Shadow Zapdos Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Zapdos is a dual-type Pokemon of types Electric and Flying. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Rock	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Flying	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Grass	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Zapdos in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Zapdos.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Thunder Shock	Zap Cannon	55.41	554.31
Thunder Shock	Drill Peck	43.91	546.70
Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	48.40	541.40
Charge Beam	Zap Cannon	54.14	530.78
Charge Beam	Drill Peck	42.64	529.88
Charge Beam	Thunderbolt	47.13	522.29
Thunder Shock	Thunder	60.00	496.66
Thunder Shock	Return	60.00	476.56
Charge Beam	Thunder	58.73	472.50
Charge Beam	Return	58.73	455.92

All Moves for Shadow Zapdos

Below are all the moves that Shadow Zapdos can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Ancient Power	Charged	70	20	3500ms	-33
Drill Peck	Charged	65	28.26	2300ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Zap Cannon	Charged	140	45.41	3700ms	-100
Thunderbolt	Charged	80	38.4	2500ms	-50
Thunder	Charged	100	50	2400ms	-100
Thunder Shock EliteTM	Quick	5	10	600ms	8
Charge Beam	Quick	8	8.73	1100ms	15

Shadow Zapdos Evolution

Best Shadow Zapdos Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Zapdos Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Zapdos in a raid.

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