POKÉMON Gold & Silver
Gold Zapdos sprite in Pokémon Gold
Silver Zapdos sprite in Pokémon Silver

NATIONAL POKÉDEX #145 · Electric Pokemon

Zapdos

Electric Flying Trade required

Zapdos is a Electric/Flying-type Electric Pokemon in Pokemon Gold and Silver. Gold: Trade required. Silver: Trade required.

Back to Pokédex list Stats by level Gold / Silver locations Moves

GENERATION II

Base stats

580
HP90
Attack90
Defense85
Sp. Atk125
Sp. Def90
Speed100

PROFILE

Pokédex data

Height
5'03" (1.6 m)
Weight
116.0 lbs (52.6 kg)
Catch rate
3
Base EXP
216
Growth
Slow
BST
580

GENERATION II FORMULA

Stats by level

Lv. 50
Training profile

All DVs 15 · zero Stat Experience

Advanced DV & Stat Exp
Determinant values (0–15)

Derived HP DV: 15

Stat Experience (0–65,535)
StatCalculatedLegal range
HPBase 90
— —
AttackBase 90
— —
DefenseBase 85
— —
Sp. AtkBase 125
— —
Sp. DefBase 90
— —
SpeedBase 100
— —

Generation II uses four DVs: Attack, Defense, Speed, and Special. HP DV is derived from their low bits; Sp. Atk and Sp. Def share the Special DV and Special Stat Experience. Badge boosts and in-battle stat stages are not included.

ORIGINAL GAME TEXT

Gold and Silver Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold

This legendary bird Pokemon causes savage thunderstorms by flapping its glittering wings.

Pokémon Silver

This legendary bird Pokemon is said to appear only when a thundercloud parts into two halves.

FAMILY

Evolution chain

#145 Zapdos

This Pokémon does not evolve in Generation II.

ACQUISITION

Gold / Silver locations, times, and methods

Gold

Trade required

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Trade required

This Pokémon has no in-game Gold or Silver encounter, gift, or prize location; trade it from another compatible game.

Silver

Trade required

Areas
0
Tables
0
Special
0
Trade required

This Pokémon has no in-game Gold or Silver encounter, gift, or prize location; trade it from another compatible game.

Every linked location opens the matching version and exact map view.

MOVESET

Level-up moves

8
Lv. 1

Peck

Flying · Normal Hit

Power
35
Acc.
100%
PP
35

Electric · Paralyze Hit

Power
40
Acc.
100%
PP
30

Electric · Paralyze

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
20
Lv. 25

Agility

Psychic · Speed Up 2

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
TM43
Lv. 37

Detect

Fighting · Protect

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
5

Flying · Normal Hit

Power
80
Acc.
100%
PP
20

Psychic · Light Screen

Power
—
Acc.
100%
PP
30
TM25
Lv. 73

Thunder

Electric · Thunder

Power
120
Acc.
70%
PP
10
TM / HM compatibility 26 moves
TM03 TM03 · CurseCurse— power · 100% · 10 PP TM05 TM05 · RoarNormal— power · 100% · 20 PP TM06 TM06 · ToxicPoison— power · 85% · 10 PP TM07 TM07 · Zap CannonElectric100 power · 50% · 5 PP TM08 TM08 · Rock SmashFighting20 power · 100% · 15 PP TM10 TM10 · Hidden PowerNormalVaries power · 100% · 15 PP TM11 TM11 · Sunny DayFire— power · 90% · 5 PP TM13 TM13 · SnoreNormal40 power · 100% · 15 PP TM15 TM15 · Hyper BeamNormal150 power · 90% · 5 PP TM17 TM17 · ProtectNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM18 TM18 · Rain DanceWater— power · 90% · 5 PP TM20 TM20 · EndureNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM21 TM21 · FrustrationNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM25 TM25 · ThunderElectric120 power · 70% · 10 PP TM27 TM27 · ReturnNormalVaries power · 100% · 20 PP TM31 TM31 · Mud-SlapGround20 power · 100% · 10 PP TM32 TM32 · Double TeamNormal— power · 100% · 15 PP TM34 TM34 · SwaggerNormal— power · 90% · 15 PP TM35 TM35 · Sleep TalkNormal— power · 100% · 10 PP TM37 TM37 · SandstormRock— power · 100% · 10 PP TM39 TM39 · SwiftNormal60 power · 100% · 20 PP TM43 TM43 · DetectFighting— power · 100% · 5 PP TM44 TM44 · RestPsychic— power · 100% · 10 PP TM47 TM47 · Steel WingSteel70 power · 90% · 25 PP HM02 HM02 · FlyFlying70 power · 95% · 15 PP HM05 HM05 · FlashNormal— power · 70% · 20 PP
Egg moves 0 moves

No egg moves are assigned to this species in the Gold/Silver breeding table.