Zapdos
#236 in the Gold and Silver Pokédex • Electric Pokémon
Pokémon Gold
This legendary bird Pokémon causes savage thunderstorms by flapping its glit tering wings.
Pokémon Silver
This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear only when a thun dercloud parts into two halves.
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Zapdos
#236
No evolutions
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Peck |  |  Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | Jabs the foe with a beak, etc. |
| Start | Thunder Shock |  |  Special | 40 | 100 | 30 | An attack that may cause paralysis. |
| 13 | Thunder Wave | |  Status | - | 100 | 20 | A move that may cause paralysis. |
| 25 | Agility |  | Status | - | - | 30 | Sharply increases the user's SPEED. |
| 37 | Detect |  | Status | - | - | 5 | Evades attack that turn. It may fail. |
| 49 | Drill Peck | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | A strong, spin ning-peck attack. |
| 61 | Light Screen | | Status | - | - | 30 | Ups SPCL.DEF with a wall of light. |
| 73 | Thunder | | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 | An attack that may cause paralysis. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM02 | Fly | | Physical | 70 | 95 | 15 | 1st turn: Fly 2nd turn: Attack |
| HM05 | Flash |  | Status | - | 70 | 20 | Blinds the foe to reduce accuracy. |
| TM03 | Curse |  | Status | - | - | 10 | Works differently for ghost-types. |
| TM05 | Roar | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | Scares wild foes to end battle. |
| TM06 | Toxic |  | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A poison move with increasing damage. |
| TM07 | Zap Cannon | | Special | 100 | 50 | 5 | An attack that always paralyzes. |
| TM08 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may lower DEFENSE. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 | The power varies with the Pokémon. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | Boosts fire-type moves for 5 turns. |
| TM13 | Snore | | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | An attack useable only while asleep. |
| TM15 | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | 1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Foils attack that turn. It may fail. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | Boosts water-type moves for 5 turns. |
| TM20 | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | Always leaves at least 1HP. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack based on lack of loyalty. |
| TM25 | Thunder | | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 | An attack that may cause paralysis. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | An attack that is based on loyalty. |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap |  | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Reduces the foe's accuracy. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | Heightens evasive ness. |
| TM34 | Swagger | | Status | - | 90 | 15 | Causes confusion and raises ATTACK. |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | Randomly attacks while asleep. |
| TM37 | Sandstorm |  | Status | - | - | 10 | Inflicts damage every turn. |
| TM39 | Swift | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | An attack that never misses. |
| TM43 | Detect | | Status | - | - | 5 | Evades attack that turn. It may fail. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. |
| TM47 | Steel Wing |  | Physical | 70 | 90 | 25 | Stiff wings strike the foe. |