Zapdos counters

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

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 12.3% #16
ABILITYMagic Guard
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 96.2% Ice Beam 92.2% Moonlight 92.0% Calm Mind 89.6% Knock Off 7.8% Spikes 3.4% Recover 3.4% Moonblast 3.1%
Items
Life Orb 88.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 6.6% Leftovers 4.4% Grassy Seed 0.2% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Terrain Extender 0.1% Booster Energy 0.1% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Magic Guard92.5%Fur Coat2.9%Pressure2.7%Electric Surge0.7%Compound Eyes0.5%Unburden0.3%Dancer0.1%Quark Drive0.1%
Common Teammates
Iron Hands88.4%Goodra-Hisui60.5%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike58.5%Gholdengo46.3%Landorus36.1%Snorlax34.3%Keldeo32.8%Annihilape31.7%
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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 #16 with 12.28% usage. Sorted by reliability score.