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Zapdos

Electric Pokémon

Electric

FlyingGen I · KantoLegendary

Height: 1.6 m
Weight: 52.6 kg
Total: 580

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Description

This Pokémon has complete control over electricity. There are tales of Zapdos nesting in the dark depths of pitch-black thunderclouds.

Pokédex text from Sword

Zapdos base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

125

Sp. Def

Speed

100

Total580

What is Zapdos weak to?

Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.

How does Zapdos evolve?

This species does not evolve from or into another.

Which moves does Zapdos learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (16)

Moves it learns: By level (16)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
5	Thunder Shock	Electric	Special	40	100	30
10	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
15	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100	20
20	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
25	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5
30	Charge	Electric	Status	—	—	20
35	Drill Peck	Flying	Physical	80	100	20
40	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
45	Discharge	Electric	Special	80	100	15
50	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
55	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
60	Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—	5
65	Magnetic Flux	Electric	Status	—	—	20
70	Zap Cannon	Electric	Special	120	50	5

By TM (40)

Moves it learns: By TM (40)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100	15
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95	25
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100	15
Charge	Electric	Status	—	—	20
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10
Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	—	100	15
Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Electro Ball	Electric	Special	—	100	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Metal Sound	Steel	Status	—	85	40
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Supercell Slam	Electric	Physical	100	95	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100	20
Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100	10
Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100	15

Zapdos forms and variants

Galarian Form
Regional form · Galar
FightingFlying(different types)
Total 580 · 1.6 m · 58.2 kg
Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form: Galarian Form
HP
90
Attack
125
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
90
Speed
100
Total580
Weaknesses
Electric×2
Ice×2
Flying×2
Psychic×2
Fairy×2
Resistances
Bug×¼
Grass×½
Fighting×½
Dark×½
Immunities
Ground×0
Type chart gen6+; Abilities and held items are not taken into account.
- Defiant

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Data: PokéAPI · snapshot 2026-10-27-d3bf31af18 · Images and sounds © The Pokémon Company / Nintendo, via PokeAPI.

Which moves does Zapdos learn?

Moves from Scarlet / Violet: the most recent game it appears in, according to PokéAPI.

By level (16)

Moves it learns: By level (16)
Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
1	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100	35
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
5	Thunder Shock	Electric	Special	40	100	30
10	Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
15	Pluck	Flying	Physical	60	100	20
20	Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
25	Ancient Power	Rock	Special	60	100	5
30	Charge	Electric	Status	—	—	20
35	Drill Peck	Flying	Physical	80	100	20
40	Roost	Flying	Status	—	—	5
45	Discharge	Electric	Special	80	100	15
50	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
55	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
60	Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—	5
65	Magnetic Flux	Electric	Status	—	—	20
70	Zap Cannon	Electric	Special	120	50	5

By TM (40)

Moves it learns: By TM (40)
Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP
Acrobatics	Flying	Physical	55	100	15
Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Air Cutter	Flying	Special	60	95	25
Baton Pass	Normal	Status	—	—	40
Brave Bird	Flying	Physical	120	100	15
Charge	Electric	Status	—	—	20
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	Physical	40	90	10
Eerie Impulse	Electric	Status	—	100	15
Electric Terrain	Electric	Status	—	—	10
Electro Ball	Electric	Special	—	100	10
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
Fly	Flying	Physical	90	95	15
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
Heat Wave	Fire	Special	95	90	10
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
Hurricane	Flying	Special	110	70	10
Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
Light Screen	Psychic	Status	—	—	30
Metal Sound	Steel	Status	—	85	40
Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	5
Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
Supercell Slam	Electric	Physical	100	95	15
Swift	Normal	Special	60	—	20
Tailwind	Flying	Status	—	—	15
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100	10
Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90	20
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
U-turn	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
Volt Switch	Electric	Special	70	100	20
Weather Ball	Normal	Special	50	100	10
Wild Charge	Electric	Physical	90	100	15

Zapdos forms and variants

Galarian Form

Regional form · Galar

Fighting

Flying(different types)

Total 580 · 1.6 m · 58.2 kg

Stats, effectiveness and abilities of this form