Zapdos (GB 1)
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Zapdos (Japanese: サンダー Thunder) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is a card made exclusively for the Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color.
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Card text
Pokémon Power
| Pokémon Power: | Peal of Thunder カミングサンダー |
| When you put Zapdos into play during your turn (not during set-up), do 30 damage to a Pokémon other than Zapdos chosen at random. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance.) | |
Attacks
| Big Thunder ビッグサンダー | |
| Choose a Pokémon other than Zapdos at random. This attack does 70 damage to that Pokémon. Don't apply Weakness or Resistance for this attack. (Any other effects that would happen after applying Weakness and Resistance still happen.) | ||
Pokédex data
| Species | Electric Pokémon |
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| Length | 5'3" (1.6m) |
| Weight | 116 lbs (52.6Kg) |
| Pokémon No. | 145 |
| Entry | This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear when the sky turns dark and lightning showers down. |
Release information
This card was made exclusively for the Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color and was never printed as an actual card in any language.
Gallery
 Artwork from Pokémon Trading Card Game |
 Artwork from Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR! |
Trivia
- This card displays a 'GB' symbol in place of the Expansion symbol, indicating it was created exclusively for the Game Boy.
- This is one of the four Legendary Cards, which are central to the plot of Pokémon Trading Card Game, and its sequel Pokémon Card GB2: Here Comes Team GR!.
- This card uses the same stock Sugimori art of Zapdos that was previously used on the promo phone card print of Fossil Zapdos.
Origin
The card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Yellow.
| This Pokémon Trading Card article is part of Project TCGDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all cards in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. |
