# Zapdos #44/147 — Aquapolis

## Summary

Zapdos anchors the original Kanto bird trio, and Gen I loyalists keep even modest printings moving. This Aquapolis Rare sat a tier below the set's holo chase slots, so it works as a binder pull for completionists, not a headline find. At a $71 modelled guide, with 8 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.28 out of Twilight Masquerade; a CGC 10 brings $205, 2.9 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Aquapolis |
| Number | 44/147 |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Hajime Kusajima |
| Release date | 2003-01-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Lightning |
| Ability: Anti-Lightning | You can't attach Lightning Energy cards from your hand to Zapdos. |
| Attack: Plasma | cost Colorless — damage 10 — If there are any Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile, flip a coin. If heads, attach 1 of them to Zapdos. |
| Attack: Lightning Storm | cost Lightning/Lightning/Colorless/Colorless — damage 60 — Flip a coin. If tails, put 2 damage counters on Zapdos. |
| Weakness | Lightning x2 |
| Resistance | Fighting -30 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Zapdos #145](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/zapdos) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$70.69** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-02
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-02
- Floor delivered ask: $90.97 — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z
- Quant score: 34/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-02T00:40:45.145Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-01-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-21T23:51:51.644Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-21T23:51:51.648Z, confidence 90%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-21T23:51:51.644Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-13T08:43:11.341Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/aquapolis/zapdos-44)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard2-44%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)