Zapdos card list

All 53 Zapdos cards, rarest first. The list runs from the 3 Rare Secrets down to the 1 Commons, across 38 sets.

Zapdos in numbers

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Zapdos at a glance

53cards

38sets

32illustrators

1999first card

First seen in Base Set

Cards per year

Zapdos cards from 1999 to 2026.

41999

22000

2001

12002

32003

22004

2005

2006

2007

12008

42009

2010

2011

12012

22013

2014

12015

22016

32017

2018

72019

12020

52021

32022

62023

12024

22025

22026

Busiest year: 2019, with 7 cards

Rarity breakdown

Rarest at the top.

Rare Secret3

Rare Rainbow1

Special Illustration Rare1

Ultra Rare1

Rare Ultra3

Illustration Rare1

Rare Holo V2

Rare Holo GX1

Rare Holo EX2

Double Rare1

Classic Collection1

Rare Holo17

Promo10

Rare6

Common1

Promo and other2

Sets with the most Zapdos

Hidden Fates4

1513

Chilling Reign3

Sun & Moon Black Star Promos3

Supreme Victors2

30th Celebration2

Aquapolis2

Fossil2

Who drew them

32 illustrators worked on these cards.

5ban Graphics5

Ryo Ueda4

Mitsuhiro Arita4

Ken Sugimori4

takuyoa3

Hitoshi Ariga3

Toshinao Aoki2

Shin-ichi Yoshida2

Card forms

Special kinds of Zapdos card.

Regular35

GX4

ex4

ex (2003 to 2007)3

EX (2012 to 2016)1

By type

The energy types Zapdos has been printed as.

Lightning39

Fighting7

Colorless4

Darkness1

By series

Promos and other12

Sword & Shield9

Sun & Moon5

Scarlet & Violet5

Original series5

Platinum3

Black & White3

XY3

e-Card3

EX2

Mega Evolution2

Diamond & Pearl1

Every Zapdos card, rarest first

Rare Secret

3 cards from 3 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Galarian Zapdos V Rare Secret card from Brilliant Stars — Galarian Zapdos VBrilliant Stars, 182/172

Zapdos Lv. 30 Rare Secret card from Supreme Victors — Zapdos Lv. 30Supreme Victors, 150/147

Zapdos ex Rare Secret card from FireRed & LeafGreen — Zapdos exFireRed & LeafGreen, 116/112

Rare Rainbow

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Special Illustration Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Ultra Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Ultra

3 cards from 2 sets: 3 Pokémon cards.

Galarian Zapdos V Rare Ultra card from Chilling Reign — Galarian Zapdos VChilling Reign, 173/198

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX Rare Ultra card from Hidden Fates — Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GXHidden Fates, 66/68

Illustration Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Rare Holo V

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Galarian Zapdos V Rare Holo V card from Chilling Reign — Galarian Zapdos VChilling Reign, 080/198

Rare Holo GX

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX Rare Holo GX card from Hidden Fates — Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GXHidden Fates, 44/68

Rare Holo EX

2 cards from 2 sets: 2 Pokémon cards.

Rocket's Zapdos ex Rare Holo EX card from Team Rocket Returns — Rocket's Zapdos exTeam Rocket Returns, 106/109

Double Rare

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Classic Collection

1 card from 1 set: all Trainer and Energy cards.

Rare Holo

17 cards from 17 sets: 17 Pokémon cards.

Galarian Zapdos Rare Holo card from Evolving Skies — Galarian ZapdosEvolving Skies, 082/203

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Vivid Voltage — ZapdosVivid Voltage, 048/185

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Hidden Fates — ZapdosHidden Fates, 24/68

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Team Up — ZapdosTeam Up, 40/181

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Evolutions — ZapdosEvolutions, 42/108

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Generations — ZapdosGenerations, 29/83

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Legendary Treasures — ZapdosLegendary Treasures, 46/113

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Next Destinies — ZapdosNext Destinies, 41/99

Zapdos G Rare Holo card from Platinum Arceus — Zapdos GPlatinum Arceus, 12/99

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Majestic Dawn — ZapdosMajestic Dawn, 14/100

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Aquapolis — ZapdosAquapolis, H32

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Legendary Collection — ZapdosLegendary Collection, 19/110

Rocket's Zapdos Rare Holo card from Gym Challenge — Rocket's ZapdosGym Challenge, 15/132

Zapdos Rare Holo card from Base Set 2 — ZapdosBase Set 2, 20/130

Rare

6 cards from 6 sets: 6 Pokémon cards.

Team Rocket's Zapdos Rare card from Destined Rivals — Team Rocket's ZapdosDestined Rivals, 070/182

Zapdos Rare card from Twilight Masquerade — ZapdosTwilight Masquerade, 065/167

Zapdos Rare card from Roaring Skies — ZapdosRoaring Skies, 23/108

Zapdos Rare card from Supreme Victors — ZapdosSupreme Victors, 48/147

Zapdos Rare card from Aquapolis — ZapdosAquapolis, 44/147

Zapdos Rare card from Fossil — ZapdosFossil, 30/62

Common

1 card from 1 set: 1 Pokémon card.

