Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Rocket's Zapdos
Celebrations: Classic Collection · #15 · Classic Collection · 2021
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From
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Market reference
$3.42
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 15 / 25
- Release year
- 2021
- Rarity
- Classic Collection
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Shin-ichi Yoshida
- Pokédex #
- 145
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Energy Acceleration
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 20 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 Rocket's Zapdos plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is energy acceleration. 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.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Rocket's Zapdos
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Shin-ichi Yoshida
This card was illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.
Building around Rocket's Zapdos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
LPlasma — 20
If there are any Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile, attach 1 of them to Rocket's Zapdos.
LLLCElectroburn — 70
Rocket's Zapdos does damage to itself equal to 10 times the number of Lightning Energy cards attached to it.
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 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.55 | $4.70 | $100.00 | $3.42 | $3.00 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Rocket's Zapdos is real?
Rocket's 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 Rocket's Zapdos worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Rocket's Zapdos is $3.42; 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 Rocket's Zapdos from?
Rocket's Zapdos is from the Pokémon set "Celebrations: Classic Collection" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2021.
What rarity is Rocket's Zapdos?
Rocket's Zapdos is a Classic Collection card in the Celebrations: Classic Collection set.
Other Rocket's Zapdos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
