National Dex Galarian Zapdos [Done]

[adem]

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Thunderous Kick
item: Choice Band
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a niche wallbreaker that fits on offensive teams, utilizing its solid offensive typing and ability to take advantage of Pokemon such as Landorus-T and discourage Landorus-T and Gliscor from using Defog. Furthermore, its solid Speed tier and decent defensive presence allow it to act as a soft check to the likes of Scarf Kartana and Serperior, (comma) which can threaten the offensive teams Galarian Zapdos fits on, and also get the jump on threats such as Victini, Tapu Lele, and Urshifu-R. However, Galarian Zapdos's STAB combination has its flaws, being completely walled by its Kantonian counterpart, as well as not being hard to pivot around for sturdier defensive cores. Furthermore, it also faces competition as a Fighting-type from Mega Medicham and Mega Lopunny, which boast significantly stronger offenses and a much better Speed tier, respecitvely. Brave Bird is Galarian Zapdos's most spammable move, cleanly 2HKOing the likes of Toxapex and Slowbro, while also taking advantage of the tier's lack of sturdy Flying-resistant checks. Close Comba threatens common Flying-resistant Pokemon such as Corviknight, Heatran, and Rotom-W, outright KOing them or putting them in range of Brave Bird. U-Turn pivots out of unfavorable situations, especially against defensive cores that are tougher for it to break, but it also has to be wary of contact effects. Thunderous Kick is a decent middle ground option that lets it break through the aforementioned Flying-resistant checks without the defense drops from Close Combat, trading away the immediate damage.

Galarian Zapdos fits on offensive teams that appreciate it forcing damage on Pokemon like Corviknight and Toxapex, allowing teammates like Kartana, Tapu Lele, and Weavile to blow past them. Due to Defiant deterring Defog, Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Greninja also fit extremely well with it, as they can set Spikes relatively unpunished. Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Mega Diancie are stellar partners due to their ability to threaten out Zapdos, and the former especially is able to Pursuit trap it, potentially wearing it down enough for Galarian Zapdos to break through it. Mega Diancie on the other hand can form a potent entry hazard stack core by reflecting opposing hazards, while setting its own Stealth Rock. Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp can help out against Electric-types trying to revenge kill Galarian Zapdos, while simultaneously wearing down Zapdos and Corviknight for it, allowing Galarian Zapdos to more freely use Brave Bird. Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W also work well with Galarian Zapdos, as it takes advantage of Ground- and Grass-types for them. Lastly, Steel-types such as Melmetal and Mega Scizor comfortably deal with both Weavile and Fairy-types such as Tapu Lele and Mega Diancie, which pressure Galarian Zapdos offensively.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A Bulk Up set utilizing Flyinium Z can KO would-be checks such as Toxapex and Slowbro while making it much harder for teams to play around it. This set can also be run with Substitute, as Galarian Zapdos does not require coverage options courtesy of its good neutral STAB combination. However, in practice, (comma) it is much too difficult to consistently set up, and it is often taken advantage off. Choice Scarf turns Galarian Zapdos into a revenge killer for a myriad of threats and can potentially clean a weakened team, although it is outshined by other revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele. Stomping Tantrum is an option to hit Tapu Koko harder, although it does not have much use outside of that.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Electric-types**: Zapdos completely stonewalls Galarian Zapdos if healthy, pivoting into it endlessly and recovering off damage while threatening it with Static. Other Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W can also pivot into it, although the former's aphostrophy lack of bulk and the latter faltering to Close Combat makes them short term pivots at best.

**Revenge Killers**: Due to its average Speed, Galarian Zapdos is easily revenge killed by fast Pokemon like Ash-Greninja, Tapu Koko, Mega Lopunny, and Weavile. However, these Pokemon can't switch in due to their low bulk.

