Zapdos counters

Gen 1 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 28.9% #9
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 90
DEF 85
SPA 125
SPD 90
SPE 100
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Drill Peck 100.0% Thunder Wave 99.2% Thunderbolt 99.2% Agility 67.8% Rest 30.0% Toxic 1.6% Hyper Beam 1.0% Thunder 0.9%
Items
nothing 100.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax93.6%Tauros87.0%Exeggutor82.8%Chansey48.2%Starmie45.5%Jynx28.6%Gengar21.3%Alakazam19.3%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Rhydon
Rhydon
GroundRock DEFENSIVE COUNTER
258.799
80
79.9% dies 4.26%
02
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric OFFENSIVE CHECK
41.395
69
69.4% dies 7.16%
03
Alakazam
Alakazam
Psychic SOFT CHECK
130.538
55
54.5% dies 7.37%
04
Tauros
Tauros
Normal SOFT CHECK
378.886
54
54.5% dies 4.34%
05
Jynx
Jynx
IcePsychic SOFT CHECK
101.667
51
51.0% dies 6.96%
06
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying SOFT CHECK
147.852
48
48.4% dies 7.05%
07
Chansey
Chansey
Normal SOFT CHECK
289.812
46
45.9% dies 4.98%
08
Snorlax
Snorlax
Normal SOFT CHECK
236.676
45
44.6% dies 5.50%
09
Gengar
Gengar
GhostPoison SOFT CHECK
36.552
41
41.4% dies 8.15%
10
Cloyster
Cloyster
WaterIce SOFT CHECK
55.863
30
30.3% dies 8.63%
11
Exeggutor
Exeggutor
GrassPsychic SOFT CHECK
292.595
29
28.6% dies 4.49%
12
Starmie
Starmie
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
263.597
22
22.5% dies 4.29%
13
Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic SOFT CHECK
26.471
13
12.8% dies 6.50%

Ranked #9 with 28.87% usage. Sorted by reliability score.