Galarian Zapdos SWSH124/307 · SWSH Black Star Promos

SWSH Black Star Promos is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on November 15, 2019. The printed size is 307. This checklist is longer, at 304 cards. Galarian Zapdos is SWSH124/307, in position 124 of 304 on this checklist. Before it is SWSH123 Galarian Articuno, and after it is SWSH125 Galarian Moltres. The listed rarity is Promo.

Galarian Zapdos is a Basic Fighting Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Zapdos (#145), generation 1 (Kanto).

Oswaldo KATO illustrated this card. The same name is on 84 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 is named Zapdos, while this one is Galarian Zapdos. That card lists 90 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Promo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Oswaldo KATO illustrated this one. 41 other cards of Zapdos list a different HP.

Strong Legs Charge is listed as Ability. When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may attach up to 2 Fighting Energy cards from your hand to this Pokémon. The attack Zapper Kick lists 70 damage. The cost is Fighting, Fighting, Colorless. You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed. Weakness is Psychic ×2. The flavor text reads "One kick from its powerful legs will pulverize a dump truck. Supposedly, this Pokémon runs through the mountains at over 180 mph." The regulation mark is E.

I keep a set binder for SWSH Black Star Promos, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the SWSH Black Star Promos set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Zapdos can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Legendary birds and Galarian forms. I still need this card.