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Zapdos · 35 cards · 1999–2025

How much is a Zapdos card worth?

There are 35 English Zapdos cards, spread over 28 sets between 1999 and 2025. The first was Zapdos in Base, 9 January 1999, drawn by Ken Sugimori in the very first English sets. 6 of them come from 1999–2000, and those trade in a different world from everything printed since — which is why one number for “Zapdos” means nothing until you know which of the 35 you are holding.

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Zapdos, the first Zapdos card, Base 1999
The first one: Base, 1999
Where the 32 priced Zapdos cards sit
under $1Destined Rivals · 2025 · #70$17SM Black Star Promos · 2017 · #SM159$900Team Rocket Returns · 2004 · #106

What we pay is a different number. These are TCGplayer market prices, worked out from recent sales between collectors, read 2026-09-08. What a buyer pays is always less than what a collector pays, and it turns on the condition of the card in your hand — which is why you get our number on the phone, in one call, before anything is posted.

Spaced by ratio, not by dollars, so the cheap end stays readable. Tap a handle to jump to that card. 3 of the 35 have no market price on file.

Every one of them, with a picture

All 35 English Zapdos cards, oldest first.

The set name and the number at the bottom of the card are what tell one Zapdos from the other 34 . Tap any card and we will show you exactly what to read down the phone.

1999–2000 · 6 cards · 5 sets

  • Zapdos, card 16 of the Base set, 1999, illustrated by Ken SugimoriZapdosBase · 1999#16$54
  • Zapdos, card 23 of the Wizards Black Star Promos set, 1999, illustrated by Toshinao AokiZapdosWizards Black Star Promos · 1999#23no price on file
  • Zapdos, card 15 of the Fossil set, 1999, illustrated by Mitsuhiro AritaZapdosFossil · 1999#15$168
  • Zapdos, card 30 of the Fossil set, 1999, illustrated by Mitsuhiro AritaZapdosFossil · 1999#30no price on file
  • Zapdos, card 20 of the Base Set 2 set, 2000, illustrated by Ken SugimoriZapdosBase Set 2 · 2000#20$44
  • Rocket's Zapdos, card 15 of the Gym Challenge set, 2000, illustrated by Shin-ichi YoshidaRocket's ZapdosGym Challenge · 2000#15$218

2002–2004 · 6 cards · 5 sets

  • Zapdos, card 19 of the Legendary Collection set, 2002, illustrated by Ken SugimoriZapdosLegendary Collection · 2002#19$44
  • Zapdos, card 44 of the Aquapolis set, 2003, illustrated by Hajime KusajimaZapdosAquapolis · 2003#44$65
  • Zapdos, card H32 of the Aquapolis set, 2003, illustrated by Hajime KusajimaZapdosAquapolis · 2003#H32$290
  • Zapdos ex, card 33 of the Nintendo Black Star Promos set, 2003, illustrated by K. HoshibaZapdos exNintendo Black Star Promos · 2003#33$135
  • Zapdos ex, card 116 of the FireRed & LeafGreen set, 2004, illustrated by Ryo UedaZapdos exFireRed & LeafGreen · 2004#116$269
  • Rocket's Zapdos ex, card 106 of the Team Rocket Returns set, 2004, illustrated by Ryo UedaRocket's Zapdos exTeam Rocket Returns · 2004#106$900

2008–2013 · 6 cards · 5 sets

  • Zapdos, card 14 of the Majestic Dawn set, 2008, illustrated by Mitsuhiro AritaZapdosMajestic Dawn · 2008#14$51
  • Zapdos, card 150 of the Supreme Victors set, 2009, illustrated by Toshinao AokiZapdosSupreme Victors · 2009#150$221
  • Zapdos, card 48 of the Supreme Victors set, 2009, illustrated by Kagemaru HimenoZapdosSupreme Victors · 2009#48$13
  • Zapdos, card 8 of the Pokémon Rumble set, 2009, illustrated by Pokemon RumbleZapdosPokémon Rumble · 2009#8$250
  • Zapdos, card 41 of the Next Destinies set, 2012, illustrated by Ryo UedaZapdosNext Destinies · 2012#41$9
  • Zapdos, card 46 of the Legendary Treasures set, 2013, illustrated by Kouki SaitouZapdosLegendary Treasures · 2013#46$6

