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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

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

zu Usage: 2.4%
Offensive Pivot
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Lightning Rod / Sap Sipper
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Zebstrika distinguishes itself from the other Electric-types of the tier like Electivire and Raichu thanks to its high Speed. This lets it naturally outspeed a lot of threats to offensive teams such as Floatzel, Purugly, and slow Choice Scarf users like Rampardos that non-Choice Scarf Electivire and Raichu fail to outspeed. Furthermore, Zebstrika has two great abilities in Lightning Rod and Sap Sipper that give it immunities to Electric- or Grass-type moves, which are common attacking types in ZU. However, although Zebstrika has excellent Speed, its Special Attack is lackluster, leaving it easily walled by tier staples such as Komala, Muk, and Lickilicky. Moreover, Zebstrika is extremely frail, making it easy for faster Pokemon such as Dugtrio and Choice Scarf Silvally to take it out.

Most Used Moves

Overheat
93.5%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
22.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc