Zapdos #0145

The Electric Pokémon

Forms:

Typing	ElectricFlying
Abilities	Pressure Static - Hidden
Classification	The Electric Pokémon
National ID	#0145

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

RockIce

Resists x½

FightingFlyingBugSteelGrass

Immune x0

Ground

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This page displays data from The Indigo Disk (Violet) (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	90	150—197
Attack	90	85—156
Defense	85	81—150
Sp. Attack	125	117—194
Sp. Defense	90	85—156
Speed	100	94—167
Total	580	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Undiscovered
Egg Cycles	80
Egg Steps	20480 - Generations II, III, and VII 20400 - Generations IV 20560 - Generations V and VI 20400 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 10240 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	Unknown
Height	0.2 m (0'8")
Weight	5.3 kg (11.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Sp. Attack
Base Exp. Yield	290
Catch Rate	3
Catch Chance	~1.57% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Slow
Base Friendship	35

Pokédex Entries

Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "This legendary Pokémon is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
Let's Go, Pikachu! Let's Go, Eevee! "This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear when the sky turns dark and lightning showers down."
X "A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts." Y "A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
Alpha Sapphire Omega Ruby "Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon that has the ability to control electricity. It usually lives in thunderclouds. The Pokémon gains power if it is stricken by lightning bolts."
Black White "A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
Black 2 White 2 "A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
Diamond Pearl "A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
Platinum "A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts."
HeartGold "This legendary bird Pokémon causes savage thunderstorms by flapping its glittering wings." SoulSilver "This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear only when a thundercloud parts into two halves."
Ruby Sapphire "ZAPDOS is a legendary bird POKéMON that has the ability to control electricity. It usually lives in thunderclouds. The POKéMON gains power if it is stricken by lightning bolts."
FireRed "One of the legendary bird POKéMON. While it is flying, it makes crackling and snapping sounds." LeafGreen "A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts."
Emerald "ZAPDOS is a legendary bird POKéMON that has the ability to control electricity. It usually lives in thunderclouds. It gains power if it is stricken by lightning bolts."
Gold "This legendary bird POKéMON causes savage thunderstorms by flapping its glit tering wings." Silver "This legendary bird POKéMON is said to appear only when a thun dercloud parts into two halves."
Crystal "Legendary bird POKéMON. They say lightning caused by the flapping of its wings causes summer storms."
Red Blue "A legendary bird POKéMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts."
Yellow "This legendary bird POKéMON is said to appear when the sky turns dark and lightning showers down."

Learnset

Level-up TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Zapdos via level-up in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
5	Thunder Shock	40	100	Electric	Spec.
10	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
15	Pluck	60	100	Flying	Phys.
20	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
25	Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
30	Charge	—	—	Electric	Stat.
35	Drill Peck	80	100	Flying	Phys.
40	Roost	—	—	Flying	Stat.
45	Discharge	80	100	Electric	Spec.
50	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
55	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
60	Detect	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
65	Magnetic Flux	—	—	Electric	Stat.
70	Zap Cannon	120	50	Electric	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Zapdos via TM in Pokémon The Indigo Disk (Violet):

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM014	Acrobatics	55	100	Flying	Phys.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Aerial Ace	60	—	Flying	Phys.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM040	Air Cutter	60	95	Flying	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM048	Volt Switch	70	100	Electric	Spec.
TM049	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM051	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM060	U-turn	70	100	Bug	Phys.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM072	Electro Ball	1	100	Electric	Spec.
TM075	Light Screen	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM096	Eerie Impulse	—	100	Electric	Stat.
TM097	Fly	90	95	Flying	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM113	Tailwind	—	—	Flying	Stat.
TM118	Heat Wave	95	90	Fire	Spec.
TM126	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM130	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM132	Baton Pass	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM136	Electric Terrain	—	—	Electric	Stat.
TM147	Wild Charge	90	100	Electric	Phys.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM160	Hurricane	110	70	Flying	Spec.
TM163	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM164	Brave Bird	120	100	Flying	Phys.
TM166	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM173	Charge	—	—	Electric	Stat.
TM193	Weather Ball	50	100	Normal	Spec.
TM197	Dual Wingbeat	40	90	Flying	Phys.
TM210	Supercell Slam	100	95	Electric	Phys.
TM223	Metal Sound	—	85	Steel	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Red

Catchable

Blue

Catchable

Yellow

Catchable

Generation II

Gold

Transfer

Silver

Transfer

Crystal

Transfer

Generation III

Ruby

Transfer

Sapphire

Transfer

FireRed

Catchable

LeafGreen

Catchable

Emerald

Transfer

Generation IV

Diamond

Transfer

Pearl

Transfer

Platinum

Catchable

HeartGold

Catchable

SoulSilver

Catchable

Generation V

Black

Transfer

White

Transfer

Black 2

Transfer

White 2

Transfer

Generation VI

X

Catchable

Y

Catchable

Alpha Sapphire

Transfer

Omega Ruby

Transfer

Generation VII

Sun

Transfer

Moon

Transfer

Ultra Sun

Catchable

Ultra Moon

Catchable

Let's Go, Pikachu!

Catchable

Let's Go, Eevee!

Catchable

Generation VIII

Sword

Transfer

Shield

Transfer

The Crown Tundra (Sword)

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Shield)

Catchable

Brilliant Diamond

Transfer

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Transfer

Violet

Transfer

The Indigo Disk (Scarlet)

Catchable

The Indigo Disk (Violet)

Catchable

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

Articuno(#0144)

Moltres(#0146)

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Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Zapdos #0145

The Electric Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation I

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites