Zapdos counters

Gen 3 FRLG OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 20.4% #11
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 90
DEF 85
SPA 125
SPD 90
SPE 100
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Thunderbolt 98.3% Toxic 58.1% Thunder Wave 54.3% Hidden Power Ice 53.5% Roar 39.2% Hidden Power Grass 27.2% Drill Peck 18.9% Protect 13.9%
Items
Leftovers 90.5% Magnet 5.1% Lum Berry 3.0% Sharp Beak 0.8% Miracle Seed 0.6% nothing 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0% King's Rock 0.0%
Common Teammates
Tyranitar81.0%Skarmory70.1%Starmie64.9%Blissey53.4%Snorlax30.5%Dugtrio23.8%Quagsire23.5%Gengar19.3%
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Checks & Counters

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Ranked #11 with 20.45% usage. Sorted by reliability score.