Zapdos counters

Gen 9 CAP · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 1.9% #73
ABILITYStatic
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 90
DEF 85
SPA 125
SPD 90
SPE 100
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
IceRock
½×
GrassFightingFlyingBugSteel
0×
Ground
Moves
Roost 100.0% Hurricane 92.2% Volt Switch 73.7% Heat Wave 53.7% Thunder Wave 37.0% U-turn 26.3% Discharge 9.3% Thunderbolt 7.8%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 73.3% Rocky Helmet 26.7% Assault Vest 0.0% Light Clay 0.0% Air Balloon 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Static100.0%Pressure0.0%
Tera Types
Steel 89.4% Electric 5.0% Grass 4.0% Fairy 1.5% Fire 0.1% Water 0.0% Flying 0.0% Ground 0.0%
Common Teammates
Miasmaw41.6%Alomomola40.3%Hoopa-Unbound39.8%Equilibra38.7%Revenankh33.8%Weezing-Galar26.7%Cresceidon22.7%Zamazenta16.3%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #73 with 1.91% usage. Sorted by reliability score.