Zapdos
Rank #27 · 6.5% usage · June 2026 · Smogon OU (Gen 9 singles) ladder · cutoff 1695+ battles
Usage trend
Moves
- Hurricane98.1%
- Roost89.5%
- Volt Switch67.4%
- Thunder Wave42.6%
- Discharge29.7%
- U-turn26.6%
- Heat Wave24.1%
- Thunderbolt8.5%
- Weather Ball5.4%
- Thunder4.7%
- Substitute1.4%
- Zap Cannon0.8%
- Metal Sound0.5%
- Tailwind0.2%
- Brave Bird0.2%
Items
- Heavy-Duty Boots82.4%
- Choice Specs7.8%
- Rocky Helmet6.7%
- Sharp Beak0.8%
- Choice Scarf0.6%
- Leftovers0.5%
- Throat Spray0.5%
- Assault Vest0.4%
- Life Orb0.2%
- Sky Plate0.1%
- Mirror Herb0.0%
- Weakness Policy0.0%
- Blunder Policy0.0%
- Zoom Lens0.0%
- Red Card0.0%
Teammates
- Great Tusk9.0%
- Kingambit7.9%
- Slowking (Galar)6.2%
- Cinderace5.8%
- Kyurem4.6%
- Gholdengo4.3%
- Iron Treads4.0%
- Zamazenta3.6%
- Ogerpon (Wellspring)3.3%
- Dragapult3.2%
- Samurott (Hisui)2.8%
- Tyranitar2.4%
Spreads
- Bold 248/0/252/8/0/028.1%
- Bold 248/0/252/0/8/08.8%
- Bold 248/0/244/0/0/168.6%
- Timid 0/0/4/252/0/2526.7%
- Bold 248/0/252/0/0/86.1%
- Bold 252/0/252/0/4/05.1%
- Timid 0/0/0/252/4/2524.3%
- Timid 4/0/0/252/0/2522.6%
- Bold 252/0/252/4/0/02.2%
- Bold 252/0/252/0/0/42.1%
Checks & Counters
- Frosmothscore 81.3 · KOs or forces out 96.5%
- Garganaclscore 80.1 · KOs or forces out 88.9%
- Kyuremscore 79.3 · KOs or forces out 85.2%
- Ogerpon (Cornerstone)score 77.6 · KOs or forces out 91.8%
- Iron Mothscore 71.0 · KOs or forces out 85.5%
- Raging Boltscore 70.7 · KOs or forces out 78.6%
- Darkraiscore 68.8 · KOs or forces out 79.6%
- Clodsirescore 63.2 · KOs or forces out 77.1%
- Ceruledgescore 62.0 · KOs or forces out 76.8%
- Walking Wakescore 62.0 · KOs or forces out 75.7%
Representative set
Zapdos @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Static EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA Bold Nature - Hurricane - Roost - Volt Switch - Thunder Wave