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zebstrika
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Zebstrika

Thunderbolt Pokémon

Electric

They have lightning-like movements. When Zebstrika run at full speed, the sound of thunder reverberates.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 100
Defense 63
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 63
Speed 116
Total 497

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Thunderbolt Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 79.5 kg
Base Exp 174
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

zebstrika Front Front
zebstrika Back Back
zebstrika Front Shiny Front Shiny
zebstrika Back Shiny Back Shiny
zebstrika Official Art Official Art
zebstrika Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 35.5%
Offensive Pivot
Item
Life Orb / Expert Belt / Fire Gem
Ability
Lightning Rod / Sap Sipper
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Zebstrika is one of the premier pivots of the metagame. With the highest Speed stat in the tier and access to Volt Switch, it finds itself nestled on just about any offensive team. Overheat also allows it to threaten the plethora of Grass-types that can usually switch in to resist its Electric-type attacks. However, Zebstrika does lack power, as it has a mediocre base 80 Special Attack and no way of boosting it outside of items, making it struggle to beat specially defensive Pokemon like Audino and Scraggy. Zebstrika is also fairly one-dimensional, lacking any sort of variability other than the user's choice of Hidden Power and item, meaning that any player should know what to expect from team preview.

Most Used Moves

Overheat
98.0%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
38.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc