No. 145 · Kanto · Electric/Flying
Zapdoscards
Zapdos is a Electric/Flying-type Pokémon introduced in Kanto, number 145 in the National Pokédex. Its cards run from 1999 to 2026. Its cards are ordered by the art, the best first, rather than by set.
- Cards
- 50
- Sets
- 35
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Illustrators
- 32
- Sightings
- 13
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The strongest Zapdos art
01/06Galarian Zapdos
Promo
02/06Galarian Zapdos V
Ultra Rare
03/06Zapdos ex
Special illustration rare
04/06Zapdos
Illustration rare
05/06Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX
Promo
06/06Galarian Zapdos V
Ultra Rare
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Which is the better picture?
Two Zapdos cards, side by side.
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Zapdos by scene
Where its cards are set. Each opens a search of just those Zapdos cards, the artwork that shows it most first.
How Zapdos gets drawn
Zapdos is usually drawn epic, tense and futuristic, almost always flying, in a storm, lit by lightning.
Across 43 Zapdos artworks, each picture counted once, next to how every other Pokémon is drawn.
1999–2026
Zapdos through the years
Its strongest card of each year it was printed.
1999 Fossil
2000 Gym Challenge
2002 Legendary Collection
2003 Aquapolis
2004 Team Rocket Returns
2008 Majestic Dawn
2009 Pokémon Rumble
2012 Next Destinies
2013 Legendary Treasures
2015 Roaring Skies
2016 Evolutions- 2017 SM Black Star Promos
- 2019 SWSH Black Star Promos
2020 Vivid Voltage- 2021 Chilling Reign
- 2022 Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery
- 2023 151
2024 Twilight Masquerade
2025 Destined Rivals- 2026 30th Celebration
Zapdos sightingsspotted in 13 other cards
Cards where Zapdos turns up in someone else's picture: behind them, beside them, or hiding. See all 13.
Every Zapdos card
50 cards, strongest artwork first.
Zapdos in numbers
- Cards
- 50
- Sets
- 35since Base Set
- Illustrators
- 32most by 5ban Graphics
- Printed
- 1999–2026
- Printed as
- Basic
- Sightings
- 13in other cards' art
- HP on card
- 70–300
They span 35 sets, from Base Set to 30th Celebration. 32 illustrators have drawn it, most often 5ban Graphics, Ken Sugimori and Mitsuhiro Arita.
Who draws Zapdos
32 illustrators, by how many they have drawn.
Where it has been printed
35 sets, by how many Zapdos cards each holds.
Hidden Fates4- 1513
- Chilling Reign3
- SM Black Star Promos3
- 30th Celebration2
Aquapolis2
Fossil2
SVP Black Star Promos2- SWSH Black Star Promos2
Supreme Victors2
Arceus1- Astral Radiance Trainer Gallery1
23 more sets
Base Set1
Base Set 21
Brilliant Stars1
Destined Rivals1
Evolutions1
Evolving Skies1
FireRed & LeafGreen1
Generations1
Gym Challenge1
Legendary Collection1
Legendary Treasures1
Majestic Dawn1
Next Destinies1
Nintendo Black Star Promos1
Plasma Storm1
Pokémon GO1
Pokémon Rumble1
Roaring Skies1
Team Rocket Returns1
Team Up1
Twilight Masquerade1
Vivid Voltage1
Wizards Black Star Promos1
Rarity
Questions
- How many Zapdos cards are there?
- There are 50 Zapdos cards, printed between 1999 and 2026 across 35 sets, alternate arts and reprints included.
- Which Zapdos card has the best artwork?
- That's how this page is ordered: the strongest Zapdos art first, however common or rare the card.
- Who illustrates Zapdos cards?
- 32 illustrators have drawn Zapdos. 5ban Graphics has done the most at 5, followed by Ken Sugimori and Mitsuhiro Arita.
- What was the first Zapdos card?
- Its earliest printing in the catalog comes from Base Set, released in 1999. 18 of its 50 cards are Rare.
