Zapdos counters

Gen 9 National Dex Doubles · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 1.6% #78
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
Hurricane 87.1% Tailwind 66.3% Thunderbolt 55.6% Defog 41.3% Volt Switch 33.6% Protect 33.1% Thunder 31.5% Heat Wave 13.8%
Items
Rocky Helmet 48.4% Flyinium Z 21.1% Covert Cloak 5.5% Sitrus Berry 5.0% Leftovers 4.2% Life Orb 4.1% Heavy-Duty Boots 4.1% Wiki Berry 2.5%
Abilities
Static95.9%Pressure4.1%
Tera Types
Water 42.3% Electric 14.1% Steel 5.8% Fire 5.2% Flying 4.3% Dragon 3.4% Fairy 2.1%
Common Teammates
Incineroar49.2%Gastrodon43.6%Salamence-Mega41.2%Sneasler41.2%Tapu Bulu40.9%Pelipper30.4%Swampert-Mega28.5%Dracovish24.0%

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 #78 with 1.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.