Zapdos-Galar
Gen 9 Doubles OU usage profile · rank #34
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
september 2026 · 196.0K battles
Usage · September 2026
6.5%
Zapdos-Galar is ranked #34 in Gen 9 Doubles OU, carried by 4,346 teams
TierC · top 60 of the format
Ladder rank#34 of 247
Raw count4,346
Viability ceiling91
Month on month+4.27pp
13 month peak6.5%
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 time6.5%▲ 4.27pppeak 6.5% · Sep '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
68.3% of Zapdos-Galar teamsHP
0
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
4
Spe
252
NatureAdamant
AbilityDefiant · 100.0%
ItemChoice Scarf · 72.6%
Tera typeFlying · 54.1%
Moves
97.1%
78.0%
73.6%
73.3%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageCareful248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD14.8%
Moves
7 tracked97.1%
78.0%
73.6%
73.3%
25.3%
17.9%
15.6%
Items
72.6%
19.1%
2.6%
2.1%
Tera types
54.1%
18.4%
15.2%
7.1%
1.9%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Adamant252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe68.3%
Careful248 HP / 8 Atk / 252 SpD14.8%
Adamant252 HP / 64 Atk / 24 SpD / 168 Spe4.2%
Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe4.1%
Adamant252 HP / 136 Atk / 120 SpD2.8%
Jolly48 HP / 208 Atk / 20 SpD / 232 Spe1.4%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Zapdos-Galar build for Gen 9 Doubles OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 Doubles OU players run most often, taken from 196,031 battles in September 2026. Zapdos-Galar sits at rank #34 with 6.5% usage, which puts it in C tier, up 4.27 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.