Toshinao Aoki
Toshinao Aoki has been credited on Pokémon TCG cards from 1999 to 2025, spanning Wizards Black Star Promos, Neo Destiny, and Paradox Rift. The work leans cartoonish and playful, with clear, balanced staging and vibrant-to-pastel color choices.
“The Zapdos card depicts the Electric Pokémon soaring through a stormy sky, surrounded by vivid flashes of lightning. Its sharp wings and focused expression suggest a moment of intense action, as if it is in the midst of a powerful flight. The energy radiating from the scene captures the essence of Zapdos as it navigates its wild environment. This snapshot reflects the character's connection to the forces of nature.”
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Lightning Burn
Flip 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.
