Forms
#0145
Zapdos Galar
Electric Pokémon
Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon. It’s said that when Zapdos rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after.
Details
Height1.6 m
Weight58.2 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship35Low
Hatch time80 cycles · ~20,655 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP290
Abilities
Base stats
HP
90
Attack
125
Defense
90
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
90
Speed
100
Total
580
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Zapdos Galar
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Yellow
FireRed
LeafGreen
XD: Gale of Darkness
Platinum
HeartGold
SoulSilver
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Green Japan
Red Japan
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Zapdos Galar can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Rock Smash Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 10 | Light Screen Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 15 | Pluck If target has a berry, inflicts double damage and uses the berry. | Flying | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 20 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 25 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 30 | Brick Break Destroys Reflect and Light Screen. | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| 35 | Drill Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Quick Guard Prevents any priority moves from hitting friendly Pokémon this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 45 | Thunderous Kick Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Fighting | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 50 | Bulk Up Raises the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 55 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 60 | Detect Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 65 | Close Combat Lowers the user’s Defense and Special Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100 | 5 |
| 70 | Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
Sprites & renders
9 sprites & renders for Zapdos Galar.
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Cite this page
“Zapdos Galar”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/zapdos-galar.
Species data from PokéAPI.