Zapdos Archives

Shadow Zapdos Raid Guide for Pokémon GO: Adventures Abound
When it comes to Raids, we have the return of Ultra Beasts in Tier Five Raids, returning Megas in Mega Raids, and Zapdos with their Shadow Shiny release in Shadow Legendary Raids all Season Today's raid guide for Pokémon GO players will help you assemble a team to take down the Legendary Shadow Zapdos[...]
Tonight Is The Kanto Birds Raid Hour in Pokémon GO: Hidden Gems
Tonight is Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres Raid Hour in Pokémon GO From 6 PM – 7 PM tonight, Wednesday, July 12th, these Legendary Birds from Kanto will be available in Raids Most Gyms will feature these Tier Five Raids, giving players a great chance to battle and catch these Pokémon, who can all be Shiny[...]
Pokémon TCG Reveals Pokémon Card 151: Jynx & Zapdos
Credit: Pokémon TCG The final two Pokémon ex that we are showing Full Arts for here are Jynx ex Full Art by Ayaka Yoshida and Zapdos ex Full Art by takuyoa. The complete breakdown of Full Art Pokémon ex from Pokémon Card 151 goes: Venusaur ex Full Art Charizard ex Full Art Blastoise ex Full Art Arbok ex Full Art Ninetails ex Full Art Wigglytuff[...]
Zapdos Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: Hidden Gems
Today's raid guide for Pokémon GO players will help you assemble a team to take down Zapdos in Tier Five raids Let's get into the details. Zapdos in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Top Zapdos Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top ten Zapdos counters as such: Shadow Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche Shadow Tyranitar:[...]
Pokémon TCG Reveals Pokémon Card 151: Zapdos Illustration Rare
Credit: Pokémon TCG The Zapdos Special Illustration Rare ex depicts all three Legendary Birds from Kanto by including Articuno and Moltres soaring next to the card's focus Pokémon It gives Hidden Fates vibes, evoking the set that had the Articuno, Zapdos, & Moltres Alternate Art GX as a SM Black Star Promo and the Rainbow Rare version[...]
Pokémon TCG Reveals Pokémon Card 151: Legendary Birds
Credit: Pokémon TCG It seems that not all Legendary Birds are created equal! Articuno and Moltres get Holographic Rares in Pokémon Card 151, while Zapdos gets an ex That doesn't mean that the artwork isn't equally awesome, though Articuno gets a beautifully icy illustration with sparkling, crystalline snowflakes by chibi. Artist takuyoa gets in our face with Zapdos here as[...]
Pokémon TCG Japan: VSTAR Universe Preview: Galarian Zapdos
Credit: Pokémon TCG Just like the Galarian Articuno Art Rare that we showed yesterday, Japanese collectors will get Galarian Zapdos Art Rare in packs of VSTAR Universe while international collectors will get it as a guaranteed SWSH Black Star Promo in Crown Zenith Galarian Zapdos tins. Artist Rianti Hidayat illustrates a Galarian Zapdos moving so fast that even Dodrio is a[...]
Galarian Birds Get Art Rares In These Pokémon TCG Tins
The Art Rares featuring Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres will not be in packs of Crown Zenith but will rather be featured as guaranteed Black Star Promo cards in special products You can find these in the Crown Zenith tins available March 17, 2023 There are three versions of these tins, each of which[...]
The Cards of Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Part 6: Legendary Birds
Credit: Pokémon TCG Today's selection brings us to an icy Articuno illustrated by Jiro Sasumo, an electrifying Zapdos charging up a power planet illustrated by Yuya Oka, and a high-flying Moltres soaring past the moon illustrated by Pani Kobayashi All three of these cards appear as holo-rares in the set, and each offers a strong look at the iconic[...]
Pokémon TCG: Fossil Zapdos Card On Auction At Heritage Auctions
Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals mainly with auction lots and listings primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a rare, graded copy of Zapdos from the Fossil expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game up for auction! In addition to[...]
Tonight is Zapdos Raid Hour in Pokémon GO: July 2022
Zapdos Raid Hour is happening tonight in Pokémon GO from 6 PM – 7 PM During this time, most Gyms in the game will pop Tier Five raids featuring the Electric/Flying-type Legendary Bird from Kanto Niantic is cycling through the Legendary Birds, which go (Artic)Uno, Zap(Dos), and who is Tres? Moltres, baby[...]
Zapdos Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: July 2022
Articuno is on its way out which means that Zapdos is up next With this Raid Guide, you can prepare a team to take on the Electric/Flying-type Legendary bird, perfect your catching strategy, and more. Zapdos in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Top Zapdos Counters Pokebattler, which calculates all possible combinations of Pokémon and moves, lists the top 10[...]
Pokémon GO Kicks Off 6th Anniversary Event Today
If you don't fit into one of the above categories, you may be better served saving your raid passes for Unown E during the event. However, if you are Shiny hunting Articuno or attempting to earn Articuno Candy XL, here are the top counters to bring to Articuno raids: Shadow Tyranitar: Smack Down, Stone Edge Mega Aerodactyl: Rock Throw,[...]
Legendary Birds & Dialga Return to Pokémon GO Raids in July 2022
Credit: Niantic Here are the Legendary Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO this July 2022: July 1st, 2022 at 10 AM until July 7th, 2022 at 10 AM: Articuno July 7th, 2022 at 10 AM until July 14th, 2022 at 10 AM: Zapdos July 14th, 2022 at 10 AM until July 22nd, 2022 at 10 AM:[...]
