Zapdos 65/167 · Twilight Masquerade

Zapdos is Pokédex #145, generation 1 (Kanto). Zapdos is a Basic Lightning Pokémon with 120 HP.

Zapdos sits at 65/167 in Twilight Masquerade, position 65 of 226. Before it is 64 Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex, and after it is 66 Shinx. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on May 24, 2024. The printed size is 167. This checklist is longer, at 226 cards. The listed rarity is Rare.

The attack Thunder Wave lists no damage number. The cost is Lightning. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 190 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard all Energy from this Pokémon. Weakness is Lightning ×2. Resistance is Fighting -30. Retreat cost is 2. The flavor text reads "This Pokémon has complete control over electricity. There are tales of Zapdos nesting in the dark depths of pitch-black thunderclouds." The regulation mark is H.

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 lists 90 HP, and this one lists 120 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Rare. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and GOSSAN illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 3, and here it is 2. 39 other cards of Zapdos list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads GOSSAN. I count 57 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Twilight Masquerade set binder is where a full Twilight Masquerade 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.