Galarian Zapdos in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Galarian Zapdos Pokédex

#145

Normal

Shiny

2027

2534

Type

Fighting

Flying

Weather boost

Attack

252

Top 11.4%

Defense

189

Top 22.5%

Stamina

207

Top 16.9%

Total

648

Attacker Rank

C Tier

C Tier

C Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

3/15/14 · L15.5 · CP 1497

F Tier

#482

Ultra LeagueUltra

1/15/15 · L26 · CP 2498

F Tier

#366

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 4012

B Tier

#123

Pokédex details

Raids

Lv. 20

1943 -2027 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2428 -2534 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Research

Lv. 15

1457 -1521 CP

10/10/10 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

4012 CP

Ranges use the standard 10/10/10 IV floor for raids, eggs, research, and Max Battle catches. The top CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Attacking types Galarian Zapdos is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Electric
Ice
Flying
Psychic
Fairy
Resists: Ground (0.39×)
Bug (0.39×)
Grass
Fighting
Dark

Galarian Zapdos in Other Games

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Sword & Shield Scarlet & Violet

How Galarian Zapdos stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Fighting	21.63 DPS Top 9.8%	C	#40	Counter Close Combat	21.63 TDO 431
Flying	23.19 DPS Top 12.1%	C	#38	Low Kick Fly	23.19 TDO 518
Overall
Overall	16.08 DPS Top 8.0%	C	#130	Counter Fly	16.08 TDO 277

Full move guide →

Every fast and charged move combo Galarian Zapdos can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Counter
Fly
16.53
236.8
907.3s
14.15
2
Low Kick
Fly
15.99
229.0
938.3s
13.72
3
Counter
Brave Bird
14.85
212.7
1010.2s
12.72
4
Low Kick
Brave Bird
14.18
203.0
1058.2s
12.11
5
Counter
Close Combat
13.12
187.8
1143.6s
11.20
6
Low Kick
Close Combat
12.25
175.5
1224.0s
10.45
7
Counter
Ancient Power
10.98
157.3
1365.6s
9.40
8
Low Kick
Ancient Power
10.45
149.7
1435.3s
8.93

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Galarian Zapdos in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
54.95
2061.0
1.7
65.5s
53.73
2
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
47.23
1506.0
2.4
76.2s
46.10
3
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
45.17
1639.6
2.2
79.7s
43.82
4
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
42.64
777.1
4.6
84.4s
40.22
5
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
41.42
1006.0
3.6
86.9s
39.89
6
Mega Manectric
Thunder Fang
Discharge+
39.10
880.7
4.1
92.1s
37.58
7
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
38.26
886.9
4.1
94.1s
36.76
8
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
37.95
875.4
4.1
94.9s
36.51
9
Deoxys Normal
Charge Beam
Psycho Boost
38.92
506.6
7.1
92.5s
34.99
10
Shadow Zekrom
Charge Beam
Fusion Bolt
35.98
925.2
3.9
100.1s
34.77

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Galarian Zapdos in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Low Kick

Multipurpose

Fly

General

Close Combat

Self-Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1497

3/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 15.5

134.12

Attack

107.29

Defense

116

Stat Product · 1,669,187

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
3/15/14	15.5	1497	100.00%
4/14/14	15.5	1499	99.90%
0/9/12	16	1498	99.86%
0/14/7	16	1499	99.76%
1/8/12	16	1500	99.75%
0/7/15	16	1500	99.70%
0/7/14	16	1497	99.70%
0/12/9	16	1499	99.64%
2/15/15	15.5	1495	99.61%
2/15/14	15.5	1491	99.61%
1/6/14	16	1499	99.58%
4/15/13	15.5	1500	99.53%
4/15/12	15.5	1496	99.53%
3/14/15	15.5	1497	99.51%
3/14/14	15.5	1494	99.51%
0/10/11	16	1498	99.51%
5/14/12	15.5	1498	99.43%
4/13/15	15.5	1499	99.41%
4/13/14	15.5	1496	99.41%
1/9/11	16	1500	99.40%
0/15/6	16	1499	99.37%
0/15/5	16	1496	99.37%
0/8/13	16	1497	99.36%
0/8/12	16	1494	99.36%
5/12/14	15.5	1498	99.30%
1/14/5	16	1498	99.28%
0/13/8	16	1499	99.27%
0/13/7	16	1496	99.27%
1/7/13	16	1500	99.25%
1/7/12	16	1496	99.25%
1/15/15	15.5	1489	99.22%
1/15/14	15.5	1485	99.22%
6/11/14	15.5	1500	99.19%
0/6/15	16	1497	99.19%
0/6/14	16	1493	99.19%
2/13/5	16	1500	99.18%
1/12/7	16	1498	99.17%
0/11/10	16	1499	99.15%
0/11/9	16	1495	99.15%
3/15/13	15.5	1494	99.14%
3/15/12	15.5	1490	99.14%
2/6/12	16	1498	99.13%
2/14/15	15.5	1491	99.12%
2/14/14	15.5	1488	99.12%
1/5/15	16	1499	99.07%
1/5/14	16	1495	99.07%
2/11/7	16	1500	99.07%
5/15/11	15.5	1499	99.05%
5/15/10	15.5	1495	99.05%
1/10/9	16	1497	99.04%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (6)

