Zapdos
#145 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Electric Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.
Shining Pearl
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.
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Zapdos
#145
No evolutions
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Peck | ![]() | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Thunder Wave | ![]() | Status | - | 90 | 20 | |
| 5 | Thunder Shock | ![]() | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| 10 | Light Screen | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| 15 | Pluck | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| 20 | Agility | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| 25 | Ancient Power | ![]() | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 | |
| 30 | Charge | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 35 | Drill Peck | ![]() | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 40 | Roost | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| 45 | Discharge | ![]() | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 50 | Rain Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| 55 | Thunder | ![]() | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| 60 | Detect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| 65 | Magnetic Flux | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 70 | Zap Cannon | ![]() | Special | 120 | 50 | 5 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Aerial Ace | ![]() | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Charge Beam | ![]() | Special | 50 | 90 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Endure | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Flash | ![]() | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Giga Impact | ![]() | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Hail | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Hyper Beam | ![]() | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Light Screen | ![]() | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| - | Pluck | ![]() | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Protect | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Roar | ![]() | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Roost | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Sandstorm | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Shock Wave | ![]() | Special | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Steel Wing | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | |
| - | Substitute | ![]() | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day | ![]() | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | ![]() | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Thunder | ![]() | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| - | Thunder Wave | ![]() | Status | - | 90 | 20 | |
| - | Thunderbolt | ![]() | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | U-turn | ![]() | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| HM02 | Fly | ![]() | Physical | 90 | 95 | 15 | |
| HM05 | Defog | ![]() | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | ![]() | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM43 | Volt Switch | ![]() | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
Pressure
Ability Slot 1
Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
Static
Hidden Ability
Has a 30% chance of paralyzing attacking Pokémon on contact.





























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