Pokémon TCG - Pokémon GO Set Preview: Zapdos
Today, we've got the Team Instinct Mascot, the Electric/Flying-type Legendary Zapdos I love Yuya Oka's take on Zapdos, with that bright blue glowing lightning coming in sparks off of its wings and talons Now, I'm not sure about this, but I believe that, like most special sets, every rare will be holographic If that is true,[...]
Tonight is Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres Bonus Raid Hour in Pokémon GO
First, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will be back for a special Raid Hour tonight as part of the Mischief Unbound event in Pokémon GO From 6 PM – 7 PM, raids will be taken over by the Legendary Birds of Kanto which can indeed be encountered in their Shiny forms. Articuno in Pokémon GO[...]
Moltres Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: November 2021
The Legendary Birds of Kanto will be back for a special Raid Hour tomorrow as part of the Mischief Unbound event in Pokémon GO. From 6 PM – 7 PM, raids will be taken over by Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, all of which can be encountered in their Shiny forms With this Raid Guide, you can prepare[...]
Zapdos Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: November 2021
The Legendary Birds of Kanto will be back for a special Raid Hour tomorrow as part of the Mischief Unbound event in Pokémon GO. From 6 PM – 7 PM, raids will be taken over by Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, all of which can be encountered in their Shiny forms With this Raid Guide, you can prepare[...]
Articuno Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: November 2021
The Legendary Birds of Kanto will be back for a special Raid Hour tomorrow as part of the Mischief Unbound event in Pokémon GO. From 6 PM – 7 PM, raids will be taken over by Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, all of which can be encountered in their Shiny forms With this Raid Guide, you can prepare[...]
Pokémon TCG: Legendary Bird Black Stars Up For Auction At Heritage
Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that primarily deals in auctions pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other collectibles, has put a Black Star promo copy of each Legendary Bird Pokémon Trading Card Game card from Pokémon The Movie 2000 up for auction! Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres are all very[...]
What is the June 2021 Shadow Legendary in Pokémon GO?
Shadow Zapdos is back after Shadow Moltres, but this current feature is actually a delayed extension of April 2021's Team GO Rocket rotation rather than something new I'll explain. Pokémon GO was set to feature the three Legendary Birds of Kanto as Shadow Pokémon through the Season of Legends Shadow Articuno would appear in March, Shadow Zapdos[...]
The Unreleased Hoenn Shinies in Pokémon GO – Part Six
In honor of this week's Kanto Legendary presence in Pokémon GO, let's take a look back at some of the most iconic Zapdos cards from the Pokémon TCG We're covering modern and vintage here, and we'd love to hear from you as well Let us know your four favorite Zapdos cards in the comments below. Base[...]
Mewtwo Raid Guide for Pokémon GO Players: February 2021
Starting Saturday, February 20th at 9 AM and running until Monday, March 1st at 8 AM local time, Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will feature in raids Let's take a look at the top counters to help trainers take down Zapdos, a dual Electric/Flying-type, which can be encountered in its Shiny form With this Raid[...]
When Will the Galarian Legendary Birds Come to Pokémon GO?
While Galarian Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres enter the main series games, Pokémon GO celebrates with a few Galarian releases of their own as a mini tie-in event for the occasion However, with Galarian variants of previously released species already showing up in Pokémon GO, how long will it be before the Galar variants of the Legendary Birds[...]
Pokémon GO Releases Final September 2020 Raid Rotation
A Zapdos-centric raid rotation has come to Pokémon GO… but it will only last for a few days Articuno's rotation had a full week but, when Zapdos stormed into raids, the rotation was taken over by the game's current event at the time, the Mega Buddy Challenge, which saw Niantic feature "large Pokémon" in the raids[...]
Pokémon GO Releases Final September 2020 Raid Rotation
Zapdos Raid Hour is tonight from 6 PM to 7 PM local time in Pokémon GO The current Legendary bosses have been having week-long stays, meaning that they're only getting one Raid Hour each This will be the last chance to get Zapdos before it leaves the raid rotation this Friday, when it will be[...]
Shiny Lapras Raid Guide for Solo Pokémon GO Trainers
In honor of Zapdos's current stint as the Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, let's take a deep dive into the second of the Legendary birds' lore before it leaves raids this coming Friday. Zapdos is one of the Legendary Birds, an Electric/Flying-type Pokémon Credit: The Pokémon Company. Dex entry number 145, Zapdos is a dual Electric/Flying-type[...]
Shiny Blastoise, Charizard, & Venusaur in Pokémon GO Photobombs
This set the Pokémon GO community off with theories and expectations as to whether the next two Legendaries, Zapdos and Moltres, would continue the pattern and arrive with their trademark Legacy moves So, now that Zapdos has been released in raids… does it come with the Legacy Fast Attack of Thunder Shock? Zapdos Shiny and regular comparison[...]
Zapdos Raid Guide: Legendary Birds in Pokémon GO
Now, as of today at 1 PM Pacific, Zapdos will take over as the Legendary Raid boss Trainers will only have one week to catch this pure Electric/Flying-type Pokémon, which is available in its Shiny form… even though it's almost indistinguishable from the standard Zapdos With this Raid Guide, you can learn the top counters[...]