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No.0145

Zapdos

Electric Pokémon

ElectricFlying
Forms:Zapdos (Galarian Form)
Height: 1.6mWeight: 52.6kg(Power of Low Kick against it: 80)Egg Groups: UndiscoveredSmogon Singles: OU

Description

Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon. It’s said that when Zapdos rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after.

Raising data

Catch rate
3 / 255
Base friendship
35
Egg steps
10,368 steps
Gender ratio
Genderless
Growth rate
Slow (1,250,000)

Base StatsTotal 580

HP90
Atk90
Def85
SpA125
SpD90
Spe100

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP197197165165
Atk15614211099
Def15013710594
SpA194177145130
SpD15614211099
Spe167152120108

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

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Abilities

  • Pressure

    Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.

  • StaticHidden

    The Pokémon is charged with static electricity and may paralyze attackers that make direct contact with it.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

OU (Singles)5.4%#34 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Hurricane99.2%
  • Volt Switch82.9%
  • Roost79%
  • Thunder Wave48.3%
  • Heat Wave24.9%
  • U-turn19.4%
  • Thunderbolt16.7%
  • Discharge16.1%
  • Weather Ball10%
  • Thunder1.1%

Items

  • Heavy-Duty Boots78.1%
  • Choice Specs19.6%
  • Throat Spray1%
  • Rocky Helmet0.7%
  • Life Orb0.3%
  • Choice Scarf0.2%

Abilities

  • Static99%
  • Pressure1%

Tera types

  • steel17.1%
  • flying17.1%
  • water15.7%
  • fairy15.4%
  • grass11%
  • dragon7.4%

EV spreads

Teammates

CinderaceCinderace39.3%KingambitKingambit38.7%Great TuskGreat Tusk34.2%Slowking (Galarian Form)Slowking (Galarian Form)26.9%Landorus (Therian Forme)Landorus (Therian Forme)20.3%KyuremKyurem19.1%Samurott (Hisuian Form)Samurott (Hisuian Form)18.9%ZamazentaZamazenta18.2%
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Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU0.2%#123 · 2026-09Usage over time

Moves

  • Hurricane95.5%
  • Weather Ball92.6%
  • Thunderbolt77.6%
  • Tera Blast74.9%
  • Thunder19.5%
  • Volt Switch11.4%
  • Protect10.9%
  • Tailwind4.3%
  • Heat Wave2.8%
  • Discharge2.5%

Items

  • Choice Scarf74.9%
  • Assault Vest10.1%
  • Life Orb8.1%
  • Leftovers2%
  • Safety Goggles1.7%
  • Heavy-Duty Boots1.5%

Abilities

  • Static99.5%
  • Pressure0.5%

Tera types

  • stellar74.9%
  • electric22%
  • water1.4%
  • fire0.7%
  • steel0.6%
  • flying0.3%

EV spreads

  • Modest SpA252 / SpD4 / Spe25274.9%→ Calc
  • Modest HP252 / SpA252 / Spe49.6%→ Calc
  • Modest HP252 / Def16 / SpA196 / Spe445.8%→ Calc
  • Calm HP248 / SpA8 / SpD2521.7%→ Calc

Teammates

IncineroarIncineroar81.1%RillaboomRillaboom77.9%PolitoedPolitoed72.1%MamoswineMamoswine72%Goodra (Hisuian Form)Goodra (Hisuian Form)72%PelipperPelipper19.1%GholdengoGholdengo12.4%Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)Ogerpon (Wellspring Mask)11.4%
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Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

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Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Power taken from Heavy Slam

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
IceRock
Resists×½ / ×¼
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
Immune to×0
Ground
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
WaterGrassFightingFlyingBug

Moves

Level up

Lv1FlyingPeckPhysical 35
Lv1ElectricThunder WaveStatus
Lv5ElectricThunder ShockSpecial 40
Lv10PsychicLight ScreenStatus
Lv15FlyingPluckPhysical 60
Lv20PsychicAgilityStatus
Lv25RockAncient PowerSpecial 60
Lv30ElectricChargeStatus
Lv35FlyingDrill PeckPhysical 80
Lv40FlyingRoostStatus
Lv45ElectricDischargeSpecial 80
Lv50WaterRain DanceStatus
Lv55ElectricThunderSpecial 110
Lv60FightingDetectStatus
Lv65ElectricMagnetic FluxStatus
Lv70ElectricZap CannonSpecial 120
TM (34)
AcrobaticsAerial AceAir CutterBaton PassBrave BirdDual WingbeatEerie ImpulseElectric TerrainElectro BallEndureFacadeFlyGiga ImpactHeat WaveHelping HandHurricaneHyper BeamMetal SoundProtectRestSandstormSleep TalkSubstituteSunny DaySupercell SlamSwiftTailwindTake DownTera BlastThunderboltU-turnVolt SwitchWeather BallWild Charge

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FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Zapdos?

Electric Pokémon Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon. It’s said that when Zapdos rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after.

What type is Zapdos?

Zapdos is a Electric / Flying-type Pokémon.

What is Zapdos weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Ice / Rock-type moves.

What are Zapdos's base stats?

HP90 / Atk90 / Def85 / SpA125 / SpD90 / Spe100 (total 580)

What are Zapdos's abilities?

Pressure, Static

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