Zapdos-Galar counters

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

Zapdos-Galar
#0145 Zapdos-Galar
FightingFlying
USAGE 2.2% #55
ABILITYScrappy
BASE STATS
HP 90
ATK 125
DEF 90
SPA 85
SPD 90
SPE 100
BST580
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
ElectricIceFlyingPsychicFairy
½×
GrassFightingDark
¼×
Bug
0×
Ground
Moves
Brave Bird 81.1% Triple Arrows 59.9% Close Combat 39.5% U-turn 35.0% Swords Dance 31.9% Taunt 30.3% Bulk Up 29.4% Acrobatics 17.9%
Items
Leftovers 43.4% Choice Scarf 29.6% Electric Seed 8.6% Grassy Seed 5.7% Choice Band 3.3% nothing 3.0% Life Orb 2.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 1.9%
Abilities
Scrappy64.9%Unburden15.0%Tinted Lens13.9%Hustle2.4%Mold Breaker1.9%Contrary0.7%Gale Wings0.5%Defiant0.2%
Common Teammates
Thundurus43.2%Primarina35.2%Annihilape32.6%Deoxys-Speed32.4%Gholdengo32.0%Iron Hands31.2%Goodra-Hisui29.9%Snorlax29.8%
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Ranked #55 with 2.24% usage. Sorted by reliability score.