Zapdos · tier S · Kanto Tactics Meta

Tiersaverage place vs. reference

S≤ 3.57 · well below the reference place

A≤ 3.87 · below the reference

B≤ 4.27 · around the reference

C< 4.57 · above the reference

D≥ 4.57 · well above the reference

Pokémon, items, types: the game's tiers (the API stops at C; D is this page's split, mirroring S). Comps are graded stricter, on the pessimistic average (avg + CI) against the reference: S ≤ 3.27, A ≤ 3.92, B ≤ 4.67, C ≤ 5.27, D above. A noisy sample cannot be S. Comps under 30 effective games are hidden by default.

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Zapdos S

Pokémon · Ranked, rules v36, 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-24

Cost 5

cost 5ElectricFlyingrange 5

★

★★

★★★

Thunder (Electric) · A lightning bolt strikes every enemy, damaging and paralyzing those around each one. Power 223/390/752 (100% Sp. Atk)

2.68avg place± 0.03

82.1 %top 4

37.3 %wins

10.2 %usage

14,059games13,539 effective

Tier S is the average place of every player who ended a game with Zapdos on the board, in any comp. It sits in 6 of the 18 tier S comps this week.

Items players put on itshare of its item slots in reliable comps

Lv	cost 1	cost 2	cost 3	cost 4	cost 5
3	75	25	–	–	–
4	65	30	5	–	–
5	58	32	9	1	–
6	42	40	15	3	–
7	22	32	34	12	–
8	14	22	32	26	6
9	5	12	26	35	22

Lv	cost 1	cost 2	cost 3	cost 4	cost 5
3	75	25	–	–	–
4	65	30	5	–	–
5	58	32	9	1	–
6	42	40	15	3	–
7	22	32	34	12	–
8	14	22	32	26	6
9	5	12	26	35	22

Items players put on itshare of its item slots in reliable comps

Best comps with itreliable samples, best first

Lv	cost 1	cost 2	cost 3	cost 4	cost 5
3	75	25	–	–	–
4	65	30	5	–	–
5	58	32	9	1	–
6	42	40	15	3	–
7	22	32	34	12	–
8	14	22	32	26	6
9	5	12	26	35	22