Zapdos (SM Promo 145)

Zapdos   サンダー Thunder

Illus. Hitoshi Ariga

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Zapdos Type Lightning HP 120 weakness ×2 resistance -20 retreat cost English expansion SM Black Star Promos English card no. SM145 Japanese expansion SM-P Promotional cards Japanese card no. 279/SM-P English expansion Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic English Deck Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck English card no. 012/034 Japanese expansion Pokémon Card Game Classic Japanese Deck Charizard & Ho-Oh ex Deck Japanese card no. 012/032 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 was first released as one of the SM Black Star Promos.

Card text

Thunder Shock でんきショック 20

Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.

Drill Peck ドリルくちばし 120

Pokédex data (SM Promotional print)

Zapdos - Electric Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
145	5'03" (1.6 m)	116.0 lbs. (52.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
雲の 上から 巨大な 稲妻を 落としながら 現れる 伝説の とりポケモンである。

Pokédex data (Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic print)

Zapdos - Electric Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
145	5'3" (1.6 m)	116 lbs. (52.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
雲の 上から 巨大な 稲妻を 落としながら 現れる 伝説の とりポケモンである。

Release information

This card was released as one of the SM Black Star Promos, available in the Fall 2018 Collector Chest, released on November 16, 2018. In Japan, this card was 1 of 4 SM-P Promotional cards available in the Toys "R" Us Limited Eevee-GX Battle Triple Starter Set, released on November 23, 2018. It was later reprinted in the French McDonald's Collection 2019 as both a Non Holofoil and a Confetti Holofoil.

In the Scarlet & Violet Series, this card was reprinted in Holofoil for the Charizard & Ho-Oh ex deck of the Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic. This reprint lacks a regulation mark and is thus not legal for tournament play.

Trivia

Origin

Thunder Shock and Drill Peck are both moves in the Pokémon games that Zapdos can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon X.

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