Zapdos ex 33/40 · Nintendo Black Star Promos

Zapdos is Pokédex #145, generation 1 (Kanto). Zapdos ex is a Basic EX Lightning Pokémon with 100 HP.

Zapdos ex sits at 33/40 in Nintendo Black Star Promos, position 33 of 40. Before it is 32 Articuno ex, and after it is 34 Typhlosion. The set belongs to the NP series. It was released on October 1, 2003. The printed size is 40, and the checklist is the same length. The listed rarity is Promo.

Synchronized Lift is listed as Poké-Body. As long as you have Articuno ex and Moltres ex in play, the Retreat Cost for Zapdos ex is 0. The attack Thunder Gift lists 10 damage. The cost is Colorless. You may move a Lightning Energy card attached to Zapdos ex to 1 of your Pokémon. Lightning Wing is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Does 10 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) 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.

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 100 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and K. Hoshiba illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 45 other cards of Zapdos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads K. Hoshiba. I count 6 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Nintendo Black Star Promos set binder is where a full Nintendo Black Star Promos set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zapdos can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.