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Zapdos

Legendary

Category: Electric Pokémon

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Basic Information

Height

1.6 m

Weight

52.6 kg

Abilities

Pressure

Raises foe’s PP usage.
Static Hidden

Paralyzes on contact.
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Generation I Type matchups on PokeTypes

Zapdos

"A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts."

Base Stats

Total580
HPATKDEFSP.ATKSP.DEFSPD
HP90
Attack90
Defense85
Sp. Atk.125
Sp. Def.90
Speed100

Training

Base experience
261
Capture rate
3
Base happiness
35
Growth rate
Slow
EV yield
3 Sp. Atk.

Breeding

Egg groups
Undiscovered
Gender ratio
Genderless
Egg cycles
80

Pokédex numbers

Total historical: 7
National
#145

Historical changes

  • Generation I and earlier: Special 125

Other Forms

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Evolution Chain

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Smogon tier

Source: Smogon (via Pokémon Showdown)

OU
Tier Categories Legend

Tier Categories Legend

Uber

Uber

Pokémon too powerful for the standard tiers.

OU

Overused

The competitive standard.

UU

Underused

Strong mid-usage Pokémon.

RU

Rarely Used

Pokémon of the intermediate league.

NU

Never Used

Pokémon with specific niches.

PU

PU

Low-usage category.

LC

Little Cup

Level 5 Pokémon.

AG

Anything Goes

No rules.

Moves

Learned moves

Lv. Move Category Priority Method Version Effect / Description
- Fly TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Take Down TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hyper Beam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunderbolt TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Thunder TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Agility TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Light Screen TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Swift TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rest TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Substitute TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Protect TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sandstorm TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Endure TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sleep Talk TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Baton Pass TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Rain Dance TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Sunny Day TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Heat Wave TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Facade TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Helping Hand TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Weather Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Air Cutter TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Metal Sound TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Aerial Ace TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tailwind TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- U Turn TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Brave Bird TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Giga Impact TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electro Ball TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Acrobatics TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Volt Switch TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Wild Charge TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Hurricane TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Eerie Impulse TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Electric Terrain TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Dual Wingbeat TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Tera Blast TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
- Supercell Slam TM/HM Scarlet / Violet
1 Peck Level Scarlet / Violet
1 Thunder Wave Level Scarlet / Violet
5 Thunder Shock Level Scarlet / Violet
10 Light Screen Level Scarlet / Violet
15 Pluck Level Scarlet / Violet
20 Agility Level Scarlet / Violet
25 Ancient Power Level Scarlet / Violet
30 Charge Level Scarlet / Violet
35 Drill Peck Level Scarlet / Violet
40 Roost Level Scarlet / Violet
45 Discharge Level Scarlet / Violet
50 Rain Dance Level Scarlet / Violet
55 Thunder Level Scarlet / Violet
60 Detect Level Scarlet / Violet
65 Magnetic Flux Level Scarlet / Violet
70 Zap Cannon Level Scarlet / Violet