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Zapdos

#145

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Electric
Flying
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An image of the Pokemon Zapdos #145 in the Pokedex
Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon. It’s said that when Zapdos rubs its feathers together, lightning will fall immediately after.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Zapdos's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Zapdos:
2x
Ice
Rock
1x
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Ghost
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Water
0.5x
Bug
Fighting
Flying
Grass
Steel
Immune
Ground
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Zapdos' STAB attacks.

Zapdos will receive 4% more damage from a Physical Attack compared to a Special Attack.

Physical attack icon

Zapdos' Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Zapdos are Ice and Rock type Pokemon.

Ice
Rock

For the best defense, Electric types have very effective defense against Zapdos, and will be resistant to damage from Zapdos' STAB attacks:

Electric

Weaknesses

Zapdos' type is Electric and Flying.

Zapdos has a weakness to Ice and Rock types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Zapdos, causing Zapdos to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Ground type attacks will have no effect on Zapdos, as Zapdos is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Zapdos is resistant to attacks from Bug, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Steel types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Zapdos:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Zapdos, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Ice
Rock
1x
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Ghost
Normal
Poison
Psychic
0.5x
Steel
Immune
Ground

Strength Table

Here is what Zapdos is strong against:
2x
Bug
Fighting
Flying
Grass
Water
1x
Dark
Dragon
Fairy
Fire
Ghost
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
0.5x
Electric

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