Zekrom

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Zekrom is a Dragon/Electric type Pokémon introduced in Generation 5. It is known as the Deep Black Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	644
Type	Dragon Electric
Species	Deep Black Pokémon
Height	2.9 m (9′06″)
Weight	345.0 kg (760.6 lbs)
Abilities	1. Teravolt
Local №	150 (Black/White) 296 (Black 2/White 2)

Training

EV yield	3 Attack
Catch rate	3 (0.4% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	0 (lower than normal)
Base Exp.	306
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Undiscovered
Gender	Genderless
Egg cycles	120 (30,584–30,840 steps)

Base stats

HP	100	310	404
Attack	150	274	438
Defense	120	220	372
Sp. Atk	120	220	372
Sp. Def	100	184	328
Speed	90	166	306
Total	680	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Zekrom.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	½	½	¼	½	2			2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
½					2		½	2

Evolution chart

Zekrom does not evolve.

Zekrom changes

From Pokémon Black & White to Pokémon X & Y, Zekrom has a catch rate of 45.

Pokédex entries

Black	Concealing itself in lightning clouds, it flies throughout the Unova region. It creates electricity in its tail.
White	This Pokémon appears in legends. In its tail, it has a giant generator that creates electricity.
Black 2 White 2	This legendary Pokémon can scorch the world with lightning. It assists those who want to build an ideal world.
X Omega Ruby	This legendary Pokémon can scorch the world with lightning. It assists those who want to build an ideal world.
Y Alpha Sapphire	Concealing itself in lightning clouds, it flies throughout the Unova region. It creates electricity in its tail.
Sword	When the interior part of its tail spins like a motor, Zekrom can generate many bolts of lightning to blast its surroundings.
Shield	Mythology tells us that if people lose the righteousness in their hearts, their kingdoms will be razed by Zekrom’s lightning.

Moves learned by Zekrom

In other generations
5
6
7
8

Sword/Shield Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Zekrom learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
1	Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
1	Noble Roar	Normal	—	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
8	Slash	Normal	70	100
16	Crunch	Dark	80	100
24	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
32	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
40	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
48	Fusion Bolt	Electric	100	100
56	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
64	Thunder	Electric	110	70
72	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
80	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
88	Bolt Strike	Electric	130	85

Egg moves

Zekrom does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TM

Zekrom is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
05	Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
06	Fly	Flying	90	95
08	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
09	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
17	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
18	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
19	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
30	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
40	Swift	Normal	60	∞
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
44	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
46	Weather Ball	Normal	50	100
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
57	Payback	Dark	50	100
59	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
80	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
97	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100
99	Breaking Swipe	Dragon	60	100

Moves learnt by TR

Zekrom is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
11	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
24	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
42	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
47	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
51	Dragon Dance	Dragon	—	—
62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
64	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
70	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
75	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
80	Electro Ball	Electric	—	100
86	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
99	Body Press	Fighting	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Zekrom learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Dragon Rage	Dragon	—	100
1	Thunder Fang	Electric	65	95
8	Imprison	Psychic	—	—
15	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
22	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
29	Dragon Breath	Dragon	60	100
36	Slash	Normal	70	100
43	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
50	Fusion Bolt	Electric	100	100
54	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
64	Noble Roar	Normal	—	100
71	Crunch	Dark	80	100
78	Thunder	Electric	110	70
85	Outrage	Dragon	120	100
92	Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
100	Bolt Strike	Electric	130	85

Egg moves

Zekrom does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move Tutor moves

Zekrom can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Defog	Flying	—	—
Draco Meteor	Dragon	130	90
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Hyper Voice	Normal	90	100
Laser Focus	Normal	—	—
Magnet Rise	Electric	—	—
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Tailwind	Flying	—	—
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90

Moves learnt by TM

Zekrom is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
02	Dragon Claw	Dragon	80	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
16	Light Screen	Psychic	—	—
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
19	Roost	Flying	—	—
20	Safeguard	Normal	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
33	Reflect	Psychic	—	—
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
51	Steel Wing	Steel	70	90
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
59	Brutal Swing	Dark	60	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
72	Volt Switch	Electric	70	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
76	Fly	Flying	90	95
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
91	Flash Cannon	Steel	80	100
93	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Zekrom can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
5
6
7
8

Zekrom sprites

Type	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal			—
Shiny			—	—

See all Zekrom sprites

Where to find Zekrom

Black	Trade/migrate from another game
White	Dragonspiral Tower, N's Castle
Black 2	Dragonspiral Tower
White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon Ultra Sun	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Moon	Ultra Space Wilds
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Trade/migrate from another game
Sword Shield	Trade/migrate from another game

Answers to Zekrom questions

Other languages

English	Zekrom
Japanese	ゼクロム (Zekrom)
German	Zekrom
French	Zekrom

Name origin

ze: used as a harder sound than ‘re’ to indicate a stronger character
kuro: Japanese for ‘black’