Pokémon · E-Card
Zapdos
Aquapolis · #44 · Rare · 2003
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$54.24
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 44 / 182
- Release year
- 2003
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
- Pokédex #
- 145
- Series
- E-Card
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 60 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Zapdos plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is Ability-based draw/search. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥40 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Zapdos
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥40 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.08 copies on average · 13 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Hajime Kusajima
This card was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
Building around Zapdos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
Poké-Body: Anti-Lightning
You can't attach Lightning Energy cards from your hand to Zapdos.
CPlasma — 10
If there are any Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile, flip a coin. If heads, attach 1 of them to Zapdos.
LLCCLightning Storm — 60
Flip a coin. If tails, put 2 damage counters on Zapdos.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-30
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/05| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $54.12 | $232.40 | $392.78 | $54.24 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/04| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €8.00 |
| 7-day average | €7.20 |
| 30-day average | €10.66 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €7.80 |
| Low (excellent+) | €10.00 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.89 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €29.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €21.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €28.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €6.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €24.54 |
| Reverse holo trend | €28.16 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Zapdos is real?
Zapdos is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Zapdos worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Zapdos is $54.24; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Zapdos from?
Zapdos is from the Pokémon set "Aquapolis" in the E-Card series, released in 2003.
What rarity is Zapdos?
Zapdos is a Rare card in the Aquapolis set.
Other Zapdos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
