Zapdos G
Rotated OutA fragile but powerful attacker that can boost its own energy supply.
What this card does
Charge Beam lets you search your discard pile for an Energy card and attach it to Zapdos G if a coin flip is heads.
Lightning Strike deals 40 damage or 80 damage if you discard all Lightning attached to it.
Lightning Strike
You may discard all Lightning attached to Zapdos G. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40. (40 damage)
The Charge Beam attack helps recover resources by finding lost Energy cards from the discard pile. This makes it easier to power up for stronger attacks in future turns.
Attacks
Flip a coin. If heads, search your discard pile for an Energy card and attach it to Zapdos G.
You may discard all Lightning attached to Zapdos G. If you do, this attack's base damage is 80 instead of 40.
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that focus on Lightning energy and can afford to lose some cards to the discard pile. It works best when paired with cards that retrieve discarded items.
- •Resource recovery
- •High damage potential
- •Basic Pokemon speed
- •Lightning weakness
- •Low HP total
- •Coin flip dependency
Use Charge Beam early to build up energy reserves for the powerful Lightning Strike attack later.
Zapdos is known as the Thunderbird Pokemon and is said to appear in clouds while flashing bright white light.
Explain that the coin flip means the recovery attack is unpredictable and may not always work.
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