Zapdos-Galar
Rank #113 · 0.4% usage · June 2026 · Smogon OU (Gen 9 singles) ladder · cutoff 1695+ battles
Usage trend
Moves
- Brave Bird94.4%
- Knock Off90.6%
- U-turn88.0%
- Close Combat85.0%
- Thunderous Kick15.7%
- Bulk Up6.5%
- Dual Wingbeat5.2%
- Acrobatics4.5%
- Stomping Tantrum1.9%
- Rest1.7%
- Trailblaze1.3%
- Agility1.1%
- Taunt1.0%
- Substitute0.9%
- Throat Chop0.7%
Items
- Choice Scarf76.3%
- Choice Band12.8%
- Leftovers2.1%
- Mirror Herb1.8%
- Chesto Berry1.7%
- White Herb0.9%
- Life Orb0.9%
- Heavy-Duty Boots0.8%
- Lum Berry0.5%
- Muscle Band0.4%
- Weakness Policy0.4%
- Protective Pads0.3%
- Assault Vest0.3%
- Metronome0.3%
- Expert Belt0.1%
Abilities
- Defiant100.0%
Teammates
- Scizor10.6%
- Sandy Shocks10.4%
- Latios10.4%
- Serperior10.3%
- Manaphy10.3%
- Hatterene2.6%
- Gholdengo2.4%
- Ting-Lu2.1%
- Pecharunt1.9%
- Iron Valiant1.9%
- Volcanion1.8%
- Great Tusk1.8%
Spreads
- Jolly 0/252/4/0/0/25242.5%
- Jolly 0/252/0/0/4/25216.0%
- Jolly 4/252/0/0/0/25215.6%
- Jolly 16/252/0/0/0/24012.7%
- Adamant 0/252/0/0/4/2529.2%
- Adamant 4/252/0/0/0/2522.0%
- Adamant 0/252/4/0/0/2520.6%
- Jolly 0/252/0/0/0/2520.5%
- Adamant 252/252/0/0/4/00.4%
- Adamant 68/252/0/0/4/1840.2%
Checks & Counters
- Corviknightscore 37.2 · KOs or forces out 71.5%
- Gholdengoscore 26.0 · KOs or forces out 55.3%
- Kingambitscore 24.3 · KOs or forces out 50.9%
- Dragonitescore 14.8 · KOs or forces out 51.3%
- Gliscorscore 6.9 · KOs or forces out 51.5%
- Zamazentascore 2.2 · KOs or forces out 45.6%
- Great Tuskscore -3.8 · KOs or forces out 33.8%
- Iron Treadsscore -3.9 · KOs or forces out 34.4%
- Ogerpon (Wellspring)score -4.7 · KOs or forces out 29.7%
- Kyuremscore -8.9 · KOs or forces out 25.9%
Representative set
Zapdos-Galar @ Choice Scarf Ability: Defiant EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Brave Bird - Knock Off - U-turn - Close Combat