Shadow Zapdos best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Zapdos's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Thunder Shock and Drill Peck, with 19.13 damage per second, and it can deal 491.3 damage before Shadow Zapdos faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather. You need an Elite Fast TM to get Thunder Shock.

Best moves for Shadow Zapdos are:

Thunder Shock *

Drill Peck

DPS19.13

TDO491.26

Score43.1

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All Shadow Zapdos movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Zapdos movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	19.13	491.3	43.1
2.	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	18.94	486.3	42.6
3.	Charge Beam	Drill Peck	18.37	471.6	41.3
4.	Thunder Shock *	Zap Cannon	18.18	466.8	40.9
5.	Charge Beam	Thunderbolt	18.02	462.7	40.6
6.	Thunder Shock *	Thunder	16.94	434.9	38.1
7.	Charge Beam	Zap Cannon	16.87	433.2	38.0
8.	Charge Beam	Thunder	15.49	397.8	34.9
9.	Thunder Shock *	Ancient Power	13.83	355.0	31.1
10.	Charge Beam	Ancient Power	13.24	340.1	29.8
11.	Thunder Shock *	Frustration	6.92	177.6	15.6
12.	Charge Beam	Frustration	6.05	155.4	13.6

Shadow Zapdos fast moves guide

Moves

Thunder Shock *58

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Thunder Shock has no special effects.

See Thunder Shock details page ↗

Charge Beam815

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	8
Energy	15
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	5
Energy	11

Effects

Charge Beam has no special effects.

See Charge Beam details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Charge Beam	8	7.27	15	13.64	1.1s	5	11	1.67	3.67	2s
Thunder Shock *	5	8.33	8	13.33	0.6s	3	9	1.50	4.50	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Shadow Zapdos's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Shadow Zapdos charge moves guide

Shadow Zapdos has access to 6 Charge moves (Drill Peck, Ancient Power, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Zap Cannon, and Frustration), which cover Flying, Rock, Electric, and Normal-type attacks. When using Drill Peck, Thunder, Thunderbolt, and Zap Cannon you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Drill Peck6533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	65
Energy	40

Effects

Drill Peck has no special effects.

See Drill Peck details page ↗

Ancient Power7033

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	70
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.9s - 3.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

See Ancient Power details page ↗

Thunder100100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	60

Effects

Thunder has no special effects.

See Thunder details page ↗

Thunderbolt8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Thunderbolt has no special effects.

See Thunderbolt details page ↗

Zap Cannon140100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	3.7s
Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	150
Energy	80

Effects

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

See Zap Cannon details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Ancient Power Special Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to: Increase User's Attack by 25.0% Increase User's Defense by 25.0%	70	20.00	33	1.33	3.5s	60	45	1.33
Drill Peck	65	28.26	33	1.63	2.3s	65	40	1.63
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Thunder	100	41.67	100	1.67	2.4s	100	60	1.67
Thunderbolt	80	32.00	50	1.64	2.5s	90	55	1.64
Zap Cannon Special Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%	140	37.84	100	1.88	3.7s	150	80	1.88

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Ancient Power has a 10.0% chance to:

• Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
• Increase User's Defense by 25.0%

Special

Zap Cannon has a 66.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

Shadow Zapdos's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Rock	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0