Team Rocket's Zapdos is a very powerful card, and popular, too. That's why I'm surprised that I have never seen this awsome combo before. I have made a nearly unstoppable deck around this strategy. If you use Electrode (Base Set/ Base Set 2) and use it's Buzzap pokémon power, you can attach it to TR Zapdos. That makes TR Zapdos ready to use on the second turn. PLUS he will only deal 10 to himself with every attack because Electrode isn't an electric energy, he only provides them. Also he doesn't lose power like with metal energy. It doesnt work in modified though. Here's my Deck:
Pokémon (14)
4 Electabuzz (Base)
4 Voltorb (Rocket)
3 Electrode (Base)
3 TR Zapdos (GC)
Energy (16)
12 Electric Energy
4 Recycle Energy
Trainers (30)
4 Bill
3 Prof. Oak
3 No Removal Gym
3 Gold Berry
4 Plus Power
3 Gust Of Wind
3 Lass
3 Nightly Garbage Run
2 Misty's Wrath
2 Rocket's Sneak Attack
 
I call this Deck Team Rocket's BuzZapdos
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