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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Galarian Zapdos in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Galarian Zapdos, as well as its strengths and weakness.

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List of Contents

Galarian Zapdos Base Stats, Type, Ability and Weakness

Nat. Dex #145.1 Type
Galarian Zapdos ImageGalarian Zapdos
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Fighting Icon Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Flying Icon
Abilities
Defiant
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:		 (1x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Poison Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
(0.25x)
Pokemon Bug Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Ground Type Icon

What is Type Effectiveness?

Ability Name Description
Defiant Increases the user's Attack by two stages when the user's stats get lowered.

Base Stats

Base Stats
Lv. 50 Stats
Stat Value Rank
HP
90
168
Atk
125
59
Def
90
192
SpAtk
85
258
SpDef
90
176
Speed
100
120
Total
580
83
Explanation of Pokemon Stats
Stat Max 0Nat 0EV -Nat Min
HP 197 197 165 165 150
Atk 194 177 145 130 117
Def 156 142 110 99 85
SpAtk 150 137 105 94 81
SpDef 156 142 110 99 85
Spd 167 152 120 108 94
  • Max: Max IVs & EVs and a stat-boosting Nature
  • 0Nat: Max IVs & EVs and a neutral Nature
  • 0EV: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a neutral Nature
  • -Nat: Max IVs, 0 EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
  • Min: 0 IVs & EVs, and a stat-reducing Nature
Introduction to EVs, IVs, and Natures

Best Nature for Galarian Zapdos

Best Natures
Jolly
（+Spe, -Sp.Atk）		 Adamant
（+Atk, -Sp.Atk）

What are Natures?

Singles Movesets for Galarian Zapdos

Build Name Recommendation
Choice Band Sweeper ★★★★★

Choice Band Sweeper Moveset & Best Build

Nature Jolly (+Spe, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread Atk 252 / Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values HP 165 / Atk 177 / Def 111 / Sp.Def 110 / Spe 167
Ability Defiant
Tera Type Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Held Item Choice Band
Moveset ・ Brave Bird
・ Thunderous Kick
・ Tera Blast
・ U-turn

Summary

Galarian Zapdos is an effective Choice Band sweeper thanks to its Defiant Ability, which allows it to stay on the field against Intimidate users and overpower opposing leads with its dual Fighting / Flying-type STAB.

Pokeball IconBoasts great neutral coverage with just its Fighting and Flying-type STAB alone.
Pokeball IconDefiant gives it +2 Attack when one of its stats is lowered.
Pokeball IconThunderous Kick always lowers the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Galarian Zapdos Image
Ability Held Item
Defiant Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Choice Band ImageChoice Band

Defiant is the best Ability for Galarian Zapdos, giving it a +2 Attack boost when one of its stats is lowered. If its Attack stat is lowered by Intimidate, it instead gets a +1 Attack boost.

Choice Band further boosts the power Galarian Zapdos' physical attacks by 50% at the cost of getting locked into the first attack it used.

Moves Breakdown

Brave Bird Thunderous Kick
Tera Blast U-turn

Brave Bird is Galarian Zapdos' strongest STAB move and is its main attack thanks to its great neutral coverage, but inflicts recoil damage. Thunderous Kick is its secondary STAB move and always lowers the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Steel-type Tera Blast allows Galarian Zapdos to take on Fairy-types that would normally check it, while U-Turn allows it to quickly pivot from the battle if faced against a Pokemon that resists its moves.

Best Tera Type: Steel

Steel Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:		 (1x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Poison Type Icon

Steel Tera Type gives Galarian Zapdos newfound resistance to Flying and Fairy-type moves, and also turns Tera Blast into a Steel-type for extra coverage.

Best Steel Tera Type Pokemon

EV Spread and Nature

Full Attack and Speed EV investment ensures Galarian Zapdos hits as hard and as fast as possible with its physical moves, with the remaining 4 EVs placed in Defense to slightly improve its physical bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Drill Peck A weaker alternative to Brave Bird but doesn't inflict recoil damage.
Close Combat A stronger alternative to Thunderous Kick but lowers Galarian Zapdos' Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Galarian Zapdos' given EV spread with a Jolly Nature, along with a +1 Attack boost from Defiant and a Choice Band boost.

