Zapdos.
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #95
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
august 2026 · 203.7K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.5%
Zapdos is ranked #95 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 6,858 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#95 of 245
Raw count6,858
Viability ceiling88
Month on month+0.19pp
13 month peak0.8%
FormatGen 9 Doubles OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
90
Atk
90
Def
85
SpA
125
SpD
90
Spe
100
Usage over time0.5%▲ 0.19pppeak 0.8% · Nov '25
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
80.5% of Zapdos teamsHP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
SpA
252
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureModest
AbilityStatic · 99.9%
ItemChoice Scarf · 82.6%
Tera typeStellar · 80.0%
Moves
93.0%
89.8%
88.9%
83.5%
Moves
8 tracked93.0%
89.8%
88.9%
83.5%
10.7%
6.8%
6.2%
5.2%
Items
82.6%
7.2%
2.6%
1.7%
1.6%
Tera types
80.0%
10.7%
4.9%
Abilities
99.9%
0.1%
EV spreads
top 6Modest252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe80.5%
Modest192 HP / 252 SpA / 64 Spe3.5%
Timid252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe2.6%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA2.3%
Modest212 HP / 252 SpA / 44 Spe1.8%
Modest4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe1.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Zapdos build for Gen 9 Doubles OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 203,650 battles in August 2026. Zapdos sits at rank #95 with 0.5% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.19 points on the month before.
These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.
The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.