#145 Zapdos
Zapdos
 Gender Undeterminate 
Types
Electric Flying
Name Number Japanese Name
Zapdos 145 Thunder
Pronunciation Species
ZAP-DOSE Electric Pokémon
Name Meaning
Combination of ZAP and DOS (Spanish for "two"). Zapdos is the number-two legendary bird and it can zap you.
Height Weight
5' 3" 1.60 m 116.0 lb 52.20 kg
Evolutions
Zapdos This Pokémon didn’t Evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokedex Entries
Red Blue A legendary bird POKEMON that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
Yellow This legendary bird POKEMON is said to appear when the sky turns dark and the lightning showers down.
Stadium A legendary bird Pokémon that appears with a gigantic thunderstorm. It flies with the buzz and crack of electricity.
Gold Stadium 2 This legendary bird POKEMON cause savage thunderstorms by flapping it glittering wings.
Silver This legendary bird POKEMON is said to appear only when a thundercloud parts into two halves.
Crystal Legendary bird POKEMON. They say lightning caused by the flapping of its wings causes summer storms.
Locations Found Time Rarity
Blue Power Plant NA One
Red NA One
Yellow NA One
Gold Must Trade from Red, Blue, or Yellow Never None
Silver Never None
Crystal Never None
How to Catch
Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
R/B X            
Yellow X            
G/S                  
Crystal                  
Weaknesses (Defense)
Normal = x1 Fire = x1 Water = x1 Electric = x1 Grass = x0.5 Ice = x2
Fighting = x0.5 Poison = x1 Ground = x0 Flying = x0.5 Psychic = x1 Bug = x0.5
Rock = x2 Ghost = x1 Dragon = x1 Dark = x1 Steel = x0.5
G S C
Total Weaknesses= 2/17
Total Resistances= 6/17
Defense Ratio= 1 : 3 ⇨ 33%
 R B Y
Total Weaknesses= 2/15
Total Resistances= 5/15
Defense Ratio= 2 : 5 ⇨ 40%
GSC vs RBY: This pokémon has the same number of weaknesses in GSC as RBY, but in GSC it has one more resistance.
Advantages (Offense)
Normal =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Fire =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Water =
1st: Good
2nd: Normal 		Electric =
1st: Bad
2nd: Bad 		Grass =
1st: Bad
2nd: Good 		Ice =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal
Fighting =
1st: Normal
2nd: Good 		Poison =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Ground =
1st: No Effect
2nd: Normal 		Flying =
1st: Good
2nd: Normal 		Psychic =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Bug =
1st: Normal
2nd: Good
Rock =
1st: Normal
2nd: Bad 		Ghost =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Dragon =
1st: Bad
2nd: Normal 		Dark =
1st: Normal
2nd: Normal 		Steel =
1st: Normal
2nd: Bad
Total Advantages (GSC)= 5/34
Total Disadvantages (GSC)= 7/34
Offensive Ratio (GSC)= 5:7 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ ~71.43% 		Total Advantages (RBY)= 5/30
Total Disadvantages (RBY)= 6/30
Offensive Ratio (RBY)= 5:6 (Adv : Dis) ⇨ ~83.33%
Natural Learned Attacks
Note: Attacks in white are physical attacks, Attacks in blue are special attacks, and Attacks in yellow are techniques with no direct damage. To view what an attack/ability is Click Here for Red/Blue/Yellow or Click Here for Gold/Silver/Crystal. (Opens in new window)
R B Y G S C Attacks Type
  - Peck FLY
- Thundershock ELC
  13 Thunderwave ELC
55 25 Agility PSY
  37 Detect FTG
- 49 Drill Peck FLY
60 61 Light Screen PSY
51 73 Thunder ELC
Moves Learned from Move Tutor (Crystal)
Thunderbolt
TM/HM Capibilities - Gold/Silver/Crystal         (Move cursor over TM/HMs and hold it to find out what it is)
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05 HM 06 HM 07  
TM/HM Capibilities - Red/Blue/Yellow
TM 01 TM 02 TM 03 TM 04 TM 05 TM 06 TM 07 TM 08 TM 09 TM 10
TM 11 TM 12 TM 13 TM 14 TM 15 TM 16 TM 17 TM 18 TM 19 TM 20
TM 21 TM 22 TM 23 TM 24 TM 25 TM 26 TM 27 TM 28 TM 29 TM 30
TM 31 TM 32 TM 33 TM 34 TM 35 TM 36 TM 37 TM 38 TM 39 TM 40
TM 41 TM 42 TM 43 TM 44 TM 45 TM 46 TM 47 TM 48 TM 49 TM 50
HM 01 HM 02 HM 03 HM 04 HM 05  
Breeding Information (GSC Feature Only)
Breeding Groups: Group X - No Eggs -
Pokémon Compatibility:
Egg Moves: None
Stats Base Min-Max (L100) GSC
%ile		 GSC
Rank		 RBY
%ile		 RBY
Rank
Hit Points: 90
 353-383 77.31% 14/45 81.59% 11/42
Attack: 90
 248-278 75.80% 11/49 74.19% 11/45
Defense: 85
 238-268 69.15% 16/55 72.57% 13/44
Speed: 100
 268-298 89.41% 7/47 87.46% 7/42
Special Attack (G S C): 125
 318-348 98.41% 4/46  
Special Defense (G S C): 90
 248-278 77.31% 14/41
Special (R B Y): 125
 318-348   97.13% 4/29
Total: G S C: 580 R B Y: 490 G S C:
1673-1853		 R B Y:
1425-1575		 95.03% 3/87 95.98% 4/65

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