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Urshifu Galarian Zapdos
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Hippowdon Image 215 HP｜187 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish)
Item: Leftovers 		Brave Bird
144-171 (66.9 - 79.5%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Garganacl Image 207 HP | 200 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish)
Item: Leftovers 		Thunderous Kick
204-240 (98.5 - 115.9%)
81.3% Chance to OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Sylveon Image 202 HP | 128 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
HP 252 | Def 252 (Bold)
Item: Leftovers
Pokemon Steel Type Icon Tera Blast
282-332 (139.6 - 164.3%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Toedscruel Image 187 HP | 128 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
HP 252 | Def 252 (Bold)
Item: Leftovers 		U-Turn
164-194 (87.7 - 103.7%)
25% Chance to OHKO

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Doubles Movesets for Galarian Zapdos

Build Name Recommendation
Bulk Up Attacker ★★★★

Bulk Up Attacker Moveset & Best Build

Nature Jolly (+Spe, -Sp.Atk)
EV Spread Atk 252 / Def 4 / Spe 252
Final Stat Values HP 165 / Atk 177 / Def 111 / Sp.Def 110 / Spe 167
Ability Defiant
Tera Type Pokemon Steel Type Icon
Held Item Life Orb
Moveset ・ Bulk Up
・ Thunderous Kick
・ Drill Peck
・ Tera Blast

Summary

Thanks to its Defiant Ability, Galarian Zapdos can function as an effective Bulk Up attacker with its dual STAB moves alone. Since it lacks a recovery move, this Bulk Up attacker is a more offensive-oriented variant instead of a defensive attacker.

Pokeball IconDefiant allows it to lead and stay on the field against Intimidate users.
Pokeball IconGreat neutral coverage with its dual Fighting and Flying-type moves.
Pokeball IconSteel Tera Blast allows it to take on Fairy-types.

Ability and Held Item

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Galarian Zapdos Image
Ability Held Item
Defiant Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Life Orb ImageLife Orb

Defiant is the best Ability for Galarian Zapdos, giving it a +2 Attack boost when one of its stats is lowered. If its Attack stat is lowered by Intimidate, it instead gets a +1 Attack boost.

Life Orb boosts the power of Galarian Zapdos' moves by 30% at the cost of some recoil damage.

Moves Breakdown

Bulk Up Thunderous Kick
Drill Peck Tera Blast

Bulk Up raises galarian Zapdos' Attack and Defense by one stage each, and with redirection support, it can set up more than once to deal increased damage with its dual STAB moves.

Thunderous Kick is a strong Fighting-type STAB that always lowers the target's Defense stat by one stage, while Drill Peck is a strong Flying-type STAB and is a safer alternative to Brave Bird.

Its last move is Steel-type Tera Blast and lets Galarian Zapdos check and hit Fairy-types for super effective damage.

Best Tera Type: (TYPE)

Steel Tera Type Matchup
Weak to:
(2x)
Pokemon Fire Type Icon Pokemon Fighting Type Icon Pokemon Ground Type Icon
Damaged Normally
By:		 (1x)
Pokemon Water Type Icon Pokemon Electric Type Icon Pokemon Ghost Type Icon Pokemon Dark Type Icon
Resists: (0.5x)
Pokemon Normal Type Icon Pokemon Grass Type Icon Pokemon Ice Type Icon Pokemon Flying Type Icon Pokemon Psychic Type Icon Pokemon Bug Type Icon Pokemon Rock Type Icon Pokemon Dragon Type Icon Pokemon Steel Type Icon Pokemon Fairy Type Icon
Immune to: (0x)
Pokemon Poison Type Icon

Steel Tera Type gives Galarian Zapdos newfound resistance to Flying and Fairy-type moves, and also turns Tera Blast into a Steel-type for extra coverage.

Best Steel Tera Type Pokemon

EV Spread and Nature

Full Attack and Speed EV investment ensures Galarian Zapdos hits as hard and as fast as possible with its physical moves, with the remaining 4 EVs placed in Defense to slightly improve its physical bulk.

Other Viable Moves

Brave Bird A stronger alternative to Drill Peck but inflicts recoil damage.
Close Combat A stronger alternative to Thunderous Kick but lowers Galarian Zapdos' Defense and Special Defense by one stage.