**Slowbro and Toxapex**: Slowbro and Toxapex can pivot into Galarian Zapdos to scout what move it locks into and either pivot out or threaten it with a Scald burn or Toxic. However, these Pokemon can be easily overwhelmed and forced out by Brave Bird.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adem, 529732]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780], [Kaede, 483087]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

 

[Solaros & Lunaris]

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Starry Mountain of Tenma

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Thunderous Kick / Stomping Tantrum
item: Choice Band
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a niche wallbreaker that fits on offensive teams, utilising its solid offensive typing and ability to take advantage of Pokemon such as Landorus-T, and denying the likes of Corviknight and Gliscor Defog. I would mention that because of its ability to punish Defog, GZap very specifically fits on Spikestack offense rather than other forms like VoltTurn. Furthermore, its solid Speed tier and decent defensive presence allow it to act as a soft check to the likes of Scarf Kartana and Serperior which can threaten the offensive teams Galarian Zapdos fits on. GZap may have decent Speed, but it doesn’t help it check Kartana and Serp better. It does let it get the jump on Tapu Lele, Kyurem, and Urshifu-R, which you can mention ig. However, Galarian Zapdos's STAB combination has its flaws, being completely walled by its Kantonian counterpart as well as not being hard to pivot around for sturdier defensive cores. It also faces competition from Mega Meficham and Mega Lopunny. Brave Bird is Galarian Zapdos's most spammable move, cleanly 2HKOing the likes of Toxapex and Slowbro who pivot in to scout its move, while also taking advantage of the tier's lack of sturdy Flying-type resists. Close Combat threats common Flying-type resistant Pokemon such as Corviknight, Heatran, and Rotom-W, outright KOing them or putting them in range of a Brave Bird. U-Turn allows it to pivot out of unfavourable situations, most notably against its Kantonian counterpart, while still maintaining momentum. Thunderous Kick is a decent middle ground option that lets it break through the aforementioned Flying-type resists without the bulk drop from Close Combat, trading away the immediate damage. Stomping Tantrum is an option to nail Tapu Koko and the much rarer Aegislash, although it does not have much use outside of those two.

Galarian Zapdos fits on offensive teams that appreciate it forcing damage on Pokemon like Corviknight and Toxapex, allowing them to overwhelm their shared checks, making Kartana Tapu Lele, and Weavile amazing teammates. Due to Galarian Zapdos's ability deterring Defog, Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Mew Greninja fit extremely also fits extremely well with it as they can set Spikes relatively unpunished. Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Mega Diancie are stellar partners due to their ability to threaten out Kantonian Zapdos, and the former especially is able to Pursuit trap it, potentially wearing it down enough for Galarian Zapdos to break through it. Mega Diancie on the other hand can form a potent hazard stack core by reflecting opposing hazards, while setting its own Stealth Rock. Ground-types such as Landorus-T and Garchomp can absorb the Electric-type moves directed at Galarian Zapdos, while simultaneously wearing down Zapdos and Corviknight for it, allowing Galarian Zapdos to more freely click Brave Bird versus teams. GZap‘s good matchups against Ground-types and Grass-types also makes it a good partner for Electrics like Tapu Koko and Rotom-W, so mention those.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A Bulk Up set utilising Flyinium-Z sounds amazing on paper as it can be used to lure checks such as Toxapex and Slowbro and KO them, while making it much harder for teams to play around it. It’s good neutral coverage with STABs also lets it run Sub in the last slot, giving it a status immunity. However, in practice it is much too difficult to consistently get off a bulk up, and it is often taken advantage off. A Choice Scarf can be used to turn Galarian Zapdos into a revenge killer for a myriad of threats, and potentially clean a weakened team, although it is outshined by other revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, as well as it being easy to deal with defensively making it unable to consistently clean teams.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Electric-types**: Kantonian Zapdos completely stonewalls Galarian Zapdos if healthy, being able to pivot into it endlessly and roost off the damage. Static is also a bitch Other Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W can also pivot into it, although the formers lack of bulk and the latter faltering to Close Combat makes them short term pivots at best.

**Revenge Killers**: Due to its average Speed, Galarian Zapdos is easily revenge killed by fast Pokemon like Ash-Greninja, Tapu Koko, Mega Lopunny, and Weavile. However, these Pokemon cant switch in due to their low bulk.

