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

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Articuno

Moltres

Legendary

A Shadow form of Zapdos

Zapdos Pokédex

#145

Normal

Shiny

2015

2519

Type

Electric

Flying

Weather boost

Attack

253

Top 11%

Defense

185

Top 25%

Stamina

207

Top 16.9%

Total

645

Attacker Rank

S Tier

A Tier

A Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/12/12 · L16 · CP 1500

D Tier

#244

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/13/13 · L26.5 · CP 2497

B Tier

#120

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3987

B Tier

#90

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

697 -795 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

1190 -1310 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1864 -2015 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2330 -2519 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3987 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

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

Weak to: Ice
Rock
Resists: Grass
Fighting
Ground
Flying
Bug
Steel

How Shadow 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
Electric	25.89 DPS Top 3.9%	S	#12	Thunder Shock Thunderbolt	25.89 TDO 442
Flying	27.87 DPS Top 5.7%	A	#18	Thunder Shock Drill Peck	27.87 TDO 534
Overall
Overall	17.22 DPS Top 5.1%	A	#83	Thunder Shock Drill Peck	17.22 TDO 283

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Thunder Shock
Drill Peck
17.26
202.0
868.9s
14.27
2
Thunder Shock
Thunderbolt
16.54
193.6
906.8s
13.74
3
Charge Beam
Drill Peck
16.52
193.2
908.2s
13.72
4
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon
15.68
183.5
956.5s
12.99
5
Charge Beam
Thunderbolt
15.62
182.7
960.6s
12.94
6
Charge Beam
Zap Cannon
14.37
168.1
1043.9s
11.92
7
Thunder Shock
Thunder
14.01
163.9
1070.8s
11.57
8
Charge Beam
Thunder
12.67
148.3
1183.6s
10.50
9
Thunder Shock
Ancient Power
12.20
142.8
1229.3s
10.09
10
Thunder Shock
Heat Wave
11.77
137.7
1274.8s
9.71

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
39.91
1396.5
10.7
375.8s
37.10
2
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
37.31
1185.4
12.7
402.0s
34.39
3
Shadow Rhyperior
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
34.73
1785.8
8.4
431.8s
33.08
4
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
35.51
1252.1
12.0
422.4s
32.88
5
Mega Diancie
Rock Throw
Rock Slide
35.57
859.4
17.5
421.7s
31.71
6
Mega Mewtwo X
Psycho Cut
Ice Beam
33.66
1047.9
14.3
445.6s
30.73
7
Shadow Tyrantrum
Rock Throw
Meteor Beam
33.33
1050.7
14.3
450.1s
30.52
8
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Ice
Crush Grip
33.93
837.3
17.9
442.1s
30.36
9
Mega Tyranitar
Smack Down
Stone Edge
31.76
1392.7
10.8
472.3s
29.86
10
Shadow Mamoswine
Powder Snow
Avalanche
32.66
1032.9
14.5
459.3s
29.74

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

Best moveset

Thunder Shock

Fast Charge

Drill Peck

Spam/Bait

Heat Wave

General

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/12/12

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 16

135.19

Attack

105.27

Defense

117

Stat Product · 1,665,065

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/12/12	16	1500	100.00%
0/10/14	16	1499	99.83%
0/13/11	16	1500	99.65%
0/11/13	16	1500	99.49%
0/11/12	16	1496	99.49%
5/15/14	15.5	1500	99.44%
1/10/12	16	1498	99.38%
0/9/15	16	1499	99.32%
0/9/14	16	1495	99.32%
1/15/7	16	1500	99.31%
0/14/9	16	1497	99.29%
2/9/12	16	1500	99.26%
1/8/14	16	1497	99.20%
1/13/9	16	1499	99.18%
0/12/11	16	1497	99.15%
2/7/14	16	1499	99.07%
4/15/15	15.5	1497	99.05%
4/15/14	15.5	1494	99.05%
1/11/11	16	1499	99.03%
0/10/13	16	1496	98.98%
0/10/12	16	1492	98.98%
6/15/12	15.5	1499	98.96%
5/14/15	15.5	1500	98.94%
5/14/14	15.5	1496	98.94%
0/15/8	16	1498	98.92%
0/15/7	16	1494	98.92%
1/9/13	16	1498	98.87%
1/9/12	16	1494	98.87%
2/15/5	16	1499	98.83%
6/13/14	15.5	1498	98.83%
1/14/8	16	1500	98.81%
1/14/7	16	1496	98.81%
0/8/15	16	1495	98.81%
0/8/14	16	1491	98.81%
0/13/10	16	1497	98.79%
0/13/9	16	1493	98.79%
2/8/13	16	1500	98.74%
2/8/12	16	1496	98.74%
7/12/14	15.5	1500	98.71%
2/13/7	16	1498	98.70%
1/7/15	16	1497	98.68%
1/7/14	16	1493	98.68%
1/12/10	16	1499	98.68%
1/12/9	16	1496	98.68%
3/15/15	15.5	1492	98.67%
3/15/14	15.5	1488	98.67%
0/11/11	16	1493	98.64%
3/7/12	16	1498	98.62%
3/12/7	16	1500	98.59%
5/15/13	15.5	1497	98.58%

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 (3)

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

Fast Attacks

Charge Beam
7
14
1.0s
7
Thunder Shock
4
7
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Ancient Power
70
-33
3.5s
20
Drill Peck
70
-33
2.5s
28
Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
Heat Wave
95
-100
3.0s
31.67
Thunder
100
-100
2.5s
40
Thunderbolt
80
-50
2.5s
32
Zap Cannon
140
-100
3.5s
40

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

Electric

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 Shadow 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	49 CP	27	2720 CP
2	156 CP	28	2821 CP
3	262 CP	29	2922 CP
4	369 CP	30	3023 CP
5	475 CP	31	3073 CP
6	582 CP	32	3124 CP
7	688 CP	33	3174 CP
8	795 CP	34	3224 CP
9	901 CP	35	3275 CP
10	1008 CP	36	3325 CP
11	1108 CP	37	3375 CP
12	1209 CP	38	3426 CP
13	1310 CP	39	3476 CP
14	1410 CP	40	3527 CP
15	1511 CP	41	3571 CP
16	1612 CP	42	3616 CP
17	1713 CP	43	3662 CP
18	1813 CP	44	3707 CP
19	1914 CP	45	3753 CP
20	2015 CP	46	3799 CP
21	2116 CP	47	3846 CP
22	2216 CP	48	3893 CP
23	2317 CP	49	3940 CP
24	2418 CP	50	3987 CP
25	2519 CP	51	4035 CP
26	2620 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	49 CP	18	1813 CP	35	3275 CP
2	156 CP	19	1914 CP	36	3325 CP
3	262 CP	20	2015 CP	37	3375 CP
4	369 CP	21	2116 CP	38	3426 CP
5	475 CP	22	2216 CP	39	3476 CP
6	582 CP	23	2317 CP	40	3527 CP
7	688 CP	24	2418 CP	41	3571 CP
8	795 CP	25	2519 CP	42	3616 CP
9	901 CP	26	2620 CP	43	3662 CP
10	1008 CP	27	2720 CP	44	3707 CP
11	1108 CP	28	2821 CP	45	3753 CP
12	1209 CP	29	2922 CP	46	3799 CP
13	1310 CP	30	3023 CP	47	3846 CP
14	1410 CP	31	3073 CP	48	3893 CP
15	1511 CP	32	3124 CP	49	3940 CP
16	1612 CP	33	3174 CP	50	3987 CP
17	1713 CP	34	3224 CP	51	4035 CP

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


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-

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