Zapdos counters

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

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 1.6% #91
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
Hurricane 99.8% Volt Switch 88.8% Heat Wave 78.9% Thunderbolt 70.8% Roost 19.4% Weather Ball 11.3% Thunder 11.0% Tera Blast 10.0%
Items
Choice Specs 80.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 19.3% Wide Lens 0.1% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Abilities
Pressure0.0%
Tera Types
Electric 71.9% Ground 10.0% Grass 9.6% Fire 8.1% Water 0.2% Steel 0.1% Flying 0.0% Fairy 0.0%
Common Teammates
Gholdengo91.8%Raging Bolt91.8%Keldeo90.4%Sandslash80.3%Moltres72.3%Ribombee19.7%Pelipper19.3%Jirachi9.4%
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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 #91 with 1.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.