Zapdos sprite

Zapdos #145

ElectricFlying

Gen 1 · 1.6 m · 52.6 kg · BST 580 · Legendary

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

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Base stats

Base stats
HP90
Attack90
Defense85
Sp. Atk125
Sp. Def90
Speed100

Defensive matchups

×2
RockIce
×0.5
FightingFlyingBugSteelGrass
Immune (×0)
Ground

Evolution line

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Playable kit

Rank: Legendary · Role: Electric bird

Passive: volt-pressure

Unlock challenges

  • Have 50 members in your League. (goal 50, counter league)
  • Win the Rocky Desert. (goal 1, counter tier_desert)
  • Defeat 3,000 Pokémon in the rain in a single run. (goal 3000, counter best_rainKills)
MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
Bolt BeakElectricPhysical8510010
Wildbolt StormElectricSpecial1008010
ThunderclapElectricSpecial701005
Electro ShotElectricSpecial13010010

Abilities

  • Pressure — Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.
  • Static (hidden) — The Pokémon is charged with static electricity and may paralyze attackers that make direct contact with it.

Learnset

Lv.MoveTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1PeckFlyingPhysical3510035
1Thunder WaveElectricStatus—9020
5Thunder ShockElectricSpecial4010030
10Light ScreenPsychicStatus——30
15PluckFlyingPhysical6010020
20AgilityPsychicStatus——30
25Ancient PowerRockSpecial601005
30ChargeElectricStatus——20
35Drill PeckFlyingPhysical8010020
40RoostFlyingStatus——5
45DischargeElectricSpecial8010015
50Rain DanceWaterStatus——5
55ThunderElectricSpecial1107010
60DetectFightingStatus——5
65Magnetic FluxElectricStatus——20
70Zap CannonElectricSpecial120505