Zapdos
ElectricFlying
In HPL - Battle Connoisseur
Base stats
HP90
Atk90
Def85
SpA125
SpD90
Spe100
BST580
Abilities
- Primary
- Pressure
- Secondary
- —
- Hidden
- Static
Singles analysis
What this movepool and ability set qualify for under the Singles on Gen 9 role checks used by league synergy and the roster builder.
Base 100 Speed: Scarf-viable attacker (70 to 100); fast pivot range (100+).
- Wallbreaker: Atk or SpA clears the 120 bar (105 with a breaker ability).
- Sweeper candidate: has setup and the Speed, a Speed boost, or the bulk to use it.
Pivoting
- Pivot (U-turn / Volt Switch / Flip Turn / Parting Shot / Chilly Reception)
- U-turn, Volt Switch
Recovery
- Reliable recovery
- Roost
- Rest (near-universal; pairs with Sleep Talk)
- Rest
Setup
- Speed setup (Agility / Rock Polish / Autotomize)
- Agility
Status
- Paralysis (Thunder Wave / Glare / Nuzzle)
- Thunder Wave
- Status chance riders (minor)
- Discharge
Stallbreak / utility
- Substitute (near-universal)
- Substitute
Screens
- Screens (near-universal movepool)
- Light Screen
Moves — Gen 9
50 of 50 moves
| Details | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Flying | Physical | 55 | 100 | 15 | Power doubles if the user has no held item. | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | This move does not check accuracy. | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | Raises the user's Speed by 2. | |
| Air Cutter | Flying | Special | 60 | 95 | 25 | High critical hit ratio. Hits adjacent foes. | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | 10% chance to raise all stats by 1 (not acc/eva). | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 | User switches, passing stat changes and more. | |
| Brave Bird | Flying | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | Has 33% recoil. | |
| Charge | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 | +1 SpD, user's next Electric move 2x power. | |
| Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 | Prevents moves from affecting the user this turn. | |
| Discharge | Electric | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 30% chance to paralyze adjacent Pokemon. | |
| Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | No additional effect. | |
| Dual Wingbeat | Flying | Physical | 40 | 90 | 10 | Hits 2 times in one turn. | |
| Eerie Impulse | Electric | Status | — | 100 | 15 | Lowers the target's Sp. Atk by 2. | |
| Electric Terrain | Electric | Status | — | — | 10 | 5 turns. Grounded: +Electric power, can't sleep. | |
| Electro Ball | Electric | Special | — | 100 | 10 | More power the faster the user is than the target. | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | User survives attacks this turn with at least 1 HP. | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Power doubles if user is burn/poison/paralyzed. | |
| Fly | Flying | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | Flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn. | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | Special | 95 | 90 | 10 | 10% chance to burn the foe(s). | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | One adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn. | |
| Hurricane | Flying | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | 30% chance to confuse target. Can't miss in rain. | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | User cannot move next turn. | |
| Light Screen | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 | For 5 turns, special damage to allies is halved. | |
| Magnetic Flux | Electric | Status | — | — | 20 | Raises Def, Sp. Def of allies with Plus/Minus by 1. |