Zapdos

ElectricFlyingStatic

In Exceeded: It is not in any of this guide's encounter tables. Its type (Electric / Flying) and base stats (total 580) are the same as in the official games. 12 of its 21 level-up moves are new compared with Pokémon Emerald, including Roost and Zap Cannon.

Level-up moves 26

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Drill Peck A corkscrewing attack with the beak acting as a drill.	Flying	Phys	80	100	15
1	Peck Attacks the foe with a jabbing beak, etc.	Flying	Phys	35	100	35
1	Roost Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.	Flying	Stat	—	—	5
1	Thunder Wave A weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the foe.	Electric	Stat	—	100	20
1	ThunderShock An electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.	Electric	Spec	40	100	30
1	Zap Cannon Powerful and sure to cause paralysis, but inaccurate.	Electric	Spec	120	50	5
5	ThunderShock An electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.	Electric	Spec	40	100	30
8	Thunder Wave A weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the foe.	Electric	Stat	—	100	20
16	Leer Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	100	30
20	Pluck Eats the foe's held Berry gaining its effect.	Flying	Phys	60	100	20
27	Detect Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.	Fighting	Stat	—	—	5
28	AncientPower An attack that may raise all stats.	Rock	Spec	60	100	5
32	Thunderbolt A strong electrical attack that may paralyze the foe.	Electric	Spec	95	100	15
36	Agility Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	30
36	Charge Boost next electric move, S.Def and Speed.	Electric	Stat	—	—	20
48	Discharge Zaps the foes with electri- city. May paralyze them.	Electric	Spec	80	100	15
52	Light Screen Creates a wall of light that lowers Sp. Atk damage.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	30
57	Drill Peck A corkscrewing attack with the beak acting as a drill.	Flying	Phys	80	100	15
63	Roost Restores the user's HP by half of its max HP.	Flying	Stat	—	—	5
64	Rain Dance Summons a rain for 5 turns.	Water	Stat	—	—	5
72	Sky Attack Searches out weak spots, then strikes the next turn.	Flying	Phys	140	90	5
72	Thunder A lightning attack that may cause paralysis.	Electric	Spec	110	70	10
77	Magnetic Flux Boosts the defenses of those with Plus or Minus.	Electric	Stat	—	—	20
86	Zap Cannon Powerful and sure to cause paralysis, but inaccurate.	Electric	Spec	120	50	5
90	FeatherDance Dances to raise Attack, Defense and Speed.	Flying	Stat	—	—	20
99	Highvoltagesiege Creates a thunderstorm for five turns.	Electric	Spec	30	—	10

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 28

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM05	Roar Route 114	Normal	—
TM06	Toxic Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	150
TM16	Light Screen Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Psychic	—
TM17	Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM18	Rain Dance Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Water	—
TM21	Frustration Pacifidlog Town — House 2	Normal	1
TM24	Thunderbolt Mauville City — Game Corner	Electric	95
TM25	Thunder Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Electric	110
TM27	Return Fallarbor Town — Cozmo's House	Normal	1
TM32	Double Team Mauville City — Game Corner	Normal	—
TM33	Reflect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Psychic	—
TM34	Shock Wave Mauville City Gym	Electric	60
TM37	Sandstorm Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Rock	—
TM40	Aerial Ace Fortree City Gym	Flying	60
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Slateport City	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City — House 2	Psychic	—
TM47	Steel Wing Granite Cave — Steven's Room	Steel	80
TM59	Natural Gift Slateport City	Normal	1
TM61	Wild Charge Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Electric	90
TM65	Fog Fortree City — School	Flying	—
TM66	Headbutt Petalburg Woods	Normal	70
HM02	Fly Route 119	Flying	90
HM05	Flash Granite Cave — 1F	Normal	—
HM06	Rock Smash Mauville City — House 1	Fighting	40

Where to find Zapdos

Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.

Other changes in this game

Has 4 abilities at once: its one ordinary ability, plus 3 innates always on
Innates (always active): Pressure, Volt Absorb, Minus
What the innates do: Pressure — Raises foe's PP usage. · Volt Absorb — Turns electricity into HP. · Minus — Syncs moves with Plus.
Ability: Static — Paralyzes on contact.
How its abilities arrive: Minus, Static, Volt Absorb from the start; Drizzle at Lv 30; Pressure (always on) at Lv 35; Lightning Rod at Lv 40
Tutor moves: AncientPower, Double-Edge, Endure, Mimic, Mud-Slap, Signal Beam, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Swift, Thunder Wave
Egg groups: Undiscovered
Catch rate 3