Zapdos

The Electric/Flying type Pokemon. Explore its data in Sword & Shield.

National #145• Sword & Shield #203

ElectricFlying

Pokemon Details

Species: Electric Pokémon

Height: 1.6 m

Weight: 52.6 kg

Abilities:

Pressure
Static (Hidden Ability)

Training

EV Yield: 3 Special-attack

Catch Rate: 3

Base Friendship: 35

Base Exp: 290

Growth Rate: Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups:

Undiscovered

Egg Cycles (Steps):

Min: 20304
Max: 20560

Gender:

Genderless

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Stats

125

100

Total

580

Type Guide

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This Pokémon's type(s) are highlighted below. Read across a highlighted row for its move effectiveness, and down a highlighted column for how much damage it takes.

2×/4×Super effective

½×/¼×Not very effective

0×No effect

—Normal damage

Pokémon type effectiveness chart: damage multiplier for each attacking type (rows) against each defending type (columns)
Atk ⬇ / Def ➡	Normal	Fire	Water	Electric	Grass	Ice	Fighting	Poison	Ground	Flying	Psychic	Bug	Rock	Ghost	Dragon	Dark	Steel	Fairy
Normal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	½×	0×	—	—	½×	—
Fire	—	½×	½×	—	2×	2×	—	—	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	½×	—	2×	—
Water	—	2×	½×	—	½×	—	—	—	2×	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	—	—
Electric	—	—	2×	½×	½×	—	—	—	0×	2×	—	—	—	—	½×	—	—	—
Grass	—	½×	2×	—	½×	—	—	½×	2×	½×	—	½×	2×	—	½×	—	½×	—
Ice	—	½×	½×	—	2×	½×	—	—	2×	2×	—	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	—
Fighting	2×	—	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	½×	½×	½×	2×	0×	—	2×	2×	½×
Poison	—	—	—	—	2×	—	—	½×	½×	—	—	—	½×	½×	—	—	0×	2×
Ground	—	2×	—	2×	½×	—	—	2×	—	0×	—	½×	2×	—	—	—	2×	—
Flying	—	—	—	½×	2×	—	2×	—	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	—	—	½×	—
Psychic	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	2×	—	—	½×	—	—	—	—	0×	½×	—
Bug	—	½×	—	—	2×	—	½×	½×	—	½×	2×	—	—	½×	—	2×	½×	½×
Rock	—	2×	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	½×	2×	—	2×	—	—	—	—	½×	—
Ghost	0×	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	—
Dragon	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	—	½×	0×
Dark	—	—	—	—	—	—	½×	—	—	—	2×	—	—	2×	—	½×	—	½×
Steel	—	½×	½×	½×	—	2×	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	—	—	—	½×	2×
Fairy	—	½×	—	—	—	—	2×	½×	—	—	—	—	—	—	2×	2×	½×	—

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Pick the opponent’s types to see how your moves perform.

Opponent type 1Opponent type 2

Your damage:×1Even

Tip: Dual-type opponents combine both types. For example, an Electric move deals ×4 to a Water/Flying opponent.

Moves learned by leveling up, sorted by level required
Name	Level	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Mega Kick	1	Normal	Physical	120	75
Peck	1	Flying	Physical	35	100
Thunder Shock	5	Electric	Special	40	100
Fly	6	Flying	Physical	90	95
Low Kick	7	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Hyper Beam	8	Normal	Special	150	90
Thunderbolt	8	Electric	Special	90	100
Thunder	9	Electric	Special	110	70
Giga Impact	9	Normal	Physical	150	90
Agility	12	Psychic	Status	-	-
Focus Energy	13	Normal	Status	-	-
Thunder Wave	14	Electric	Status	-	90
Pluck	15	Flying	Physical	60	100
Screech	16	Normal	Status	-	85
Light Screen	17	Psychic	Status	-	-
Substitute	20	Normal	Status	-	-
Reversal	21	Fighting	Physical	-	100
Rest	21	Psychic	Status	-	-
Snore	24	Normal	Special	50	100
Ancient Power	25	Rock	Special	60	100
Protect	25	Normal	Status	-	-
Endure	26	Normal	Status	-	-
Scary Face	26	Normal	Status	-	100
Sleep Talk	27	Normal	Status	-	-
Baton Pass	29	Normal	Status	-	-
Charge	30	Electric	Status	-	-
Steel Wing	30	Steel	Physical	70	90
Sandstorm	32	Rock	Status	-	-
Rain Dance	33	Water	Status	-	-
Sunny Day	34	Fire	Status	-	-
Drill Peck	35	Flying	Physical	80	100
Hail	35	Ice	Status	-	-
Heat Wave	36	Fire	Special	95	90
Taunt	37	Dark	Status	-	100
Facade	39	Normal	Physical	70	100
Superpower	39	Fighting	Physical	120	100
Roost	40	Flying	Status	-	-
Swift	40	Normal	Special	60	-
Blaze Kick	41	Fire	Physical	85	90
Revenge	42	Fighting	Physical	60	100
Brick Break	43	Fighting	Physical	75	100
Discharge	45	Electric	Special	80	100
Weather Ball	46	Normal	Special	50	100
Bulk Up	48	Fighting	Status	-	-
Bounce	52	Flying	Physical	85	85
Close Combat	53	Fighting	Physical	120	100
U Turn	56	Bug	Physical	70	100
Payback	57	Dark	Physical	50	100
Assurance	58	Dark	Physical	60	100
Detect	60	Fighting	Status	-	-
Magnetic Flux	65	Electric	Status	-	-
Brave Bird	66	Flying	Physical	120	100
Zap Cannon	70	Electric	Special	120	50
Low Sweep	75	Fighting	Physical	65	100
Round	76	Normal	Special	60	100
Acrobatics	78	Flying	Physical	55	100
Retaliate	79	Normal	Physical	70	100
Volt Switch	80	Electric	Special	70	100
Wild Charge	86	Electric	Physical	90	100
Hurricane	89	Flying	Special	110	70
Eerie Impulse	93	Electric	Status	-	100
Throat Chop	95	Dark	Physical	80	100
Stomping Tantrum	98	Ground	Physical	75	100

Game Locations

Game	Location
Sword	Trade/migrate From Another Game - Wild special-location - Special-encounter
Shield	Trade/migrate From Another Game - Wild special-location - Special-encounter

Pokedex Entries

Game	Entry
Sword	This Pokémon has complete control over electricity. There are tales of Zapdos nesting in the dark depths of pitch-black thunderclouds.
Shield	Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon. It’s said that when Zapdos rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after.

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Zapdos

Pokemon Details

Training

Breeding

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Stats

Type Guide

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Level Up Moves

HM Moves

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Zapdos

Pokemon Details

Training

Breeding

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Stats

Type Guide

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Pokémon Moves by Learning Method

Level Up Moves

Level Up Moves

HM Moves

HM Moves

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