Fossil

Zapdos

FOFR15· Rare
Zapdos FO 15

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What the card itself says

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HP
80
Type
Lightning
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
2
Resistance
-30
Number
15/62
Set
FossilFO
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita

Its attacks

ThunderstormOrage

40

For each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Then, Zapdos does 10 damage times the number of tails to itself.Pour chacun des Pokémon du Banc de votre adversaire, lancez une pièce. Si c'est face, cette attaque inflige 20 dégâts au Pokémon concerné. (Ne pas appliquer la Faiblesse et la Résistance aux Pokémon du Banc.) Ensuite, Élector s'inflige 10 dégâts pour chaque pile.

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

    80 HP. Only 3 cards in Fossil carry more.

  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

    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

Fossil landed here on 10 October 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.

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