Galarian Zapdos V (Chilling Reign 80)

Galarian Zapdos   ガラルサンダーV Galarian ThunderV

Chilling Reign Regular print Illus. 5ban Graphics

Evolution stage Basic Pokémon Card name Galarian Zapdos V Type Fighting HP 200 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Chilling Reign Rarity English card no. 080/198 Japanese expansion Peerless Fighters Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 037/070 English expansion Chilling Reign Rarity English card no. 173/198 Japanese expansion Peerless Fighters Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 075/070 English expansion Chilling Reign Rarity English card no. 174/198 Japanese expansion Peerless Fighters Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 076/070 Japanese expansion VMAX Climax Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 084/184 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Japanese card no. 217/414 Expansion Brilliant Stars Rarity English card no. 182/172 Japanese Deck Start Deck 100 Japanese card no. 421/414 English expansion Astral Radiance Rarity English card no. TG19/TG30 Japanese expansion VMAX Climax Japanese rarity Japanese card no. 237/184 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Zapdos.

Galarian Zapdos (Japanese: ガラルサンダーV Galarian ThunderV) is a Fighting-type Basic Pokémon V card. It was first released as part of the Chilling Reign expansion.

Card text

Fighting Instinct とうそうほんのう

This Pokémon's attacks cost less for each of your opponent's Pokémon V in play.

Thunderous Kick らいめいげり 170

Before doing damage, discard a Special Energy from your opponent's Active Pokémon.

V rule When your Pokémon V is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Release information

This card was included as a Regular card, a Full Art card, and a Special Full Art card in the Chilling Reign expansion, first released in the Japanese Peerless Fighters subset. The Regular and Full Art prints feature artwork by 5ban Graphics, while the Special Full Art print features artwork by Akira Komayama. The Regular print was reprinted, alongside a Full Art Secret card with artwork by kirisAki featuring Sonia, in the Japanese VMAX Climax subset. The Regular print was reprinted again as a Non Holofoil in the Japanese Start Deck 100. A Full Art Secret print with artwork by 5ban Graphics was included in the Brilliant Stars expansion, which could also be obtained in Start Deck 100. The VMAX Climax Full Art Secret print was later included in the Astral Radiance expansion.

Gallery

Chilling Reign Regular print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Chilling Reign Full Art print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Chilling Reign Special Full Art print Illus. Akira Komayama
Brilliant Stars print Illus. 5ban Graphics	Astral Radiance print Illus. kirisAki	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Origin

This card features the Galarian form of Zapdos. Thunderous Kick is a move in the Pokémon games that Galarian Zapdos can learn. Sonia is featured in the Astral Radiance print's illustration.

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