Zapdos-EX 48/135 · Plasma Storm

Plasma Storm is a set in the Black & White series. It was released on February 6, 2013. The printed size is 135. This checklist is longer, at 138 cards. Zapdos-EX is 48/135, in position 48 of 138 on this checklist. Before it is 47 Magnezone, and after it is 49 Rotom. The listed rarity is Rare Holo EX.

Zapdos-EX is a Basic EX Team Plasma Lightning Pokémon with 170 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zapdos (#145), generation 1 (Kanto).

Eske Yoshinob illustrated this card. The same name is on 177 other cards in the catalog.

Zapdos (#145) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 34 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Zapdos 16/102 in Base (1999). That card is named Zapdos, while this one is Zapdos-EX. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 170 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Holo EX. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Eske Yoshinob illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 1. 49 other cards of Zapdos list a different HP.

The attack Agility lists 30 damage. The cost is Lightning, Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, prevent all effects of attacks, including damage, done to this Pokémon during your opponent's next turn. Powervolt is another attack lists 80+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. If this Pokémon has any Plasma Energy attached to it, this attack does 40 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 1. The card text says: Pokémon-EX rule: When a Pokémon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

I keep a set binder for Plasma Storm, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Plasma Storm set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zapdos can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.