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National Pokédex #0145 · Generation 1
Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon that has the ability to control electricity. It usually lives in thunderclouds. The Pokémon gains power if it is stricken by lightning bolts.
Quick answer
Zapdos's AshRun quest: Zapdos is the thunderbird of the legendary trio, which draws power from lightning and turns the storm clouds black wherever it flies. Charge an Urn of Storms by defeating 50 Electric-type Pokémon, then unleash it to call down the storm bird. It appears in tier 7 raids. Check the complete conditions below; these routes reflect AshRun's installed ATMons files.
AshRun ATMons 1.3.0 · Checked · Sources & limitations
AshRun locations
Zapdos is the thunderbird of the legendary trio, which draws power from lightning and turns the storm clouds black wherever it flies. Charge an Urn of Storms by defeating 50 Electric-type Pokémon, then unleash it to call down the storm bird.
Galarian Zapdos is the Galarian form of the legendary bird - a flightless brawler that strikes with kicks as sudden and violent as a thunderclap. Charge the Galarian Urn of Storms by defeating 75 Fighting-type Pokémon to summon it.
The special AshRun route is shown first. Wild locations only appear here when the installed pack defines them as another valid way to find this Pokémon.
No eligible natural-spawn location is listed in this snapshot.
Relative boss weight 20. Defined moves: Drill Peck, Rain Dance, Ancient Power, Thunder.
Encounter form: Galarian.
Relative boss weight 20. Defined moves: Thunderous Kick, Drill Peck, Ancient Power, Bulk Up.
Before you throw a ball
If you encounter a wild Zapdos, catch it in battle after unlocking its matching regional Pika Star advancement.
These rules describe wild encounters. Raids and scripted encounters may use their own capture flow. Read the catching guide and blocked-throw checklist · Checked .
Base catch-rate value: 3. This is a species value, not a percentage or a promise that a particular ball will work.
Battle profile
Damage taken by Zapdos with Electric / Flying typing:
Unlisted move types deal normal (1×) damage. Both types are combined. Abilities, held items, moves, weather, Terastallization and form changes can alter the result.
Progression
Follow the requirements on each arrow, then open the next Pokémon to continue the chain. Regional and alternate forms can use different rules. Compare all evolution methods.
No further evolution is listed for this Pokémon or its recorded forms.
These are recorded forms, including transformations. A form appearing here does not by itself mean it spawns in the wild. Check the form labels on locations and evolution paths.
Damage taken by Zapdos (Galar) with Fighting / Flying typing:
Unlisted move types deal normal (1×) damage. Both types are combined. Abilities, held items, moves, weather, Terastallization and form changes can alter the result.
Abilities: Defiant, Defiant (hidden).
No further evolution is recorded for this form.
Complete installed learnset
Useful extras
Quantity 2-4
Quantity 1
Quantity 1
Base species: Cobblemon-neoforge-1.7.3+1.21.1.jar. Installed additions: none.
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