Zapdos
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| First game | Pokémon Red and Blue |
| Designed by | Ken Sugimori |
| Voiced by | Katsuyuki Konishi |
Zapdos (サンダー Sandā?, Thunder in original Japanese language versions) is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Zapdos is one of the legendary bird trio along with Articuno and Moltres. It was created by Satoshi Tajiri. Its English name is a combination of "zap" and "dos", the Spanish word for two.
Its first appearance was in Pokémon Red and Blue, where it acts as one of the rarest Pokémon, appearing only once in the entire game. It has made several appearances since, including in the video game Super Smash Bros. Melee, and it was prominently featured in the theatrical anime film Pokémon The Movie 2000 as a central character to the plot.
Zapdos was one of 151 different designs conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori for the first generation of Pocket Monsters games Red and Green, which were localized outside Japan as Pokémon Red and Blue. Originally called "Thunder" in Japanese, Nintendo decided to give the various Pokémon species "clever and descriptive names" related to their appearance or features when translating the game for western audiences as a means to make the characters more relatable to American children. Zapdos' English name comes from a combination of , relating to electricity, and dos, the Spanish word for two.
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