Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Zapdos
Team Up · #40 · Rare Holo · 2019
Listings
No active listings
From
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Market reference
$4.71
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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
- 40 / 198
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Illustrator
- kawayoo
- Pokédex #
- 145
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 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.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Needs Lightning Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Lightning type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning 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 Zapdos
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.07 copies on average · 15 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.
More by kawayoo
This card was illustrated by kawayoo.
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."
LThunderous Assault — 10+
If this Pokémon was on the Bench and became your Active Pokémon this turn, this attack does 70 more damage. This attack's damage isn't affected by Weakness.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Zapdos was legal.
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
4
ran Zapdos
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
3 top-cut decks · best finish 3rd
Top decks running Zapdos
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 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $2.94 | $4.62 | $11.77 | $4.71 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $3.49 | $5.00 | $100.00 | $4.94 | $11.32 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.80 |
| 7-day average | €2.24 |
| 30-day average | €1.92 |
| Low | €0.50 |
| Trend price | €2.61 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €1.48 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €4.99 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €4.95 |
| reverseHoloSell | €5.51 |
| averageSellPrice | €2.20 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €3.82 |
| Reverse holo trend | €4.37 |
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 $4.71; 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 "Team Up" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Zapdos?
Zapdos is a Rare Holo card in the Team Up set.
Other Zapdos printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