**Slowbro and Toxapex**: These Pokemon can pivot into Galarian Zapdos to scout what it locks into, and either pivot out or threaten it with a Scald burn or Toxic. However, these Pokemon can be easily overwhelmed, and as using Brave Bird forces them to switch out, they arent that hard to take advantage of.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adem, 529732]]
- Quality checked by: [[username1, userid1], [username2, userid2]]
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[Steorra]

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Thunderous Kick / Stomping Tantrum
item: Choice Band
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a niche wallbreaker that fits on offensive teams, utilising its solid offensive typing and ability to take advantage of Pokemon such as Landorus-T, and denying scaring the likes of Corviknight and Gliscor to use Defog. Furthermore, its solid Speed tier and decent defensive presence allow it to act as a soft check to the likes of Scarf Kartana and Serperior which can threaten the offensive teams Galarian Zapdos fits on, and also get the jump on threats such as Kyurem, Victini, Tapu Lele, and Urshifu-R. However, Galarian Zapdos's STAB combination has its flaws, being completely walled by its Kantonian counterpart as well as not being hard to pivot around for sturdier defensive cores. Furthermore, it also faces competition as a Fighting-type from Mega Medicham and Mega Lopunny, who boasts a much better offensive prescence and an amazing Speed tier, respectively. Prolly drop the speed tier part since it only applies to one of them and instead expand on their more diverse coverage and overall difficulty in pivoting around them. Brave Bird is Galarian Zapdos's most spammable move, cleanly 2HKOing the likes of Toxapex and Slowbro who pivot in to scout its move, while also taking advantage of the tier's lack of sturdy Flying-type resists. Close Combat threaten common Flying-type resistant Pokemon such as Corviknight, Heatran, and Rotom-W, outright KOing them or putting them in range of a Brave Bird. U-Turn allows it to pivot out of unfavourable situations, most notably against its Kantonian counterpart, while still maintaining momentum. Not sure if its worth pointing out the Zapdos interaction here, most of the time I'd rather just hard switch out to avoid static. Could probably rephrase to mention "good pivoting move against defensive cores that are hard for it to break, but also has to be fearful to contact effects". Thunderous Kick is a decent middle ground option that lets it break through the aforementioned Flying-type resists without the bulk drop from Close Combat, trading away the immediate damage. Stomping Tantrum is an option to nail Tapu Koko and the much rarer Aegislash, although it does not have much use outside of those two. Could mention it being able to damage Toxapex without recoil or contact but niche point nonetheless. I'm no Gzap user but I also don't think stomping should be on the main set tbh I've never seen anyone use this move it hits like a wet blanket more often than not + an extreme tradeoff for getting the predict on Koko since it doesn't threaten anything else much at all otherwise. Aegi is nb but I also havent seen anyone use it in a minute. Good use at least so prob not boot it to OO but equally dont think it needs a slash.

Galarian Zapdos fits on offensive teams that appreciate it forcing damage on Pokemon like Corviknight and Toxapex, allowing them to overwhelm their shared checks, making Kartana Tapu Lele, and Weavile amazing teammates. Due to Galarian Zapdos's ability deterring Defog, Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Greninja fit extremely also fits extremely well with it as they can set Spikes relatively unpunished. Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Mega Diancie are stellar partners due to their ability to threaten out Kantonian Zapdos, and the former especially is able to Pursuit trap it, potentially wearing it down enough for Galarian Zapdos to break through it. Mega Diancie on the other hand can form a potent hazard stack core by reflecting opposing hazards, while setting its own Stealth Rock. Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp can help out against Electric-Types trying to revenge kill can absorb the Electric-type moves directed at Galarian Zapdos, while simultaneously wearing down Zapdos and Corviknight for it, allowing Galarian Zapdos to more freely click Brave Bird versus teams. Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W also work well with Galarian Zapdos as it threatens Ground- and Grass-types for them. Last line sort of reads like koko and roto are threatening the ground and grass types for gzap so prob reword it. Also probably mention some teammates to help out plug up its other defensive weaknesses against Weavile, Tapu Lele, and Mega Diancie.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A Bulk Up set utilising Flyinium-Z sounds amazing on paper as it can be used to lure checks such as Toxapex and Slowbro and KO them, while making it much harder for teams to play around it. This set can also be run with Substitute, as Galarian Zapdos does not require coverage options courtesy of its good neutral STAB combination. However, in practice it is much too difficult to consistently get off a bulk up, and it is often taken advantage off. A Choice Scarf can be used to turn Galarian Zapdos into a revenge killer for a myriad of threats, and potentially clean a weakened team, although it is outshined by other revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, as well as it being easy to deal with defensively making it unable to consistently clean teams.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Electric-types**: Kantonian Zapdos completely stonewalls Galarian Zapdos if healthy, being able to pivot into it endlessly and Roost off the damage, while passively threatening it with Static. Other Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W can also pivot into it, although the formers lack of bulk and the latter faltering to Close Combat makes them short term pivots at best.

