Galarian Zapdos

#145 (Kanto)

#146 Moltres ›

Pokémon type

Fighting

Flying

Galarian Zapdos weaknesses

Galarian Zapdos is weak to Flying, Electric, Psychic, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Galarian Zapdos is resistant to Fighting, Grass and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Ground and Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Galarian Zapdos

The best moves for Galarian Zapdos are Counter and Fly when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Low Kick and Brave Bird deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Counter

15.6DPS

Fly

54DPS

Defending

Counter

15.6DPS

Fly

54DPS

Trainer Battles

Low Kick

4EPT

Brave Bird

2.84DPE

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Evolution

Galarian Zapdos currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Zapdos:

Normal

Galarian Form

Game images

Galarian Zapdos, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Galarian Zapdos is a legendary Fighting & Flying Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Electric, Psychic, Ice and Fairy moves. Zapdos's best moveset is Counter & Fly and it has a Max CP of 4,012.

About

"Zapdos is a Legendary Pokémon that has the ability to control electricity. It usually lives in thunderclouds. The Pokémon gains power if it is stricken by lightning bolts."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Counter	13	9	15.6
Low Kick	5	10	12

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Fly	90	2	2.16
Ancient Power	70	3	2.12
Brave Bird	130	1	1.56
Close Combat	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Low Kick	6	2	3.6	4
Counter	8	2	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Brave Bird ▼▼▼ def	130	55	2.84
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.67
Fly	80	45	2.13
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Ancient Power ▲ att ▲ def	60	45	1.33
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Counter 15.6 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	15.5	100%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	15	96%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	14.9	96%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	14.2	92%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	13.2	85%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.3	79%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	12.1	78%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	11	71%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	10.7	69%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	10	64%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	9.6	62%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	8	52%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Counter 15.6 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	5.7	100%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	5.1	89%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	4.7	82%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.6	81%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	3.7	66%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Fly 54 DPS	3.6	63%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Brave Bird 78 DPS	3.1	55%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Ancient Power 20 DPS	3.1	54%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	2.8	49%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.8	49%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.2	39%
Low Kick 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.6	28%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Low Kick 4 EPT	Brave Bird 2.84 DPE	14	15	100%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Close Combat 2.67 DPE	12	14.3	95%
Counter 3 EPT	Brave Bird 2.84 DPE	20	13.3	89%
Counter 3 EPT	Close Combat 2.67 DPE	16	12.8	86%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	12	12.1	81%
Counter 3 EPT	Fly 2.13 DPE	16	11.2	75%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11	74%
Counter 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.4	69%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	12	8.9	60%
Counter 3 EPT	Ancient Power 1.33 DPE	16	8.8	59%
Counter 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	5.2	35%
Low Kick 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.2	28%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Galarian Zapdos?

Galarian Zapdos is weak to Flying, Electric, Psychic, Ice and Fairy moves.

The best counter to Galarian Zapdos is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Galarian Zapdos counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	91%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		252
Defense		189
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40

175

Size

Height	1.6 m
Weight	58.2 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,521
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,027
Level 30 Max wild	3,042
Level 40	3,548
Level 50	4,012

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,534
Level 35 (wild)	3,295