Zapdos 44/147 · Aquapolis

Aquapolis is a set in the E-Card series. It was released on January 15, 2003. The printed size is 147. This checklist is longer, at 182 cards. Zapdos is 44/147, in position 44 of 182 on this checklist. Before it is 43 Vileplume, and after it is 45 Bellsprout. The listed rarity is Rare.

Zapdos is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 80 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zapdos (#145), generation 1 (Kanto).

Hajime Kusajima illustrated this card. The same name is on 206 other cards in the catalog.

Zapdos (#145) has 49 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 35 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 lists 90 HP, and this one lists 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 46 other cards of Zapdos list a different HP.

Anti-Lightning is listed as Poké-Body. You can't attach Lightning Energy cards from your hand to Zapdos. The attack Plasma lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. If there are any Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile, flip a coin. If heads, attach 1 of them to Zapdos. Lightning Storm is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless, Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, put 2 damage counters on Zapdos. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Aquapolis, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Aquapolis 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.