Zapdos (Roaring Skies 23)

Zapdos (Japanese: サンダー Thunder) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Roaring Skies expansion.

Zapdos  
サンダー Thunder

Generations print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Evolution stage Basic Pokémon
Card name Zapdos
Type Lightning
HP 120
weakness
×2
resistance
-20
retreat cost
English expansion Roaring Skies
Rarity
English card no. 23/108
Japanese expansion Emerald Break
Japanese rarity
Japanese card no. 021/078
English expansion Generations
Rarity
English card no. 29/83
Japanese expansion BREAK Starter Pack
Japanese card no. 020/072
Japanese expansion Premium Champion Pack
Japanese card no. 041/131
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Zapdos.

Card text

Drill Peck
ドリルくちばし
20
Raging Thunder
らくらい
120
This attack does 40 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)


Pokédex data

Lightning
Lightning
Zapdos - Electric Pokémon
No. Height Weight
145 5'03" (1.6 m) 116.0 lbs. (52.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.
かみなりぐもの なかに いると いわれる でんせつの ポケモン。 カミナリを じざいに あやつる。


Release Information

This card was included in the English Roaring Skies expansion, first released in the Japanese Emerald Break expansion, with artwork by Hitoshi Ariga. A Cracked Ice Holofoil print of this card was released in the English Storm Rider Theme Deck. It was later reprinted as a Full Art card with new artwork by Ryo Ueda in the English Generations expansion, originating from the Japanese BREAK Starter Pack. The Emerald Break print was reprinted as a Mirror Reverse Holofoil in the Japanese Premium Champion Pack.

Roaring Skies print
Illus. Hitoshi Ariga
Generations print
Illus. Ryo Ueda
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print
Illus. Ken Sugimori


Trivia

Origin

Drill Peck is a move in the Pokémon games that Zapdos can learn. This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Y. Fallarbor Town is featured in the illustration.


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