Team Rocket's Zapdos (Destined Rivals 70)

Team Rocket's Zapdos   ロケット団のサンダー Rocket Gang's Thunder

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Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Team Rocket's Zapdos Type Lightning HP 120 weakness ×2 resistance -30 retreat cost English expansion Destined Rivals Rarity English card no. 070/182 Japanese expansion Glory of the Rocket Gang Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 033/098 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Zapdos.

Team Rocket's Zapdos (Japanese: ロケット団のサンダー Rocket Gang's Thunder) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Destined Rivals expansion.

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  • Pokédex data
• Release information
• Trivia
  • Origin
• References

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Card text

Jamming Wing

ジャミングウイング

30

You may move an Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon to 1 of their Benched Pokémon.

Wicked Thunder

バッドサンダー

60+

If this Pokémon has any Team Rocket's Energy attached, this attack does 60 more damage.

Pokédex data

Zapdos - Electric Pokémon

No.

0145

Height

5'3" (1.6 m)

Weight

116 lbs. (52.6 kg)

Pokédex entry

Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon. It's said that when Zapdos rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after.

羽根を こすり合わせると たちまち 雷が 落ちると 言われている 伝説の 鳥ポケモン。

Release information

This card was included in the Destined Rivals expansion, first released in the Japanese Glory of the Rocket Gang expansion.

Three Cosmos Holofoil versions of the Destined Rivals print with different stamps in the bottom left corner of the artwork were given away with eligible Pokémon Trading Card Game purchases at participating retailers in various countries starting May 30, 2025. Variants featuring a red GameStop logo were available in-store or online from GameStop in the United States and Canada with a $15 minimum purchase. Variants featuring an EB Games logo were distributed in Australia and New Zealand with purchases worth at least $15 at EB Games stores or through their online shop. Variants featuring the Destined Rivals expansion logo were available at participating stores in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines with purchases worth at least S$25, RM80, and ₱1,030, respectively.

Another Cosmos Holofoil version of the Destined Rivals print, this time with no additional logos, was made available in the Enhanced Two Pack Blister: Team Rocket's Articuno, Team Rocket's Zapdos & Team Rocket's Tyranitar from October 10, 2025.

Trivia

Origin

Team Rocket captures a Zapdos in the Pokémon Adventures manga. Team Rocket Executive Ariana is featured on the card. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Shield.

References

This article is part of Project TCG, a Bulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.