Zapdos counters

Gen 9 Godly Gift · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 7.8% #23
ABILITYPressure
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 81.0% U-turn 77.3% Discharge 76.9% Hurricane 51.6% Weather Ball 48.2% Volt Switch 22.6% Thunder 19.2% Thunder Wave 19.0%
Items
Rocky Helmet 48.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 32.8% Wide Lens 19.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Blunder Policy 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Damp Rock 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Pressure0.0%
Tera Types
Steel 52.3% Electric 44.8% Ghost 2.9% Water 0.0% Grass 0.0% Bug 0.0% Ground 0.0%
Common Teammates
Eternatus49.2%Great Tusk45.3%Torkoal45.2%Walking Wake45.2%Skeledirge25.5%Zacian-Crowned24.8%Zoroark-Hisui21.3%Roaring Moon21.3%

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 #23 with 7.83% usage. Sorted by reliability score.