Artwork unavailableBasic — Lightning
English Oracle text
Thunder (Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Colorless) 60
Flip a coin. If tails, Zapdos does 30 damage to itself.
Thunderbolt (Lightning, Lightning, Lightning, Lightning) 100
Discard all Energy cards attached to Zapdos in order to use this attack.
HP 90
Resistance Fighting -30
Retreat 3
A legendary bird Pokémon said to appear from clouds while wielding enormous lightning bolts.Printed text is unavailable in this catalog snapshot.
Legality follows the dated TCGdex catalog snapshot.
For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules. Missing statuses stay unavailable.
Official Pokémon rules| Format | Status |
|---|---|
| Standard | Not legal |
| Expanded | Not legal |
For draft and prerelease, check the event’s release and rules.
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#16 · EN · Rare
Released 1999-01-09
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Card data: TCGdex. Pokémon and card artwork © Nintendo, Creatures and GAME FREAK, published by The Pokémon Company. Artist credit follows the printing.
Catalog snapshot: 2026-09-16T22:45:22.000Z
