Zapdos in Pokémon GO

Type	Electric / Flying
Pokédex number	#145
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	253 / 185 / 207
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,527 / 3,987 / 4,035
Max HP, level 50	186
Class	Legendary
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Height / weight	1.6 m / 52.6 kg

Zapdos evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Zapdos does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Zapdos

Zapdos CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,511	1,448	114	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	2,015	1,930	132	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,519	2,413	148	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	3,023	2,896	162	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	3,275	3,137	169
40	3,527	3,378	175
45	3,753	3,596	180
50	3,987	3,820	186
51	4,035	3,865	187	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Zapdos best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Zapdos at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Zapdos gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Thunder Shock	Zap Cannon	13.1	Elite TM
Thunder Shock	Drill Peck	13.0	Elite TM
Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	12.5	Elite TM
Charge Beam	Zap Cannon	12.1
Charge Beam	Thunderbolt	11.8

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Charge Beam	Electric	7	14	1 s	7.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunder Shock	Electric	4	7	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2, Elite TM

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Ancient Power	Rock	70	33	3.5 s	20.0
Drill Peck	Flying	70	33	2.5 s	28.0	same type, ×1.2
Heat Wave	Fire	95	100	3 s	31.7
Thunder	Electric	100	100	2.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunderbolt	Electric	80	50	2.5 s	32.0	same type, ×1.2
Zap Cannon	Electric	140	100	3.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2

Zapdos weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Electric / Flying. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ice	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Flying	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Steel	×0.625

Zapdos CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,527 · HP 175

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.