Zapdos.
Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #191
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Zapdos is ranked #191 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 1,690 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#191 of 211
Raw count1,690
Viability ceiling75
Month on month-0.01pp
13 month peak0.1%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 580
HP
90
Atk
90
Def
85
SpA
125
SpD
90
Spe
100
Usage over time0.0%▼ 0.01pppeak 0.1% · Mar '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history
Most used set
34.6% of Zapdos teamsHP
248
Atk
0
Def
252
SpA
8
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureBold
AbilityStatic · 97.8%
ItemHeavy-Duty Boots · 72.7%
Tera typeElectric · 37.8%
Moves
76.0%
74.9%
67.6%
61.4%
Alternative spreads
over 5% usageBold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD9.4%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA7.7%
Moves
10 tracked76.0%
74.9%
67.6%
61.4%
30.0%
17.5%
14.9%
14.7%
13.4%
11.3%
Items
72.7%
11.5%
5.5%
4.6%
1.4%
Tera types
37.8%
34.6%
15.9%
6.4%
4.6%
Abilities
97.8%
2.2%
EV spreads
top 6Bold248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpA34.6%
Bold252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD9.4%
Impish252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA7.7%
Modest248 HP / 200 SpA / 60 SpD6.6%
Timid96 Def / 160 SpA / 12 SpD / 240 Spe6.2%
Timid4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe5.2%
Top teammates
share of teams
Best Zapdos build for Gen 9 Ubers
The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 78,012 battles in August 2026. Zapdos sits at rank #191 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.01 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.