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Artwork from FR/LG
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Height
5′03″ Imperial
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1.6 m Metric
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5′03″/1.6 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
116.0 lbs. Imperial
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52.6 kg Metric
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116.0 lbs./52.6 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 0
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 216
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Battle Exp.: 2161*
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Zapdos (Japanese: サンダー Thunder) is a dual-type Electric/Flying legendary Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Zapdos takes the form of a large bird with black and yellow plumage. Its spiky feathers make it look like it's made of, or struck by lightning. Its tail feathers stick out in several directions, furthering this illusion. It has a large crest of feathers around its head, and distinctive black rings around its eyes. Its beak is very long and thin, and is the same orange color as its legs. While Zapdos is the smallest and lightest of the legendary birds, it is still a fairly large Pokémon.
Gender differences
Zapdos is a genderless species.
Special abilities
When Zapdos flaps its glittering wings, it releases electricity, potentially causing thunder storms.
Behavior
Zapdos is one of the legendary birds of Kanto. They are a poorly understood species, believed by many to be pure myth. It is always seen in conjunction with thunderstorms. It is believed that it gathers energy from the electricity in the atmosphere. It is also reported to cause massive crackling and snapping sounds when it flies; these are contributed to the lightning bolts it is said to shed when it flies.
Habitat
Zapdos is usually always seen during electrical storms, and appears to live in thunderclouds. One is said to live in an abandoned power plant in Kanto. It can be construed that it is attracted by the electricity of the plant. They are extremely rare, possibly one-of-a-kind.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the animeIn the manga
Pokémon Special
Lt. Surge appears with Zapdos in his team during the events of Template:PSV, using it as a neverending power source for his Electric-types. It leaves his team, and Team Rocket, once he and Sabrina are defeated.
Blue later captures Zapdos and uses it against Will and Karen, having caught it on her personal training journey to overcome her fear of birds.
In the TCGOther appearances
When released from a Poké Ball, Zapdos uses a powerful ThunderShock that hits opponents several times to produce a substantial amount of damage.
Trophy information
Zapdos flaps its wings, and summer storms appear, throwing lightning every which way. It's said that you can hear this legendary Pokémon coming, as its wings make a very distinctive popping sound as it flies. In addition to electrical moves like the dreaded Thunder, it also wields a vicious move called Drill Peck.
Game dataTrivia
- No other Pokémon shares the same type combination as Zapdos.
- In Generation I, Zapdos was the only dual-type Electric Pokémon. This was changed in Generation II with the addition of Template:Type2 to the Magnemite line and the introduction of the Chinchou family. Nevertheless, it's still one of the few in existence.
- In the Red and Blue sprites, Zapdos is shown as having two toes on the front of its feet. Starting in Pokémon Yellow, there are three.
- Although legendaries can not be bred, in Pokémon Snap Zapdos and the other birds are in eggs, which shows that they were bred in some type of way.
- Zapdos shares the same species name with Elekid and Electabuzz. They are all known as Electric Pokémon.
- Zapdos and Jolteon have almost the same Japanese name, being a final s the only difference.
- In Generation I, Zapdos had a different base stat total (490) then the other members of its trio - Articuno had 485 and Moltres had 495. As of Generation II, due to the Special Attack/Defense split, all three legendary birds have had a base stat total of 580.
- Excluding Chinchou and Lanturn without Volt Absorb, Zapdos is the only Electric-type that receives neutral damage from Electric-type moves.
- Zapdos is the only one of the Legendary Birds to not have a double weakness to Rock.
Origin
Zapdos is based on the Native American legend of the thunderbird. The thunderbird was known for being the spirit of thunder, lightning, and rain in the form of a giant bird. The beating of the wings was said to create thunder.
Name origin
Zapdos's name is a combination of the word zap and the Spanish word for two, dos, indicating that it is the second in the series of Kanto legendary birds. Its Japanese name is simply Thunder.
In other languages
- German: Zapdos
- French: Electhor - A combination of electric and Thor, the Norse God of thunder.
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