**Revenge Killers**: Due to its average Speed, Galarian Zapdos is easily revenge killed by fast Pokemon like Ash-Greninja, Tapu Koko, Mega Lopunny, and Weavile. However, these Pokemon cant switch in due to their low bulk.

**Slowbro and Toxapex**: These Pokemon can pivot into Galarian Zapdos to scout what it locks into, and either pivot out or threaten it with a Scald burn or Toxic. However, these Pokemon can be easily overwhelmed, and as using Brave Bird forces them to switch out, they arent that hard to take advantage of.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adem, 529732]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

perdemos

[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Thunderous Kick / Stomping Tantrum
item: Choice Band
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a niche wallbreaker that fits on offensive teams, utilising its solid offensive typing and ability to take advantage of Pokemon such as Landorus-T, and denying scaring the likes of Corviknight and Gliscor to use Defog. Furthermore, its solid Speed tier and decent defensive presence allow it to act as a soft check to the likes of Scarf Kartana and Serperior which can threaten the offensive teams Galarian Zapdos fits on, and also get the jump on threats such as Kyurem, Victini, Tapu Lele, and Urshifu-R. However, Galarian Zapdos's STAB combination has its flaws, being completely walled by its Kantonian counterpart as well as not being hard to pivot around for sturdier defensive cores. Furthermore, it also faces competition as a Fighting-type from Mega Medicham and Mega Lopunny, who boasts a much better offensive prescence and an amazing Speed tier, respectively. Prolly drop the speed tier part since it only applies to one of them and instead expand on their more diverse coverage and overall difficulty in pivoting around them. Brave Bird is Galarian Zapdos's most spammable move, cleanly 2HKOing the likes of Toxapex and Slowbro who pivot in to scout its move, while also taking advantage of the tier's lack of sturdy Flying-type resists. Close Combat threaten common Flying-type resistant Pokemon such as Corviknight, Heatran, and Rotom-W, outright KOing them or putting them in range of a Brave Bird. U-Turn allows it to pivot out of unfavourable situations, most notably against its Kantonian counterpart, while still maintaining momentum. Not sure if its worth pointing out the Zapdos interaction here, most of the time I'd rather just hard switch out to avoid static. Could probably rephrase to mention "good pivoting move against defensive cores that are hard for it to break, but also has to be fearful to contact effects". Thunderous Kick is a decent middle ground option that lets it break through the aforementioned Flying-type resists without the bulk drop from Close Combat, trading away the immediate damage. Stomping Tantrum is an option to nail Tapu Koko and the much rarer Aegislash, although it does not have much use outside of those two. Could mention it being able to damage Toxapex without recoil or contact but niche point nonetheless. I'm no Gzap user but I also don't think stomping should be on the main set tbh I've never seen anyone use this move it hits like a wet blanket more often than not + an extreme tradeoff for getting the predict on Koko since it doesn't threaten anything else much at all otherwise. Aegi is nb but I also havent seen anyone use it in a minute. Good use at least so prob not boot it to OO but equally dont think it needs a slash.

