Zapdos counters

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

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 5.2% #41
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 88.3% Volt Switch 87.2% Heat Wave 81.5% Roost 67.0% Hidden Power Ice 16.2% Thunderbolt 15.3% Defog 13.0% Thunder Wave 11.4%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 46.8% Flyinium Z 27.4% Choice Specs 22.5% Choice Scarf 1.3% Rocky Helmet 1.1% Leftovers 0.9% Light Clay 0.1% Life Orb 0.0%
Abilities
Static97.6%Pressure2.4%
Common Teammates
Tapu Koko77.5%Rotom-Wash76.0%Iron Hands74.5%Regieleki54.2%Zeraora39.7%Raging Bolt22.1%Landorus-Therian21.5%Dragonite20.2%

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 #41 with 5.20% usage. Sorted by reliability score.