Every fast and charged attack Galarian Zapdos can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Counter
13
9
1.0s
13
Low Kick
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Ancient Power
70
-33
3.5s
20
Brave Bird
130
-100
2.0s
65
Close Combat
105
-100
2.5s
42
Fly
90
-50
2.0s
45

Ranges from 0.784 m to 2.8 m tall, averaging 1.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.784 m 2'07"	0.8 m 2'07"
XS	0.8 m 2'07"	1.2 m 3'11"
M	1.2 m 3'11"	2 m 6'07"
XL	2 m 6'07"	2.4 m 7'10"
XXL	2.4 m 7'10"	2.8 m 9'02"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.784 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

1.2 m

3'11"

1.2 m

3'11"

2 m

6'07"

2 m

6'07"

2.4 m

7'10"

XXL

2.4 m

7'10"

2.8 m

9'02"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

0.13

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Galarian Zapdos at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	50 CP	27	2737 CP
2	157 CP	28	2839 CP
3	264 CP	29	2940 CP
4	371 CP	30	3042 CP
5	478 CP	31	3092 CP
6	585 CP	32	3143 CP
7	692 CP	33	3194 CP
8	800 CP	34	3244 CP
9	907 CP	35	3295 CP
10	1014 CP	36	3346 CP
11	1115 CP	37	3396 CP
12	1216 CP	38	3447 CP
13	1318 CP	39	3498 CP
14	1419 CP	40	3548 CP
15	1521 CP	41	3593 CP
16	1622 CP	42	3639 CP
17	1723 CP	43	3684 CP
18	1825 CP	44	3730 CP
19	1926 CP	45	3776 CP
20	2027 CP	46	3823 CP
21	2129 CP	47	3870 CP
22	2230 CP	48	3917 CP
23	2332 CP	49	3964 CP
24	2433 CP	50	4012 CP
25	2534 CP	51	4059 CP
26	2636 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	50 CP	18	1825 CP	35	3295 CP
2	157 CP	19	1926 CP	36	3346 CP
3	264 CP	20	2027 CP	37	3396 CP
4	371 CP	21	2129 CP	38	3447 CP
5	478 CP	22	2230 CP	39	3498 CP
6	585 CP	23	2332 CP	40	3548 CP
7	692 CP	24	2433 CP	41	3593 CP
8	800 CP	25	2534 CP	42	3639 CP
9	907 CP	26	2636 CP	43	3684 CP
10	1014 CP	27	2737 CP	44	3730 CP
11	1115 CP	28	2839 CP	45	3776 CP
12	1216 CP	29	2940 CP	46	3823 CP
13	1318 CP	30	3042 CP	47	3870 CP
14	1419 CP	31	3092 CP	48	3917 CP
15	1521 CP	32	3143 CP	49	3964 CP
16	1622 CP	33	3194 CP	50	4012 CP
17	1723 CP	34	3244 CP	51	4059 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Galarian Zapdos up to each level from level 1.


50.0	520,000	304	296
40.0	270,000	304	-
35.0	182,000	186	-
30.0	120,000	122	-
25.0	76,000	84	-
20.0	45,000	56	-
15.0	23,600	36	-
10.0	10,000	18	-
5.0	2,400	8	-

All of the Pokémon related to Zapdos including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

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Shadow Galarian Zapdos

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Shadow Zapdos

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Fighting- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Galarian Zapdos with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.