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zekrom
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Zekrom

Deep Black Pokémon

DragonElectric

When the interior part of its tail spins like a motor, Zekrom can generate many bolts of lightning to blast its surroundings.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 150
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 120
Sp. Def 100
Speed 90
Total 680

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Deep Black Pokémon
Height 2.9 m
Weight 345.0 kg
Base Exp 306
Growth Rate Slow
Capture Rate 3
Base Happiness 0
Gender Genderless
Habitat
Egg Groups No Eggs
Legendary Pokémon

Sprites

zekrom Front Front
zekrom Back Back
zekrom Front Shiny Front Shiny
zekrom Back Shiny Back Shiny
zekrom Official Art Official Art
zekrom Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Dragon Dance
Moves
Roost / Draco Meteor / Substitute
Item
Life Orb / Leftovers
Nature
Jolly / Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Mixed
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Zekrom is one of the tier's best wallbreakers, wielding a terrifying Electric / Dragon STAB combination and access to Dragon Dance to further enhance its already great Attack and serviceable Speed. The vast number of Flying- and Dragon-types that dominate the metagame makes Zekrom a very scary prospect for any team without a dedicated answer to it. Moreover, Zekrom can be tailored to beat some of its checks, leaving the opponent to guess what move rounds out its moveset. Zekrom is also a potent stallbreaker thanks to its signature ability, Teravolt, which allows it to break walls such as Multiscale Lugia and Shedinja. However, without a Speed boost, Zekrom is easily outsped and disposed of by the multitude of Fairy- and Dragon-types in the metagame. Even with a Speed boost, it contests with common Choice Scarf users that either Speed tie with it such as Kyogre or outspeed it such as Calyrex-S and Yveltal, and Ditto, all of which OHKO it.

Most Used Moves

Roost
48.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
81.7%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc