The legend itself has lifelink, which helps feed the first part of the third ability and nets you some +1/+1 counters because you gained life
As a 100 HP Basic, Zapdos can double as a strong attacker and an easy Pokemon to slap onto the Bench in the early game to power up Pikachu EX
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But Conspiracy: Take the Crown cannot be evaluated like a normal Magic set
Its drawback may look like its very punishing and can allow the opponent to surprise you via a mid-combat spell, but I never really saw that scenario play out since its damage prevention ability is a a conditional static ability so as long as its on when damage is dealt, it wont be prevented. (Thank you, @fenaris!) It usually plays out somewhat like a colorless Ashenmoor Gouger / Chimeric Idol where you typically dont bother trying to block with it (why am I blocking with my aggro guys anyway?) and, if need be, you cast a spell pre-combat to activate it (typically I used a large coin, like a quarter, to denote whether it was on or off)
All MTG cards depend on the context in which they're played, the formats they're available in, and the other cards that help to make them sing