Zapdos Common card from 30th Celebration — Zapdos30th Celebration, 055/128

No.	Card	Set	Rarity	Type	Illustrator
182/172	Galarian Zapdos V	Brilliant Stars	Rare Secret	Fighting	5ban Graphics
150/147	Zapdos Lv. 30	Supreme Victors	Rare Secret	Lightning	Toshinao Aoki
116/112	Zapdos ex	FireRed & LeafGreen	Rare Secret	Lightning	Ryo Ueda
69/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Rainbow	Colorless	5ban Graphics
202/165	Zapdos ex	151	Special Illustration Rare	Lightning	Shiburingaru
192/165	Zapdos ex	151	Ultra Rare	Lightning	takuyoa
173/198	Galarian Zapdos V	Chilling Reign	Rare Ultra	Fighting	5ban Graphics
174/198	Galarian Zapdos V	Chilling Reign	Rare Ultra	Fighting	Akira Komayama
66/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Ultra	Colorless	5ban Graphics
133/128	Zapdos	30th Celebration	Illustration Rare	Lightning	mashu
TG19	Galarian Zapdos V	Astral Radiance	Rare Holo V	Pokémon	kirisAki
080/198	Galarian Zapdos V	Chilling Reign	Rare Holo V	Fighting	5ban Graphics
44/68	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Hidden Fates	Rare Holo GX	Colorless	Mitsuhiro Arita
48/135	Zapdos-EX	Plasma Storm	Rare Holo EX	Lightning	Eske Yoshinob
106/109	Rocket's Zapdos ex	Team Rocket Returns	Rare Holo EX	Darkness	Ryo Ueda
145/165	Zapdos ex	151	Double Rare	Lightning	takuyoa
15/25	Rocket's Zapdos	Celebrations	Classic Collection	Trainer	Shin-ichi Yoshida
029/078	Zapdos	Pokémon GO	Rare Holo	Lightning	Yuya Oka
082/203	Galarian Zapdos	Evolving Skies	Rare Holo	Fighting	kodama
048/185	Zapdos	Vivid Voltage	Rare Holo	Lightning	AKIRA EGAWA
24/68	Zapdos	Hidden Fates	Rare Holo	Lightning	Shin Nagasawa
40/181	Zapdos	Team Up	Rare Holo	Lightning	kawayoo
42/108	Zapdos	Evolutions	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
29/83	Zapdos	Generations	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ryo Ueda
46/113	Zapdos	Legendary Treasures	Rare Holo	Lightning	Kouki Saitou
41/99	Zapdos	Next Destinies	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ryo Ueda
12/99	Zapdos G	Platinum Arceus	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ryota Saito
14/100	Zapdos	Majestic Dawn	Rare Holo	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
H32	Zapdos	Aquapolis	Rare Holo	Lightning	Hajime Kusajima
19/110	Zapdos	Legendary Collection	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
15/132	Rocket's Zapdos	Gym Challenge	Rare Holo	Lightning	Shin-ichi Yoshida
20/130	Zapdos	Base Set 2	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
15/62	Zapdos	Fossil	Rare Holo	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
16/102	Zapdos	Base Set	Rare Holo	Lightning	Ken Sugimori
098	Zapdos	Mega Evolution Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	SIE NANAHARA
SVP 049	Zapdos ex	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	takuyoa
SVP 157	Zapdos	Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Nisota Niso
SWSH124	Galarian Zapdos	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Fighting	Oswaldo KATO
SWSH283	Galarian Zapdos	SWSH Black Star Promos	Promo	Fighting	Rianti Hidayat
SM145	Zapdos	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Hitoshi Ariga
SM159	Zapdos	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Misa Tsutsui
SM210	Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno-GX	Sun & Moon Black Star Promos	Promo	Colorless	HYOGONOSUKE
033	Zapdos ex	Nintendo Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	K. Hoshiba
23	Zapdos	Wizards Black Star Promos	Promo	Lightning	Toshinao Aoki
070/182	Team Rocket's Zapdos	Destined Rivals	Rare	Lightning	Nurikabe
065/167	Zapdos	Twilight Masquerade	Rare	Lightning	GOSSAN
23/108	Zapdos	Roaring Skies	Rare	Lightning	Hitoshi Ariga
48/147	Zapdos	Supreme Victors	Rare	Lightning	Kagemaru Himeno
44/147	Zapdos	Aquapolis	Rare	Lightning	Hajime Kusajima
30/62	Zapdos	Fossil	Rare	Lightning	Mitsuhiro Arita
055/128	Zapdos	30th Celebration	Common	Lightning	HYOGONOSUKE
012	Zapdos	Pokémon TCG Classic - Charizard	Promo and other	Lightning	Hitoshi Ariga
8	Zapdos	Pokémon Rumble	Promo and other	Lightning	Pokemon Rumble

Questions about Zapdos cards

How many Zapdos cards are there?

Loads! There are 53 Zapdos cards. They're spread across 38 different sets and promos, and every single one is in the Zapdos card list above, rarest first.

What is the rarest Zapdos card?

There are 3 Rare Secret Zapdos cards, including Galarian Zapdos V from Brilliant Stars (182/172).

What was the first Zapdos card?

The very first English Zapdos card was Zapdos 16/102 from Base Set, back in 1999.

Which set has the most Zapdos cards?

Hidden Fates, with 4 Zapdos cards. 151 comes next with 3.

Who has drawn the most Zapdos cards?

5ban Graphics has drawn 5 Zapdos cards, with Ryo Ueda close behind on 4 and Mitsuhiro Arita on 4.

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