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Rocket's Zapdos

Rocket's Zapdos

Gym Challenge 路 #15 路 Rare Holo
馃帹 Illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida
Pok茅monLightning
$226
1 in 59packs. How often it turns up in a booster
#12 of 131most valuable in the set
$2,939as a PSA 10, about 13.0脳 raw
7 gradedon Holobrook. POP 1 still open
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All Zapdos cards (47)

Rocket's Zapdos is card #15 of 132 in Gym Challenge (2000), a Rare Holo illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida. At about $226 it is the #12 most valuable card in the set. In a Gym Challenge booster it turns up about once every 59 packs. It is one of 47 Zapdos cards printed so far.

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In the Gym Challenge set

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What it's worth graded

Ungraded
$226
PSA 8 路 NM-Mint
$407
PSA 9 路 Mint
$904
PSA 9.5 路 Mint+
$1,583
PSA 10 路 Gem Mint
$2,939
Estimates: the ungraded market price times the typical premium a slab of that grade gets for a card from this era. Real sales vary, especially for PSA 10s. How grading adds value

Holobrook pop report

7 copies have been graded by players in Holobrook's grading game. None has come back a 10 yet.

POP 1 is still open for PSA, BGS and CGC: the first player to grade this card a 10 with each company gets a one-of-a-kind POP 1 slab. See the Mint

07
27.5
38
08.5
29
09.5
010
In-game grades from Holobrook players, not real PSA data.

Card text

HP 70路LLightning路Basic
LPlasma20
If there are any Lightning Energy cards in your discard pile, attach 1 of them to Rocket's Zapdos.
LLLCElectroburn70
Rocket's Zapdos does damage to itself equal to 10 times the number of Lightning Energy cards attached to it.
Resistance F -30Retreat CC

Zapdos through the years

Zapdos1999Base SetRocket's Zapdos2000Gym ChallengeZapdos2003AquapolisZapdos2008Majestic DawnZapdos-EX2013Plasma StormZapdos2017SM Black Star PromosGalarian Zapdos V2021Chilling ReignZapdos ex2023151
See Zapdos in all 20 years

More by Shin-ichi Yoshida

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Houndoom
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Dark Tyranitar
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Rocket's Snorlax
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Questions

How much is Rocket's Zapdos (Gym Challenge) worth?

An ungraded Rocket's Zapdos from Gym Challenge sells for about $226. A PSA 10 is worth more, roughly $2,939 by our estimate, and a PSA 9 around $904.

How rare is Rocket's Zapdos?

It is a Rare Holo, and it shows up about once every 59 Gym Challenge packs.

Who illustrated Rocket's Zapdos?

Shin-ichi Yoshida drew the art for this card.

Can I open Gym Challenge packs for free?

Yes, as a digital simulator. Holobrook lets you open Gym Challenge booster packs in your browser with the set's real pull rates and keep what you pull in a digital binder. No real cards, nothing to buy.

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