Zapdos counters

Gen 9 Champions OU (alt) · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 7.4% #27
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 92.9% Hurricane 89.0% Volt Switch 55.2% U-turn 40.8% Discharge 36.2% Thunder Wave 25.9% Heat Wave 25.9% Thunderbolt 18.2%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 89.9% Choice Specs 6.1% Rocky Helmet 1.8% Leftovers 0.8% Life Orb 0.7% Choice Scarf 0.5% Expert Belt 0.1% Red Card 0.0%
Abilities
Static95.3%Pressure4.7%
Tera Types
Steel 28.1% Electric 19.7% Water 16.0% Grass 9.4% Fairy 9.3% Fire 7.2% Flying 4.5% Dragon 2.2%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk47.0%Gholdengo29.0%Rillaboom22.0%Ting-Lu18.8%Metagross-Mega18.6%Garganacl16.9%Dragapult16.7%Samurott-Hisui15.9%
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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 #27 with 7.43% usage. Sorted by reliability score.