Pokemon GO provides a chance of encountering Shiny Zapdos to Zapdos 5-Star Raid winners. As part of the three legendary birds of Kanto, Zapdos shows immense battle abilities. It gets a significant power boost as a raid boss, which makes defeating it extremely challenging.
Zapdos and Shiny Zapdos have the same Pokemon GO CP of 3987, which gets a significant boost as a Raid Boss. The Electric and Flying-type Legendary Pokemon possesses an offense-centric stat spread comprising 253 ATK, 185 DEF, and 207 STA. Defeating it in raids can reward a Shiny encounter, but bagging a win requires extensive meta-knowledge and powerful counters. That said, this guide explores the quickest way to get Shiny Zapdos and the best Zapdos raid counters.
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Pokemon GO: Get Shiny Zapdos By Winning 5-Star Raids
Defeating Zapdos as a Pokemon GO 5-Star Raid Boss can result in a Shiny Zapdos spawning near the raid location. While Shiny encounters aren't guaranteed, one can try to match a monster’s Shiny odds. Keep in mind that legendary Shiny Pokemon are rare spawns. You must win several raids and spawn numerous Zapdos; doing so can help match its Shiny odds.
Pokemon GO Legendary raid bosses are extremely powerful, so you must skip solo raids and team up with other trainers. Prepare a powerful counter roster after analyzing Zapdos’s weaknesses and resistances. Only select counters with moves that can trigger the Same Type of Attack Bonus (STAB) effect. When a counter’s innate-type and move-type are identical, using that specific move can trigger STAB and deal bonus damage.
Zapdos Weaknesses
- Ice-type Moves
- Rock-type Moves
Zapdos Resistances
- Bug-type Moves
- Fighting-type Moves
- Flying-type Moves
- Grass-type Moves
- Ground-type Moves
- Steel-type Moves
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Shadow And Mega Counters For Zapdos Raids
Zapdos Raid Counters | Fast Moves | Charged Moves |
|---|---|---|
Shadow Rhyperior | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Rock Wrecker (Rock-type) |
Shadow Rampardos | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Rock Slide (Rock-type) |
Shadow Mamoswine | Powder Snow (Ice-type) | Avalanche (Ice-type) |
Rock Throw (Rock-type) | Rock Slide (Rock-type) | |
Mega Tyranitar | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Stone Edge (Rock-type) |
Shadow Tyranitar | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Stone Edge (Rock-type) |
Mega Aerodactyl | Rock Throw (Rock-type) | Rock Slide (Rock-type) |
Shadow Weavile | Ice Shard (Ice-type) | Avalanche (Ice-type) |
Shadow Mewtwo | Psycho Cut (Psychic-type) | Ice Beam (Ice-type) |
Shadow Golem | Rock Throw (Rock-type) | Stone Edge (Rock-type) |
Regular Counters For Zapdos Raids
Zapdos Raid Counters | Fast Moves | Charged Moves |
|---|---|---|
Rhyperior | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Rock Wrecker (Rock-type) |
Rampardos | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Rock Slide (Rock-type) |
Mamoswine | Powder Snow (Ice-type) | Avalanche (Ice-type) |
Baxcalibur | Ice Fang (Ice-type) | Avalanche (Ice-type) |
Ice Fang (Ice-type) | Avalanche (Ice-type) | |
Tyrantrum | Rock Throw (Rock-type) | Meteor Beam (Rock-type) |
Terrakion | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Rock Slide (Rock-type) |
Kyurem | Dragon Breath (Dragon-type) | Glaciate (Ice-type) |
Gigalith | Smack Down (Rock-type) | Meteor Beam (Rock-type) |
Cetitan | Powder Snow (Ice-type) | Avalanche (Ice-type) |
