Zapdos - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Zapdos can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Zapdos artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Zapdos learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Zapdos Galarian Zapdos

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
5	Thunder Shock	Electric	40	100
10	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
15	Pluck	Flying	60	100
20	Agility	Psychic	—	—
25	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
30	Charge	Electric	—	—
35	Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
40	Roost	Flying	—	—
45	Discharge	Electric	80	100
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
55	Thunder	Electric	110	70
60	Detect	Fighting	—	—
65	Magnetic Flux	Electric	—	—
70	Zap Cannon	Electric	120	50

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
5	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
10	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
15	Pluck	Flying	60	100
20	Agility	Psychic	—	—
25	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
30	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
35	Drill Peck	Flying	80	100
40	Quick Guard	Fighting	—	—
45	Thunderous Kick	Fighting	90	100
50	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
55	Counter	Fighting	—	100
60	Detect	Fighting	—	—
65	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
70	Reversal	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Zapdos does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Zapdos is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

Zapdos Galarian Zapdos

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
14	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
40	Air Cutter	Flying	60	95
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
48	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
60	U-turn	Bug	70	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
72	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
75	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
82	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
96	Eerie Impulse	Electric	—	100
97	Fly	Flying	90	95
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
113	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
118	Heat Wave	Fire	95	90
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
132	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
136	Electric Terrain	Electric	—	—
147	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
160	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
164	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
12	Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
14	Acrobatics	Flying	55	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
27	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
32	Swift	Normal	60	∞
39	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
51	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
58	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
60	U-turn	Bug	70	100
64	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
75	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
84	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
97	Fly	Flying	90	95
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
113	Tailwind	Flying	—	—
130	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
134	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
160	Hurricane	Flying	110	70
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
164	Brave Bird	Flying	120	100
167	Close Combat	Fighting	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100