Zebstrika
Thunderbolt Pokémon
They have lightning-like movements. When Zebstrika run at full speed, the sound of thunder reverberates.
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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.
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Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc