Zapdos counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 12.3% #13
ABILITYPrimordial Sea
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 90
DEF 85
SPA 125
SPD 90
SPE 100
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Hurricane 92.8% Roost 77.1% U-turn 66.1% Thunder 61.5% Weather Ball 27.2% Heat Wave 19.8% Zap Cannon 18.8% Volt Switch 11.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 69.5% Choice Scarf 12.2% Life Orb 10.7% Choice Specs 5.1% Wise Glasses 0.8% Leftovers 0.7% Rocky Helmet 0.5% Zap Plate 0.2%
Abilities
Primordial Sea63.0%No Guard18.8%Magic Guard5.9%Gale Wings2.6%Sheer Force2.3%Fluffy1.9%Swift Swim1.4%Tinted Lens1.4%
Common Teammates
Corviknight51.0%Roaring Moon36.6%Swampert32.4%Scream Tail31.5%Gholdengo31.3%Zamazenta28.4%Great Tusk21.8%Pecharunt21.5%

Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #13 with 12.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.