Zapdos #0145 Shadow
| Max CP | L403527L503987L51 · Best Buddy4035 |
| Buddy Distance | 20 km per Candy |
| Released | Dec 1, 2019Sep 2, 2023 |
| Purification | 20,000 Stardust · 20 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Zapdos takes 160% from Ice and Rock moves.
Shadow Zapdos is a Electric/Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Ice and Rock.
It reaches 3987 CP at level 50, or 4035 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Thunder Shock with Drill Peck, which needs an Elite TM.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectricThunder Shock | FlyingDrill Peck | 17.0 | 293 | |
| 2 | ElectricThunder Shock | ElectricThunderbolt | 16.4 | 282 |
| 3 | ElectricCharge Beam | FlyingDrill Peck | 16.0 | 276 |
| 4 | ElectricThunder Shock | ElectricZap Cannon | 16.0 | 275 |
| 5 | ElectricCharge Beam | ElectricThunderbolt | 15.1 | 260 |
| 6 | ElectricCharge Beam | ElectricZap Cannon | 14.3 | 246 |
| 7 | ElectricThunder Shock | ElectricThunder | 14.3 | 246 |
| 8 | ElectricCharge Beam | ElectricThunder | 12.5 | 215 |
6 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | ElectricThunder Shock | RockAncient Power | 12.1 | 208 |
| 10 | ElectricThunder Shock | FireHeat Wave | 12.1 | 207 |
| 11 | ElectricCharge Beam | RockAncient Power | 11.4 | 195 |
| 12 | ElectricCharge Beam | FireHeat Wave | 10.4 | 179 |
| 13 | ElectricThunder Shock | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 138 |
| 14 | ElectricCharge Beam | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 6.0 | 103 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder ShockE | Electric | 4 | 7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 14.0 | |
| Charge Beam | Electric | 7 | 14 | 1.0s | 7.0 | 14.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zap Cannon | Electric | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 100 | 2.5s | 40.0 | 1.00 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 50 | 2.5s | 32.0 | 1.60 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 95 | 100 | 3.0s | 31.7 | 0.95 | |
| Drill Peck | Flying | 70 | 33 | 2.5s | 28.0 | 2.12 | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | 70 | 33 | 3.5s | 20.0 | 2.12 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charge Beam | Electric | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 3.7 | |
| Thunder ShockE | Electric | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zap Cannon | Electric | 150 | 80 | 1.88 | |
| Drill Peck | Flying | 70 | 40 | 1.75 | |
| Thunder | Electric | 100 | 60 | 1.67 | |
| Heat Wave | Fire | 75 | 45 | 1.67 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Ancient Power | Rock | 60 | 45 | 1.33 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
White KyuremIceIce FangIceIce Burn33.1 eDPS - 2
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+29.9 eDPS - 3
Mega DiancieRockRock ThrowRockRock Slide29.4 eDPS - 4
Shadow RampardosRockSmack DownRockRock Slide29.3 eDPS - 5
Shadow RhyperiorRockSmack DownRockRock WreckerE29.2 eDPS - 6
Shadow TyrantrumRockRock ThrowRockMeteor Beam28.1 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 30 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega SkarmoryMega RaidElectricThunder ShockEElectricThunderbolt+0.8% Gainover Electivire
Mega PidgeotMega RaidElectricThunder ShockEElectricThunderbolt+0.8% Gainover Rampardos
Mega AerodactylMega RaidElectricThunder ShockEElectricThunderbolt+0.7% Gainover Lucario
Therian Forme TornadusTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockEElectricThunderbolt+0.7% Gainover Glimmora
Therian Forme EnamorusTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockEElectricThunderbolt+0.6% Gainover Glimmora
PheromosaTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockEFlyingDrill Peck+0.5% Gainover Salamence
YveltalTier 5 RaidElectricThunder ShockEElectricThunderbolt+0.5% Gainover Electivire
Mega SlowbroMega RaidElectricThunder ShockEElectricThunderbolt+0.5% Gainover Chandelure
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 144810/10/10 | 151115/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 193010/10/10 | 201515/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 241310/10/10 | 251915/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 30920/0/0 | 352715/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 34950/0/0 | 398715/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 35370/0/0 | 403515/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1511 | 1325 |
| Level 20 | 2015 | 1766 |
| Level 25 | 2519 | 2208 |
| Level 30 | 3023 | 2650 |
| Level 35 | 3275 | 2871 |
| Level 40 | 3527 | 3092 |
| Level 45 | 3753 | 3290 |
| Level 50 | 3987 | 3495 |
| Level 51 | 4035 | 3537 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 100 Candy · 100,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.6 m · 52.6 kg |
| Gender Ratio | Genderless |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Zapdos in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/12/12 | 1500 | 16 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/10/14 | 1499 | 16 | 99.83% |
| #3 | 0/13/11 | 1500 | 16 | 99.64% |
| #4 | 0/11/12 | 1496 | 16 | 99.49% |
| #5 | 0/11/13 | 1500 | 16 | 99.49% |
| #6 | 5/15/14 | 1500 | 15.5 | 99.43% |
| #7 | 1/10/12 | 1498 | 16 | 99.37% |
| #8 | 0/9/14 | 1495 | 16 | 99.31% |
| #9 | 0/9/15 | 1499 | 16 | 99.31% |
| #10 | 1/15/7 | 1500 | 16 | 99.31% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #3264 of 4,096, with 93.29% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/13/13 | 2497 | 26.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/12/13 | 2500 | 26.5 | 99.88% |
| #3 | 2/15/15 | 2493 | 26 | 99.88% |
| #4 | 0/14/12 | 2497 | 26.5 | 99.83% |
| #5 | 3/14/15 | 2496 | 26 | 99.77% |
| #6 | 0/15/10 | 2492 | 26.5 | 99.67% |
| #7 | 0/15/11 | 2498 | 26.5 | 99.67% |
| #8 | 4/13/15 | 2500 | 26 | 99.66% |
| #9 | 0/11/15 | 2495 | 26.5 | 99.64% |
| #10 | 3/15/14 | 2497 | 26 | 99.61% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2413 of 4,096, with 95.64% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.