Zapdos

← Articuno | Zapdos | Moltres →

Electric
Flying

Zapdos

(サンダー Sandaa)

Electric Pokémon Pokémon

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Ability

Gender

Pressure
Lightningrod (Dream World)

Genderless

Pokédex color

Egg groups

Yellow

Unknown

Weight

Height

116.0 lbs

???

5'03"

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Body style

Footprint

Cry

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Generation V

Stats
HP	Attack	Defense
90	90	85
Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
125	90	100
Total
580

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Zapdos (Japanese: サンダー Sandaa) is a Electric/Flying-type Legendary Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

In the anime[]

Zapdos first appears in the anime in the episode Land of the Giant Pokemon.

Game info[]

Game locations[]

Version(s)	Location
Red/Blue	Power Plant
Yellow	Power Plant
Gold/Silver	Trade
Crystal	Trade
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Trade
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Power Plant
Diamond/ Pearl	Trade
Platinum	Roaming Sinnoh
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Route 10
Black/White	Trade

Side game locations[]

Game(s)	Location
Pokémon Snap	Tunnel
Pokémon Trozei!	Random Agent Cards, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Mt. Thunder Peak (3P)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Amp Plains (7F) (with Mystery Part or Secret Slab in the bag)

Pokédex entries[]

Red	Blue
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
Yellow
This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear when the sky turns dark and lightning showers down.
Gold
This legendary bird Pokémon cause savage thunderstorms by flapping its glittering wings.
Silver
This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear only when a thundercloud parts into two halves.
Crystal
Legendary bird Pokémon. They say lightning caused by the flapping of its wings causes summer storms.
Ruby
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.
Sapphire
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.
Emerald
Zapdos is a legendary bird Pokémon that has the ability to control electricity. It usually lives in thunderclouds. It gains power if it is stricken by lightning bolts.
FireRed
One of the legendary bird Pokémon. While it is flying, it makes crackling and snapping sounds.
LeafGreen
A legendary bird Pokémon that is said to appear from clouds while dropping enormous lightning bolts.
Diamond
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live inside thunder clouds. It can freely control thunder.
Pearl
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live inside thunder clouds. It can freely control thunder.
Platinum
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live inside thunder clouds. It can freely control thunder.
HeartGold
This legendary bird Pokémon cause savage thunderstorms by flapping its glittering wings.
SoulSilver
This legendary bird Pokémon is said to appear only when a thundercloud parts into two halves.
Black
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.
White
A legendary Pokémon that is said to live in thunderclouds. It freely controls lightning bolts.
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Learnset[]

Generation I[]

Main article: Zapdos/Learnset Generation I

Generation II[]

Main article: Zapdos/Learnset Generation II

Name pun[]

It is possible that the last bit of the names are puns, because the last syllable of each of the Legendary Birds is a number in Spanish (ex. Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres). Zapdos would then be the second Legendary Bird of the trio.

Trivia[]

Zapdos, as depicted in an ancient legend, is the titan of lightning.
Zapdos appears to have two sets of wings, stating it has a black part and a yellow part.

References[]