Gen 9 OU usage profile · rank #156
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
september 2026 · 574.5K battles
Usage · September 2026
0.1%
Zapdos-Galar is ranked #156 in Gen 9 OU, carried by 6,444 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#156 of 243
Raw count6,444
Viability ceiling83
Month on month+0.06pp
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 time0.1%▲ 0.06pppeak 0.4% · Jun '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
51.5% of Zapdos-Galar teamsHP
4
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
252
NatureJolly
AbilityDefiant · 100.0%
ItemChoice Band · 35.2%
Tera typeFlying · 43.9%
Moves
80.5%
65.2%
64.5%
59.8%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageJolly16 HP / 252 Atk / 240 Spe15.2%
Jolly48 HP / 216 Atk / 4 Def / 240 Spe13.4%
Moves
7 tracked80.5%
65.2%
64.5%
59.8%
52.1%
34.9%
26.8%
Items
35.2%
31.1%
28.1%
2.9%
Tera types
43.9%
16.6%
13.4%
13.1%
7.3%
3.4%
Abilities
100.0%
EV spreads
top 6Jolly4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe51.5%
Jolly16 HP / 252 Atk / 240 Spe15.2%
Jolly48 HP / 216 Atk / 4 Def / 240 Spe13.4%
Jolly252 Atk / 16 Def / 240 Spe7.0%
Jolly252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe4.0%
Jolly248 Atk / 8 SpD / 252 Spe2.3%
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 574,541 battles in September 2026. Zapdos-Galar sits at rank #156 with 0.1% usage, which puts it in D tier, up 0.06 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.