Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Galarian Zapdos
SWSH Black Star Promos · #SWSH283 · Promo · 2019
Listings
No active listings
From
—
Market reference
$3.90
TCGPlayer
Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- SWSH283 / 304
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Promo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Regulation mark
- E
- Illustrator
- Rianti Hidayat
- Pokédex #
- 145
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Ability Engine
- Damage efficiency
- 70 damage
- 23.33 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 Galarian 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Needs Fighting Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Fighting type, weak to Psychic ×2 — a Psychic attacker doing ≥55 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 Galarian Zapdos
- Exploit its Psychic weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
More by Rianti Hidayat
This card was illustrated by Rianti Hidayat.
Building around Galarian Zapdos?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"One kick from its powerful legs will pulverize a dump truck. Supposedly, this Pokémon runs through the mountains at over 180 mph."
Ability: Strong Legs Charge
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may attach up to 2 Fighting Energy cards from your hand to this Pokémon.
FFCZapper Kick — 70
You may discard all Energy from this Pokémon. If you do, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:P×2
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Galarian Zapdos was legal.
Expanded Tourney #2
4 days ago
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Webcam Expanded
5 days ago
Expanded Tourney #2
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #2 - 18 Codes
last week
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
2 weeks ago
The Wild Area Expanded #1 - 24 Codes
3 weeks ago
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 2026/06/25| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.89 | $4.67 | $9,999.00 | $3.90 | $4.40 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/11/18| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.33 |
| 7-day average | €2.52 |
| 30-day average | €2.31 |
| Low | €1.00 |
| Trend price | €2.32 |
| Low (excellent+) | €1.00 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Galarian Zapdos is real?
Galarian 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 Galarian Zapdos worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Galarian Zapdos is $3.90; 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 Galarian Zapdos from?
Galarian Zapdos is from the Pokémon set "SWSH Black Star Promos" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Galarian Zapdos?
Galarian Zapdos is a Promo card in the SWSH Black Star Promos set.
Watch on YouTube
Other Galarian Zapdos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
