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Zapdos
Fossil 15/62 • holo-rare
- Set
- Fossil
- Number
- 15/62
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- Released
- 1999
- Energy type
- Electric energy
- Finish
- Cosmos
- Market price
- $172.40
- Artist
- Mitsuhiro Arita
What it does
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.
A legendary thunderbird Pokémon whose anger is said to cause storms. Some say it has lived above the clouds for thousands of years.
Where you can play it
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Where it came from
The Zapdos card from the Fossil set, released in 1999 as part of the second major expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, was designed to introduce the legendary birds from the original generation of games to the burgeoning international market. Coming on the heels of the highly successful Base Set, the Fossil expansion was intended to showcase the prehistoric and rare Pokémon found in the Kanto region, with the card featuring the iconic artwork of Mitsuhiro Arita.
Mitsuhiro Arita, a prolific illustrator for the series, employed his characteristic watercolor-infused style to depict Zapdos in an electrified, soaring pose. The design aimed to convey both the immense power and the unstable, jagged energy associated with the Electric-type legendary. Upon its release, the card was widely sought after by players and collectors alike, becoming a staple of the era's competitive decks due to its powerful Thunder attack and significant role in completing the set's legendary bird trio.
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