Zapdos's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	16.11	496.3	32.2
2.	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	15.97	492.0	31.9
3.	Charge Beam	Drill Peck	15.41	475.0	30.8
4.	Thunder Shock *	Zap Cannon	15.35	473.0	30.7
5.	Charge Beam	Thunderbolt	15.13	466.2	30.2
6.	Thunder Shock *	Thunder	14.34	441.9	28.7
7.	Charge Beam	Zap Cannon	14.18	436.8	28.3
8.	Charge Beam	Thunder	13.04	401.8	26.1
9.	Thunder Shock *	Ancient Power	11.65	358.8	23.3
10.	Charge Beam	Ancient Power	11.12	342.6	22.2

Zapdos's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Zapdos has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Thunder Shock and Charge Beam), which cover Electric-type attacks. When using Thunder Shock and Charge Beam you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Thunder Shock *580.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Thunder Shock has no special effects.

See Thunder Shock details page ↗

Charge Beam8151.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	15
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	11

Effects

Charge Beam has no special effects.

See Charge Beam details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Charge Beam	8	7.27	15	13.64	1.1s	5	11	-
Thunder Shock *	5	8.33	8	13.33	0.6s	3	9	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Zapdos's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Zapdos's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Zapdos has access to 5 Charge Attacks (Drill Peck, Ancient Power, Thunder, Thunderbolt, and Zap Cannon), which cover Flying, Rock, and Electric-type attacks. When using Drill Peck, Thunder, Thunderbolt, and Zap Cannon you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Drill Peck65332.3s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Fighting
- Bug
- Grass

62.5%
- Rock
- Steel
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Drill Peck has no special effects.

See Drill Peck details page ↗

Ancient Power70333.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Bug
- Fire
- Ice

62.5%
- Fighting
- Ground
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ancient Power details page ↗

Thunder1001002.4s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	60

Effects

Thunder has no special effects.

See Thunder details page ↗

Thunderbolt80502.5s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Thunderbolt has no special effects.

See Thunderbolt details page ↗

Zap Cannon1401003.7s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Flying
- Water

62.5%
- Grass
- Electric
- Dragon

39.1%
- Ground

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	3.7s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Zap Cannon details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	-	3.5s	60	45	-
Drill Peck	65	28.26	33	-	2.3s	65	40	-
Thunder	100	41.67	100	-	2.4s	100	60	-
Thunderbolt	80	32.00	50	-	2.5s	90	55	-
Zap Cannon Special Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	140	37.84	100	-	3.7s	150	80	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Zapdos's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0