Galarian Zapdos fits on offensive teams that appreciate it forcing damage on Pokemon like Corviknight and Toxapex, allowing them to overwhelm their shared checks, making Kartana Tapu Lele, and Weavile amazing teammates. Due to Galarian Zapdos's ability deterring Defog, Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Greninja fit extremely also fits extremely well with it as they can set Spikes relatively unpunished. Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Mega Diancie are stellar partners due to their ability to threaten out Kantonian Zapdos, and the former especially is able to Pursuit trap it, potentially wearing it down enough for Galarian Zapdos to break through it. Mega Diancie on the other hand can form a potent hazard stack core by reflecting opposing hazards, while setting its own Stealth Rock. Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp can help out against Electric-Types trying to revenge kill can absorb the Electric-type moves directed at Galarian Zapdos, while simultaneously wearing down Zapdos and Corviknight for it, allowing Galarian Zapdos to more freely click Brave Bird versus teams. Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W also work well with Galarian Zapdos as it threatens Ground- and Grass-types for them. Last line sort of reads like koko and roto are threatening the ground and grass types for gzap so prob reword it. Also probably mention some teammates to help out plug up its other defensive weaknesses against Weavile, Tapu Lele, and Mega Diancie.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A Bulk Up set utilising Flyinium-Z sounds amazing on paper as it can be used to lure checks such as Toxapex and Slowbro and KO them, while making it much harder for teams to play around it. This set can also be run with Substitute, as Galarian Zapdos does not require coverage options courtesy of its good neutral STAB combination. However, in practice it is much too difficult to consistently get off a bulk up, and it is often taken advantage off. A Choice Scarf can be used to turn Galarian Zapdos into a revenge killer for a myriad of threats, and potentially clean a weakened team, although it is outshined by other revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, as well as it being easy to deal with defensively making it unable to consistently clean teams.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Electric-types**: Kantonian Zapdos completely stonewalls Galarian Zapdos if healthy, being able to pivot into it endlessly and Roost off the damage, while passively threatening it with Static. Other Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W can also pivot into it, although the formers lack of bulk and the latter faltering to Close Combat makes them short term pivots at best.

**Revenge Killers**: Due to its average Speed, Galarian Zapdos is easily revenge killed by fast Pokemon like Ash-Greninja, Tapu Koko, Mega Lopunny, and Weavile. However, these Pokemon cant switch in due to their low bulk.

**Slowbro and Toxapex**: These Pokemon can pivot into Galarian Zapdos to scout what it locks into, and either pivot out or threaten it with a Scald burn or Toxic. However, these Pokemon can be easily overwhelmed, and as using Brave Bird forces them to switch out, they arent that hard to take advantage of.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adem, 529732]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780], [username2, userid2]]
- Grammar checked by: [[username1, userid1]]

bad mon but 2/2

 

[adem]

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[UT]

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[SET]
name: Choice Band
move 1: Brave Bird
move 2: Close Combat
move 3: U-Turn
move 4: Thunderous Kick / Stomping Tantrum Stomping Tantrum is here on the main set, but mentioned in OO. Either remove it from here, or move that sentence up
item: Choice Band
ability: Defiant
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Galarian Zapdos is a niche wallbreaker that fits on offensive teams, utilising utilizing its solid offensive typing and ability to take advantage of Pokemon such as Landorus-T, and scaring the likes of Corviknight and Gliscor to use Defog and discourage Corviknight and Gliscor from using Defog. Furthermore, its solid Speed tier and decent defensive presence allow it to act as a soft check to the likes of Scarf Kartana and Serperior, (comma) which can threaten the offensive teams Galarian Zapdos fits on, and also get the jump on threats such as Victini, Tapu Lele, and Urshifu-R. However, Galarian Zapdos's STAB combination has its flaws, being completely walled by its Kantonian counterpart, (comma) as well as not being hard to pivot around for sturdier defensive cores. Furthermore, it also faces competition as a Fighting-type from Mega Medicham and Mega Lopunny, who boasts a much better offensive prescence and an amazing Speed tier, respectively which boast significantly stronger offenses and a much better Speed tier, respecitvely. Brave Bird is Galarian Zapdos's most spammable move, cleanly 2HKOing the likes of Toxapex and Slowbro who pivot in to scout its move, while also taking advantage of the tier's lack of sturdy Flying-type resists Flying-resistant checks. Close Combat threatens common Flying-type resistant Flying-resistant Pokemon such as Corviknight, Heatran, and Rotom-W, outright KOing them or putting them in range of a Brave Bird. U-Turn allows Galarian Zapdos to pivot pivots out of unfavourable situations, especially agaisnt against defensive cores that are tougher for it to break, but it also has to be wary of contact effects. Thunderous Kick is a decent middle ground option that lets it break through the aforementioned Flying-type resists Flying-resistant checks without the bulk drop defense drops from Close Combat, trading away the immediate damage.

