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Along with {{p|Articuno}} and {{p|Moltres}}, it is one of the three [[Legendary birds]] of [[Kanto]].

Zapdos debuted in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'', where [[Lawrence III]] sought it, along with the other two [[Legendary birds]] and their [[Legendary group|master]], {{OBP|Lugia|M02}}, for his own personal collection.

In ''[[PS026|Holy Moltres]]'', [[Team Rocket]] Commander [[Lt. Surge]] {{pkmn2|caught}} Zapdos at the abandoned [[Kanto Power Plant|Power Plant]]. He later used it as an infinite source of electricity for his Pokémon while battling {{adv|Red}} at [[Silph Co.]] Red managed to defeat Surge by using [[Saur]]'s {{m|Razor Leaf}} to cut his insulation suit, causing Zapdos to unintentionally shock him unconscious. Zapdos was later merged with {{p|Articuno}} and {{p|Moltres}} into {{DL|Legendary birds (Adventures)|Thu-Fi-Zer|a combination Pokémon}} that was defeated by Red, {{adv|Blue}}, and {{adv|Green}}, causing it to split up again and freeing the Legendary birds.

Green later caught Zapdos before the {{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}} as a part of overcoming her fear of birds. She used it and the other Legendary birds to battle {{p|Lugia}} and {{p|Ho-Oh}} in [[Ilex Forest]].

* Zapdos and the other two Legendary birds had Australian beetle species named after them: ''Binburrum articuno'', ''Binburrum zapdos'', and ''Binburrum moltres''. The three species were first described in 2020, and were collectively named after the Legendary birds to reflect their rarity.<ref>[https://twitter.com/YHsiaoBeetle/status/1345310387059625985 Tweet by Yun Hsiao (@YHsiaoBeetle)], posted Jan 2, 2021</ref><ref>Hsiao, Y. & Pollock, D. A. (2020). ''[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/abs/contribution-to-the-knowledge-of-the-endemic-australian-genus-binburrum-pollock-1995-coleoptera-pyrochroidae-pilipalpinae-with-description-of-three-new-species/D9782DFAEEF63A38915484E7CD532F46 Contribution to the knowledge of the endemic Australian genus Binburrum Pollock, 1995 (Coleoptera: Pyrochroidae: Pilipalpinae), with description of three new species].'' The Canadian Entomologist. 153 (2): 244–256.</ref>

Zapdos may be a combination of ''zap'' and ''dos'' (Spanish for two, indicating that it is the second in the series of [[Kanto]] [[Legendary birds]]).