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Zapdos LV.40
サンダー Thunder
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| Expansion
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Fossil
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30/62
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| For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Zapdos.
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Zapdos (Japanese: サンダー Thunder) is a Lightning-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Fossil expansion.
Card text
Attacks
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| For each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Then, Zapdos does 10 damage times the number of tails to itself.
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Pokédex data
| Zapdos - Electric Pokémon
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Height
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Weight
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| 145
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5'3" (1.6 m)
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116 lbs. (52.6 kg)
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| Pokédex entry
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| A legendary thunderbird Pokémon whose anger is said to cause storms. Some say it has lived above the clouds for thousands of years.
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| 天を司る神の鳥として、雲の上で数千年の時を過ごしている。雷はサンダーの怒りか？！
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Release Information
In Japan, this card was reprinted with different artwork by Ken Sugimori, available as a prize at the 1999 Tropical Mega Battle tournament. Those who were not in the main event could still battle each other, earning stamps for every battle they participated in. Those who completed their stamp booklet were awarded either a Zapdos, Articuno, or Moltres phone card at random in a sealed envelope.
Gallery
Trivia
- The Phone card promo is slightly longer than a normal trading card, as the print had to adopt the same dimensions as a regular Japanese phone card. That print utilizes the same stock Sugimori artwork of Zapdos that was later used on the Zapdos Legendary Card from Template:Card GB.
- Some early prints of the card punch out evolution symbols in the holofoil, leaving behind an area in the picture not covered in holofoil.
Origin
