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Zapdos card

Interactive optical effect withheld. CatchDex records a reflective printing, but will not apply a generic shimmer until this card’s exact foil family and reflective regions are verified.

Base Set · #16

Zapdos

Physical Pokémon TCG

Zapdos #16 from Base Set. Rare rarity. Illustrated by Ken Sugimori.

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Card number
16
Rarity
Rare
Print finishes
Holo
Category
Pokemon
Artist
Ken Sugimori
HP
90
Type
Lightning
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
3

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Printing variants

Holo · Unlimited
Holo · ShadowlessStamps: 1st-edition
Holo · Shadowless
Holo · 1999 2000 Copyright

Card text

Lightning · Lightning · Lightning · Colorless

Thunder 60

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

Lightning · Lightning · Lightning · Lightning

Thunderbolt 100

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

Battle profile

ResistanceFighting -30

Pokédex entry

A legendary bird Pokémon said to appear from clouds while wielding enormous lightning bolts.

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