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Vintage 2000 Gym Challenge Zapdos — WotC-era Electric-type from the Zapdos line.

Gym ChallengeSet
2000Released
Rare HoloRarity
Shin-ichi YoshidaIllustrator

01Card Stats

Basic
HP 70
TypeLightning
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorShin-ichi Yoshida
Retreat●●
SetGym Challenge
Released2000

02Editions and Print Runs

Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.

1st Edition

How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.

First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.

Unlimited

How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.

Most common version of this card.

04Variants and Foiling

Rarity tiers
Rare Holo
Foiling
Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
Alt art / specials
No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.

05Language and Regional Versions

English
Standard English release.
Japanese
Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
European
Localized European prints exist with translated text.
Other
No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.

06Current Market Value

Holo~$202 TCGplayer market (asking-price proxy); eBay solds may differ — verify current listings.

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07Why Collectors Want It

  • Original WotC-era printing from the Gym Challenge set — foundational vintage Zapdos.
  • Zapdos — Pokemon TCG catalog for the Kanto-region Electric-type Pokemon (Pokedex #145).
  • Required for any complete Zapdos master set across eras.
  • Collectors of the Gym Challenge set need this card to finish it.

08Competitive Playability

Tier: None

Basic Zapdos with 70 HP; top attack around 70 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.

09Card Moves and Abilities

Plasma Cost: Lightning · 20 damage

If there are any Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile, attach 1 of them to Rocket's Zapdos.

Electroburn Cost: Lightning + Lightning + Lightning + Colorless · 70 damage

Rocket's Zapdos does damage to itself equal to 10 times the number of Lightning Energy cards attached to it.

Resistance
Fighting -30
Retreat cost
2

10Grading and Population

PSA 10 estimate: WotC-era Zapdos PSA 10 populations vary; small numbers across most sets.

Graded copies command notable premiums over raw, especially for 1st Edition prints.

Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade vintage Pokemon; PSA dominates secondary-market liquidity.

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