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Zapdos
Electric Pokémon
ElectricFlying
A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
Base Stats
HP 90
Attack 90
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 125
Sp. Def 90
Speed 100
Total 580
Type Effectiveness
Evolution Chain
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Details
Category Electric Pokémon
Height 1.6 m
Weight 52.6 kg
Base Exp 261
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 35
Gender Genderless
Habitat Rare
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
Offensive
Strategy Overview
Zapdos is a powerful threat in the metagame due to its high stats and access to strong STAB attacks in Thunderbolt and Drill Peck. With one of the highest Special stats around and a solid Attack stat to go along with it, Zapdos can threaten both physical and special damage. Its bulk is also quite good, allowing it to take hits from strong attackers like Tauros and Alakazam.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc