Mitsuhiro Arita
Mitsuhiro Arita has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2025, spanning more than 700 illustrations. Work appears across Base, Team Rocket, and Legendary Collection, balancing character-focused staging with energetic, colorful scenes and clear, action-forward framing.
“The Zapdos card presents the legendary Pokémon in a striking pose, its vivid yellow feathers contrasting sharply against a dark, stormy background. The intensity in its gaze suggests a character on the brink of unleashing its electric power. This moment captures the essence of Zapdos as a force of nature, embodying both majesty and raw energy. The scene invites viewers to feel the tension in the air, as if a storm is about to break.”
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Thunderstorm
For each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon, flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage to that Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) Then, Zapdos does 10 damage times the number of tails to itself.
