Zapdos
What it takes to pull
1 in 170
packs, for this exact card
390
packs to be 90% sure — 7 months
150
Pack Points to just buy it, at 2 free packs a day
42 cards share Rare in this expansion, so the published rate for the rarity is divided 42 ways. How these odds work
That is 7 months of free packs, for this one card.
Start on an account that already has pulls- HP
- 100
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning +20
- Retreat cost
- 1
Attacks
LLCRaging Thunder100
This attack also does 30 damage to 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Found in
The short version
Zapdos is a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 100 HP, weak to Lightning and a retreat cost of 1. It is card 103 of 286 in Genetic Apex, printed at Rare, and it turns up in the Pikachu pack. 75 cards in the expansion are rarer than this one. Opening for it means about 390 packs to be reasonably sure of one, which at 2 free packs a day is 7 months. The art is by Hitoshi Ariga, who has 33 other cards in the game.
This Pokémon has complete control over electricity. There are tales of Zapdos nesting in the dark depths of pitch-black thunderclouds.
Illustrated by Hitoshi Ariga
Plays well with Zapdos8 cards
Raging Thunder costs 3 — these bring Lightning Energy faster than one attachment a turn.
Electric GeneratorUncommonFlip a coin. If heads, take a [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched [L] Pokémon.item
Electrical CordUncommonIf the [L] Pokémon this card is attached to is in the Active Spot and is Knocked Out by damage from an attack from your opponent's Pokémon, move 2 [L] Energy from that Pokémon and attach 1 Energy each to 2 of your Benched Pokémon.tool
Lt. SurgeUncommonMove all [L] Energy from your Benched Pokémon to your Raichu, Electrode, or Electabuzz in the Active Spot.supporter
VolknerUncommonChoose 1 of your Electivire or Luxray. Attach 2 [L] Energy from your discard pile to that Pokémon.supporter
PachirisuUncommonTake a [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched [L] Pokémon.Basic
PichuRareTake a [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach it to 1 of your Benched Basic Pokémon.Basic
Elemental SwitchUncommonMove a [R], [W], or [L] Energy from 1 of your Benched Pokémon to your Active Pokémon.item
Ho-Oh exDouble RareTake a [R], [W], and [L] Energy from your Energy Zone and attach them to your Benched Basic Pokémon in any way you like.Basic
