Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #207
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
august 2026 · 730.5K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Zapdos-Galar is ranked #207 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,915 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#207 of 230
Raw count6,915
Viability ceiling83
Month on month-0.15pp
13 month peak0.4%
FormatGen 9 OU
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
90
Atk
90
Def
85
SpA
125
SpD
90
Spe
100
Usage over time0.0%▼ 0.15pppeak 0.4% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
52.6% of Zapdos-Galar teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityDefiant · 100.0%
ItemChoice Band · 44.8%
Tera typeFlying · 35.4%
Moves
84.1%
79.2%
77.1%
69.7%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe26.1%
Jolly200 HP / 56 Atk / 252 Spe10.4%
Moves
8 tracked84.1%
79.2%
77.1%
69.7%
30.2%
15.9%
15.3%
10.8%
Items
44.8%
33.7%
12.4%
4.5%
Tera types
35.4%
32.3%
17.9%
5.3%
3.9%
3.5%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe52.6%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe26.1%
Jolly200 HP / 56 Atk / 252 Spe10.4%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe5.1%
Jolly252 HP / 40 Def / 216 Spe3.5%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Zapdos-Galar build for Gen 9 OU
The set above is the one Gen 9 OU players run most often, taken from 730,502 battles in August 2026. Zapdos-Galar sits at rank #207 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.15 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.