Key Damage Calculations

The following calculations take into account Galarian Zapdos' given EV spread with a Jolly Nature, along with a +2 Attack boost from Defiant and Bulk Up, as well as a Life Orb boost.

Attack Icon Pokemon SVDamage Dealt by Urshifu Galarian Zapdos
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Hippowdon Image 215 HP｜187 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish)
Item: Leftovers 		Drill Peck
110-133 (51.1 - 61.8%)
Guaranteed 2HKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Garganacl Image 207 HP | 200 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
HP 252 | Def 252 (Impish)
Item: Leftovers 		Thunderous Kick
237-281 (114.4 - 135.7%)
Guaranteed OHKO
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet SV - Sylveon Image 202 HP | 128 Def
Defensive EV Investment:
HP 252 | Def 252 (Bold)
Item: Leftovers
Pokemon Steel Type Icon Tera Blast
328-385 (162.3 - 190.5%)
Guaranteed OHKO

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How to Use Galarian Zapdos Effectively

An Effective Lead with Defiant

Whether it's a Choice Band sweeper or a Bulk Up attacker, Galarian Zapdos is a great offensive lead thanks to its Defiant Ability. As a result, it essentially fills the role of an anti-Intimidate lead, taking advantage of the stat drop to get a boost to its Attack.

How to Build a Team with Galarian Zapdos

Galarian Zapdos can fit into almost any team that requires a strong physical attacker to round the team's coverage with its dual STAB moves.

Sample Singles Team

Lead Attacker Defensive Pivot Special Attacker
Galarian Zapdos ImageGalarian Zapdos Gholdengo ImageGholdengo Iron Bundle ImageIron Bundle

Galarian Zapdos leads this offensive team, providing strong Fighting and Flying-type STAB to overpower opposing leads and weaker defensive Pokemon.

Defensive Gholdengo serves as this team's Defensive Pivot, switching into Fairy-types that threaten Galarian Zapdos.

Iron Bundle serves as this team's special attacker, providing strong Water and Ice-type STAB. Freeze-Dry, in particular, is a great move to use against Toxapex and Wash Rotom that Galarian Zapdos has trouble against.

Sample Doubles Team

Lead Attacker Redirection Support
Galarian Zapdos ImageGalarian Zapdos Amoonguss ImageAmoonguss
Offensive Utility Special Attacker
Arcanine ImageArcanine Flutter Mane ImageFlutter Mane

With Amoonguss providing redirection support with Rage Powder, Galarian Zapdos has more opportunities to set up with Bulk Up.

Arcanine is a good switch in to Amoonguss to provide Galarian Zapdos its own Intimidate support, while Flutter Mane provides strong special offense with its dual Ghost and Fairy-type STAB.

Counters for Galarian Zapdos

Outspeed it with a Faster Attacker

Although Galarian Zapdos has a great 100 Base Speed stat, it's still easily outsped by most attackers. Many of these have super effective STAB or coverage moves that can easily KO or 2HKO it.

Best Pokemon to Use

Pokemon Description
Sandy Shocks ImageSandy Shocks Ranking: ★★★★★
・Naturally otuspeeds Galarian Zapdos with a Timid Nature and easily KOs with STAB Thunderbolt.
・Easily KOs Galarian Zapdos once it terastallizes into a Steel-type with STAB Earth Power.
▶️Flutter Mane Best Movesets
Flutter Mane ImageFlutter Mane Ranking: ★★★★
・Naturally otuspeeds Galarian Zapdos and easily KOs with STAB Moonblast.
・Can easily KO Galarian Zapdos once it terastallizes into a Steel-type with Fire Tera Blast.
▶️Flutter Mane Best Movesets
Espathra ImageEspathra Ranking: ★★★★
・Naturally outspeeds Galarian Zapdos with a Timid Nature and easily KOs with STAB Lumina Crash.
・Can easily KO Galarian Zapdos once it terastallizes into a Steel-type with Fire Tera Blast.
・Can use Galarian Zapdos as setup fodder with Calm Mind and Speed Boost Ability.
▶️Espathra Best Movesets

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