Zapdos 23

Pokemon card from Wizards Black Star Promos · released Jul 1, 1999

~$20.23 Normal

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Zapdos 23 Wizards Black Star Promos Pokemon card

Zapdos is a Common Lightning-type Basic Pokemon card, number 23 in Wizards Black Star Promos (released Jul 1, 1999), illustrated by Naoyo Kimura. Its TCGplayer market price was ~$20.23 for the normal finish on Oct 30, 2026. Between Oct 15 and Oct 30, 2026, its Normal TCGplayer market price went from ~$21.42 to ~$20.23, down 5.6%.

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Card details

Set	Wizards Black Star Promos
Number	23
Rarity	Common
Type	Lightning
HP	70
Stage	Basic
Artist	Naoyo Kimura
Format legality	Not legal in Standard or Expanded
Finishes	Normal

What the codes mean

Card number23A Black Star Promo number. Promos are numbered in their own series, with no set total.
Set symbolThe small Wizards Black Star Promos symbol identifies the set. Cards from before Scarlet & Violet print a symbol instead of a set code.
Regulation markNo regulation mark. Cards before Sword & Shield (2020) have none.
RarityCommon: a black circle.
Illustrator“Illus. Naoyo Kimura” names the artist who made the art.

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Attacks & abilities

Lightning Burn30Flip a coin. If heads, and if your opponent has any Benched Pokémon, choose 1 of them. This attack does 30 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) If tails, Zapdos does 30 damage to itself.

Resistance: Fighting -30 · Retreat cost: 1