Zapdos ex
What it takes to pull
1 in 231
packs, for this exact card
531
packs to be 90% sure — 9 months
1,250
Pack Points to just buy it, at 2 free packs a day
6 cards share Special Art Rare in this expansion, so the published rate for the rarity is divided 6 ways. How a special art card odds work
That is 9 months of free packs, for this one card.
Start on an account that already has pulls- HP
- 130
- Stage
- Basic
- Weakness
- Lightning +20
- Retreat cost
- 1
Attacks
LPeck20
LLLThundering Hurricane50x
Flip 4 coins. This attack does 50 damage for each heads.
Found in
The short version
Zapdos ex is a Basic Lightning-type Pokémon with 130 HP, weak to Lightning and a retreat cost of 1. It is card 276 of 286 in Genetic Apex, printed at Special Art Rare, and it turns up in the Pikachu pack. 7 cards in the expansion are rarer than this one. Opening for it means about 531 packs to be reasonably sure of one, which at 2 free packs a day is 9 months. The art is by GOSSAN, who has 22 other cards in the game.
Illustrated by GOSSAN
Plays well with Zapdos ex8 cards
Thundering Hurricane 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
