Base Set

Zapdos

BSFR16· Rare
Zapdos BS 16

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€245.00

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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 SetBS
Illustrated by
Ken Sugimori

Its attacks

ThunderTonnerre

60

Flip a coin. If tails, Zapdos does 30 damage to itself.Lancez une pièce. Si c'est pile, Électhor s'inflige 30 dégâts.

ThunderboltFatal-Foudre

100

Discard all Energy cards attached to Zapdos in order to use this attack.Défaussez toutes les cartes Énergie attachées à Électhor pour pouvoir utiliser cette attaque.

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.

  1. A strength

    Thunderbolt hits for 100 on 4 Energy. Nothing in Base Set hits harder for that price.

  2. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  3. A strength

    No Weakness printed on the card. Nothing doubles up the damage it takes.

  4. 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.

  5. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 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.

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.

When it came out

Base Set landed here on 9 January 1999.

Every set, with both of its dates

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.

See every Zapdos card and its price