What is a good competitive moveset for Zapdos? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Red/Blue Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Red/Blue generation metagame.
Zapdos is popular Electric and Flying-typed Pokemon. Zapdos is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 1. Zapdos can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). There were no known abilities or equippable items back in the Red/Blue Pokemon games. Zapdos's only type-related weaknesses are Normal and Rock.
Zapdos is a legendary Special Sweeper in single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Out of the original 151, Zapdos was quite something to try to play with in the first generation meta. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type.
♦ Thunderbolt is a special STAB-boosted 95-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Thunder Shock is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target). ♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target). ♦ Light Screen is a status move (while active, Zapdos's special is 2x when damaged). ♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zapdos learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zapdos can perform in Red/Blue. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
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