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Zekrom
Deep Black Pokémon
Mythology tells us that if people lose the righteousness in their hearts, their kingdoms will be razed by Zekrom’s lightning.
Details
Height2.9 m
Weight345.0 kg
GenderGenderless
Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard
Base friendship0None
Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps
Growth rateslow
Base EXP306
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
150
Defense
120
Sp. Atk
120
Sp. Def
100
Speed
90
Total
680
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
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Mixed Dragon Dance
UBERS
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows
Where to find Zekrom
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Black 2
Alpha Sapphire
Ultra Moon
Evolution
This Pokémon does not evolve.
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Zekrom can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Power Has a chance to raise all of the user’s stats by one stage. | Rock | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Dragon Breath Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Dragon | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Dragon Rage Inflicts 40 points of damage. | Dragon | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Noble Roar Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Thunder Fang Has a chance to paralyze the target and a chance to make the target flinch. | Electric | Physical | 65 | 95 | 15 |
| 8 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 16 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 24 | Zen Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90 | 15 |
| 32 | Dragon Claw Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Dragon | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 40 | Thunderbolt Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 48 | Fusion Bolt With Fusion Flare, inflicts double damage. | Electric | Physical | 100 | 100 | 5 |
| 56 | Hyper Voice Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 64 | Thunder Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| 72 | Imprison Prevents the target from using any moves that the user also knows. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 80 | Outrage Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Dragon | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 88 | Bolt Strike Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Physical | 130 | 85 | 5 |
Sprites & renders
13 sprites & renders for Zekrom.
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Cite this page
“Zekrom”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/zekrom.
Species data from PokéAPI.