FireRed & LeafGreen is a set in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112. This checklist is longer, at 116 cards. Zapdos ex is 116/112, in position 116 of 116 on this checklist. The card before it is 115 Moltres ex. The collector number is above the printed set size of 112. The listed rarity is Rare Secret.
Zapdos ex is a Basic ex Lightning Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zapdos (#145), generation 1 (Kanto).
Ryo Ueda illustrated this card. The same name is on 462 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 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare Secret. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Ryo Ueda illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 41 other cards of Zapdos list a different HP.
Legendary Ascent is listed as Poké-Power. Once during your turn, when you put Zapdos ex from your hand onto your Bench, you may switch 1 of your Active Pokémon with Zapdos ex. If you do, you may also move any number of basic Lightning Energy cards attached to your Pokémon to Zapdos ex. The attack Electron Crush lists 50+ damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. You may discard an Energy card attached to Zapdos ex. If you do, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Retreat cost is 2. The card text says: When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
I keep a set binder for FireRed & LeafGreen, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the FireRed & LeafGreen 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.
Once during your turn, when you put Zapdos ex from your hand onto your Bench, you may switch 1 of your Active Pokémon with Zapdos ex. If you do, you may also move any number of basic Lightning Energy cards attached to your Pokémon to Zapdos ex.
You may discard an Energy card attached to Zapdos ex. If you do, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
When Pokémon-ex has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
FireRed & LeafGreen, in the EX series. It was released on September 1, 2004. The printed size is 112.
116/112. It is entry 116 of 116 in this checklist.
Ryo Ueda. The catalog lists 462 other cards with that illustrator.
Rare Secret.
Zapdos #145, generation 1 (Kanto).
Electron Crush (50+).