Pokémon · Platinum
Zapdos
Supreme Victors · #48 · Rare · 2009
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Market reference
$5.31
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 48 / 153
- Release year
- 2009
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 145
- Series
- Platinum
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 12.5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Strategy & play
How Zapdos plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Its main attack (Lightning Wing) needs 4 Energy — a turn-4 swing on manual attachment — you’ll want Energy acceleration to power it up on time.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 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 — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.5 copies on average · 2 decks
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Zapdos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
LCCDrill Peck — 30
LLCCLightning Wing — 50+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 50 damage plus 20 more damage.
Weakness:L+30
Resistance:F-20
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 2026/06/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $2.76 | $14.98 | $50.50 | $5.31 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $11.35 | $59.45 | $149.99 | $12.15 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/03/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €1.60 |
| 7-day average | €2.44 |
| 30-day average | €3.01 |
| Low | €0.45 |
| Trend price | €2.90 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.90 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.90 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €3.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €2.26 |
| reverseHoloSell | €2.50 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.61 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.89 |
| Reverse holo trend | €2.74 |
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 $5.31; 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 "Supreme Victors" in the Platinum series, released in 2009.
What rarity is Zapdos?
Zapdos is a Rare card in the Supreme Victors set.
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Other Zapdos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
