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Zapdos ex
Oracle Text
Ability Voltaic Float: If this Pokémon has any {L} Energy attached, it has no Retreat Cost.
Attack Multishot Lightning (120): This attack also does 90 damage to 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon that has any damage counters on it. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
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Character Background
Zapdos ex is a tempo-friendly Basic Lightning Pokémon that rewards careful board setup more than raw aggression. Its Synchronized Lift ability asks for the full legendary trio—Articuno ex and Moltres ex on the field—before it becomes truly nimble, but once active, zero Retreat Cost lets Zapdos ex pivot freely and maintain pressure without getting trapped Active. Thunder Gift is the card’s best tactical tool: for just 10 damage, it can reassign a Lightning Energy from Zapdos ex to another Pokémon, enabling energy smoothing, surprise attackers, or powering up a benched threat after Zapdos has done its job. Lightning Wing offers modest 60 damage while pinging your own Bench for 10, so it fits best in value or combo shells where self-damage is negligible or even beneficial. Pair it with Bench-healing or damage-absorbing partners, and in a trio-based legendary build, Zapdos ex becomes a flexible enabler rather than a pure finisher.
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Character Background
Zapdos ex is a tempo-friendly Basic Lightning Pokémon that rewards careful board setup more than raw aggression. Its Synchronized Lift ability asks for the full legendary trio—Articuno ex and Moltres ex on the field—before it becomes truly nimble, but once active, zero Retreat Cost lets Zapdos ex pivot freely and maintain pressure without getting trapped Active. Thunder Gift is the card’s best tactical tool: for just 10 damage, it can reassign a Lightning Energy from Zapdos ex to another Pokémon, enabling energy smoothing, surprise attackers, or powering up a benched threat after Zapdos has done its job. Lightning Wing offers modest 60 damage while pinging your own Bench for 10, so it fits best in value or combo shells where self-damage is negligible or even beneficial. Pair it with Bench-healing or damage-absorbing partners, and in a trio-based legendary build, Zapdos ex becomes a flexible enabler rather than a pure finisher.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-10 12:20:41 UTC