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 captures a moment of raw energy, with the electric Pokémon poised dramatically against a dark, stormy backdrop. Its striking yellow feathers and sharp features convey a sense of power and intensity, as if it is ready to unleash a thunderstorm at any moment. The scene feels alive, pulsating with the potential for action, and one can almost sense the crackle of electricity in the air. This snapshot invites the viewer to appreciate the wild spirit of Zapdos in its natural habitat.”
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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.
