Zapdos counters

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

Zapdos
#0145 Zapdos
ElectricFlying
USAGE 1.5% #56
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
Roost 100.0% Aeroblast 84.7% Thunderclap 71.8% Thunder Cage 56.9% U-turn 20.6% Discharge 19.9% Electro Drift 11.8% Beak Blast 10.9%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 99.2% Rocky Helmet 0.7% Expert Belt 0.1% Choice Specs 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Leftovers 0.0%
Abilities
Static99.9%Pressure0.1%
Common Teammates
Toxapex70.8%Mamoswine61.6%Kingambit59.1%Torkoal59.1%Scovillain59.1%Gholdengo34.5%Landorus-Therian24.5%Tyranitar23.6%
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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 #56 with 1.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.