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is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's ''Pokémon'' franchise. Zapdos is one of the three winged mirages along with Articuno and Moltres. It was originally conceived by Game Freak's character development team and finalized by Ken Sugimori. 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. ==Design and characteristics== 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 of 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 Zap, relating to electricity, and dos, the Spanish word for two. Zapdos, known as the Electric Pokémon, is a legendary Pokémon, one of the legendary birds, along with Articuno and Moltres. It may be based on the thunderbird. Zapdos has the form of a large bird with black and yellow plumage, with its spiky feathers make it look as if it were made of lightning. Its tail feathers stick out in several directions, furthering this illusion. A large crest of feathers decorates its head, and distinctive black rings encircle its eyes. Zapdos is always seen in conjunction with thunderstorms, because it gathers energy from the electricity in the atmosphere, and is said to live in such clouds.〔Pokédex: A legendary Pokémon that is said to live inside thunder clouds. It can freely control thunder. 〕 It also causes massive crackling and snapping sounds when it flies;〔Pokédex: One of the legendary bird Pokémon. While it is flying, it makes crackling and snapping sounds. 〕 these are contributed to the lightning bolts it is said to shed when airborne.〔Pokédex: A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear from the heavens while dropping enormous lightning bolts. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zapdos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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