Galarian Zapdos fits on offensive teams that appreciate it forcing damage on Pokemon like Corviknight and Toxapex, allowing them to overwhelm their shared checks, making Kartana Tapu Lele, and Weavile amazing teammates allowing teammates like Kartana, Tapu Lele, and Weavile to blow past them. Due to Galarian Zapdos's ability Defiant deterring Defog, Pokemon such as Ferrothorn and Greninja also fits fit extremely well with it, (comma) as they can set Spikes relatively unpunished. Rock-types like Mega Tyranitar and Mega Diancie are stellar partners due to their ability to threaten out Kantonian Zapdos, and the former especially is able to Pursuit trap it, potentially wearing it down enough for Galarian Zapdos to break through it. Mega Diancie on the other hand can form a potent entry hazard stack core by reflecting opposing hazards, while setting its own Stealth Rock. Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp can help out against Electric-types trying to revenge kill Galarian Zapdos, while simultaneously wearing down Zapdos and Corviknight for it, allowing Galarian Zapdos to more freely click Brave Bird versus teams freely use Brave Bird. Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W also work well with Galarian Zapdos, (comma) as it takes advantage of Ground- and Grass-types for them. Lastly, Steel-types such as Melmetal and Mega Scizor comfortably deal with both Weavile and Fairy-types such as Tapu Lele and Mega Diancie, (comma) which pressure Galarian Zapdos offensively.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

A Bulk Up set utilising Flyinium-Z sounds amazing on paper as it can be used to lure checks utilizing Flyinium Z can KO would-be checks such as Toxapex and Slowbro and KO them, while making it much harder for teams to play around it. This set can also be run with Substitute, as Galarian Zapdos does not require coverage options courtesy of its good neutral STAB combination. However, in practice, (comma) it is much too difficult to consistently get off a bulk up set up, and it is often taken advantage off. A Choice Scarf can be used to turn turns Galarian Zapdos into a revenge killer for a myriad of threats, and threats and can potentially clean a weakened team, although it is outshined by other revenge killers such as Mega Lopunny and Choice Scarf Tapu Lele, as well as it being easy to deal with defensively making it unable to consistently clean teams. Stomping Tantrum is an option to hit Tapu Koko harder, although it does not have much use outside of that.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Electric-types**: Kantonian Zapdos completely stonewalls Galarian Zapdos if healthy, being able to pivot pivoting into it endlessly and Roost off the damage, while passively threatening it with Static recovering off damage while threatening it with Static. Other Electric-types such as Tapu Koko and Rotom-W can also pivot into it, although the former's aphostrophy lack of bulk and the latter faltering to Close Combat makes them short term pivots at best.

**Revenge Killers**: Due to its average Speed, Galarian Zapdos is easily revenge killed by fast Pokemon like Ash-Greninja, Tapu Koko, Mega Lopunny, and Weavile. However, these Pokemon can't (comma) switch in due to their low bulk.

**Slowbro and Toxapex**: These Pokemon Slowbro and Toxapex can pivot into Galarian Zapdos to scout what move it locks into, (comma) and either pivot out or threaten it with a Scald burn or Toxic. However, these Pokemon can be easily overwhelmed, and as using Brave Bird forces them to switch out, they arent that hard to take advantage of and forced out by Brave Bird.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[adem, 529732]]
- Quality checked by: [[Solaros & Lunaris, 471780], [Kaede, 483087]]
- Grammar checked by: [[UT, 523866]]

GP 1/1! Hi Kaede!

GP Team done

 

[adem]

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