Zapdos BS 16/102

Name: Zapdos BS 16/102
Brand: Pokémon

BSRare

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Zapdos has appeared in several sets: Base Set (BS 16), Legendary Collection (LC 19) and Base Set 2 (B2 20). It is the same card every time — it plays the same, only the artwork and the price change. Here is what it does once it is on the table.

The market for this printing

Finish unspecified

No quotation can be assigned to this reference until its finish is identified. Card language: English. Sellers: European Union. Asking prices, excluding shipping and import charges.

When it came out

Base Set landed here on 9 January 1999.

Every set, with both of its dates

What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP: 90
Type: Lightning
Stage: Basic
Retreat cost: 3
Resistance: -30
Number: 16/102
Set: Base SetBSSet guide
Illustrated by: Ken Sugimori

Its attacks

Thunder

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

Thunderbolt

100

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

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

A strength
Thunderbolt hits for 100 on 4 Energy. Nothing in Base Set hits harder for that price.
A strength
It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
A strength
No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.
Keep in mind
Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.
Keep in mind
None of the 8,073 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

Every version of this card

Look at the number printed at the bottom of your card. That is what tells you which version you are holding. Tap yours to open its page.

Zapdos BS 16/102Base SetRareThe one you are looking atRare
Zapdos LC 19/110Legendary CollectionHolo RareHolo Rare
Zapdos B2 20/130Base Set 2RareRare

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 44 Zapdos cards on one page, priciest first.

View all Zapdos cards

Zapdos BS 16/102

The market for this printing

When it came out