Zapdos (Twilight Masquerade 65)

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Zapdos 
サンダーThunder
Lightning

Illus.GOSSAN
Evolution stageBasic Pokémon
Card nameZapdos
TypeLightning
HP120
weakness
Lightning×2
resistance
Fighting-30
retreat cost
  
English expansionTwilight Masquerade
RarityRare
English card no.065/167
Japanese expansionCrimson Haze
Japanese rarityR
Japanese card no.027/066
Japanese DeckGenerations Start Deck Pikachu ex & Snorlax ex
Japanese card no.044/175
Japanese DeckStart Deck 100 Battle Collection
Japanese card no.240/742
For more information on this Pokémon's species, seeZapdos.

Zapdos (Japanese:サンダーThunder) is aLightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It was first released as part of theTwilight Masquerade expansion.

Card text

Lightning
Thunder Wave
でんじは
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokemon is nowParalyzed.
LightningLightningColorless
Thunderbolt
10まんボルト
190
Discard all Energy from this Pokémon.

Pokédex data

0145
5'3" (1.6 m)
116 lbs. (52.6 kg)
Pokédex entry
This Pokémon has complete control over electricity. There are tales of Zapdos nesting in the dark depths of pitch-black thunderclouds.
電気を 自在に 操る。 真っ黒な 雷雲の 中に 巣があると 言い伝えられている。

Release information

This card was included in theTwilight Masquerade expansion, first released in the JapaneseCrimson Haze subset. It is reprinted as a Non Holofoil in the JapaneseGenerations Start Deck Pikachu ex & Snorlax ex and theStart Deck 100 Battle Collection.

Trivia

Origin

Thunder Wave andThunderbolt are bothmoves in thePokémon games thatZapdos can learn. This card'sPokédex entry comes fromPokémon Sword.

This article is part ofProject TCG, aBulbapedia project that aims to report on every aspect of thePokémon Trading Card Game.