legendary bird Pokémon said to appear from clouds while wielding emormous lightning bolts.
伝説の鳥ポケモンのひとつ。飛ぶときにバチバチとなにかのはじけるような音がする。

Release information

This card was reprinted in the Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection reprint sets, which were only released outside of Japan.

Trivia

Origin

Thunder and Thunderbolt are both moves in the Pokémon games that Zapdos can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, though it is slightly reworded. The Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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