2015–2019 · 6 cards · 5 sets

  • Zapdos, card 23 of the Roaring Skies set, 2015, illustrated by Hitoshi ArigaZapdosRoaring Skies · 2015#23$2
  • Zapdos, card 29 of the Generations set, 2016, illustrated by Ryo UedaZapdosGenerations · 2016#29$49
  • Zapdos, card 42 of the Evolutions set, 2016, illustrated by Ken SugimoriZapdosEvolutions · 2016#42$7
  • Zapdos, card SM145 of the SM Black Star Promos set, 2017, illustrated by Hitoshi ArigaZapdosSM Black Star Promos · 2017#SM145$14
  • Zapdos, card SM159 of the SM Black Star Promos set, 2017, illustrated by Misa TsutsuiZapdosSM Black Star Promos · 2017#SM159$17
  • Zapdos, card 40 of the Team Up set, 2019, illustrated by kawayooZapdosTeam Up · 2019#40$5

2019–2023 · 6 cards · 5 sets

  • Zapdos, card 24 of the Hidden Fates set, 2019, illustrated by Shin NagasawaZapdosHidden Fates · 2019#24under $1
  • Zapdos, card 48 of the Vivid Voltage set, 2020, illustrated by AKIRA EGAWAZapdosVivid Voltage · 2020#48under $1
  • Rocket's Zapdos, card 15 of the Celebrations: Classic Collection set, 2021, illustrated by Shin-ichi YoshidaRocket's ZapdosCelebrations: Classic Collection · 2021#15$3
  • Zapdos, card 29 of the Pokémon GO set, 2022, illustrated by Yuya OkaZapdosPokémon GO · 2022#29under $1
  • Zapdos, card 157 of the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set, 2023ZapdosScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · 2023#157$2
  • Zapdos ex, card 49 of the Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promos set, 2023, illustrated by takuyoaZapdos exScarlet & Violet Black Star Promos · 2023#49under $1

2023–2025 · 5 cards · 3 sets

  • Zapdos ex, card 145 of the 151 set, 2023, illustrated by takuyoaZapdos ex151 · 2023#145$2
  • Zapdos ex, card 192 of the 151 set, 2023, illustrated by takuyoaZapdos ex151 · 2023#192$11
  • Zapdos ex, card 202 of the 151 set, 2023, illustrated by ShiburingaruZapdos ex151 · 2023#202$96
  • Zapdos, card 65 of the Twilight Masquerade set, 2024, illustrated by GOSSANZapdosTwilight Masquerade · 2024#65no price on file
  • Team Rocket's Zapdos, card 70 of the Destined Rivals set, 2025Team Rocket's ZapdosDestined Rivals · 2025#70under $1

What decides the number

Five things about your Zapdos, in order of how much they matter.

  1. Which printing. Zapdos spans 28 sets, from Base in 1999 to Destined Rivals in 2025, and the set symbol beside the picture is what tells one from another before anything else about the card is worth discussing.
  2. First edition and shadowless. 6 of the 35 date from 1999–2000, and on a Zapdos of that age the small “1 Edition” stamp left of the art, or a frame throwing no drop shadow down the right of the picture, is worth more than everything else on this list put together.
  3. Which card type. A Zapdos ex and a Zapdos ex are different cards that happen to share a name — Zapdos has been printed as 3 types in all, so the word beside Zapdos at the top decides which of the 35 you own.
  4. Promo stamps. 6 of the 35 Zapdos cards were promos rather than pack pulls, and a black star, a tournament stamp or a set-launch mark in the corner is what turns an otherwise ordinary Zapdos into the scarce one.
  5. Centering. Hold your Zapdos at arm’s length and look at the border: a Zapdos with a visibly fatter margin on one side is capped on grade before condition is even discussed, and the 151 printings are the ones we see off-centre most often.
  • Most Zapdos cards are Rare Holo — 15 of the 35.
  • Ken Sugimori has illustrated Zapdos more than anyone else, 4 times.
  • 151 carries the most Zapdos cards of any single set (3).
  • Zapdos has been printed under 3 card types: ex (modern), ex (2003–07), owner’s card.
  • No Zapdos card was printed at all for 4 years, 2004 to 2008.
  • 6 of the 35 Zapdos cards come from 1999–2000, the printings collectors ask after most.
  • 19 different illustrators have drawn Zapdos.
  • 26 years separate the first Zapdos card from the newest.

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