Zapdos
Gold

This legendary bird POKéMON causes savage thunderstorms by flapping its glit­ tering wings.

Silver

This legendary bird POKéMON is said to appear only when a thun­ dercloud parts into two halves.

Crystal

Legendary bird POKéMON. They say lightning caused by the flapping of its wings causes summer storms.

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Electric Pokémon
Height 1.6 m (5'03")
Weight 52.6 kg (116.0 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II
EV Yield +3 Sp. Atk
Catch Rate 3
Base Friendship 35
Growth Rate slow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups This Pokemon Cannot Breed

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #145
Johto (G/S/C) #236
Johto (HG/SS) #241
Kalos (Coastal) #152
National #145
Crown Tundra #203

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Peck
35 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Thunder Shock
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
13 Thunder Wave
— 90% 20 Paralyzes the target.
25 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
37 Detect
— — 5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
49 Drill Peck
80 100% 20 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
61 Light Screen
— — 30 Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
73 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Peck
35 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Thunder Shock
40 100% 30 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.
13 Thunder Wave
— 90% 20 Paralyzes the target.
25 Agility
— — 30 Raises the user’s Speed by two stages.
37 Detect
— — 5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
49 Drill Peck
80 100% 20 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
61 Light Screen
— — 30 Reduces damage from special attacks by 50% for five turns.
73 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM02 Fly
90 95% 15 User flies high into the air, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn.
HM05 Flash
— 100% 20 Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM03 Curse
— — 10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM05 Roar
— — 20 Immediately ends wild battles. Forces trainers to switch Pokémon.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM07 Zap Cannon
120 50% 5 Has a 100% chance to paralyze the target.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM15 Hyper Beam
150 90% 5 User foregoes its next turn to recharge.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance
— — 5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM20 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM25 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM37 Sandstorm
— — 10 Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns.
TM39 Swift
60 — 20 Never misses.
TM43 Detect
— — 5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM47 Steel Wing
70 90% 25 Has a 10% chance to raise the user’s Defense by one stage.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Stats

Hp 90
Attack 90
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 125
Sp. Def 90
Speed 100
Total 580

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
2x
0.5x
0x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
0.5x