#48 Zapdos - Vivid Voltage (swsh4)
Zapdos is a Lightning-type Pokémon with 110 HP, featuring a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It includes two attacks: Drill Peck, which costs one Colorless energy to deal 20 damage, and Thunder Snipe, requiring two Lightning and one Colorless energy to discard all Energy from Zapdos and deal 160 damage to one of the opponent’s Pokémon V or Pokémon-GX. The card has a Resistance to Fighting-type attacks, reducing damage by 30, and a Weakness to Lightning-type attacks, dealing double damage. Designed by artist AKIRA EGAWA, it belongs to the Sword & Shield series’ Vivid Voltage set, released in November 2020. The card’s flavor text describes it as a legendary Pokémon residing in thunderclouds, wielding control over lightning. Its regulation mark is D, and it carries a rarity of Rare Holo. The card’s types and mechanics align with its thematic connection to electrical phenomena.
Type
Pokémon
Rarity
Rare Holo
Artist
AKIRA EGAWA
Release Date
11/13/2020
Vivid Voltage
Sword & Shield
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