[SET]
Defensive (Zapdos) @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Ability: Static
Tera Type: Steel / Water / Fairy / Dragon
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave / Discharge
- Volt Switch / U-turn
- Roost
[SET COMMENTS]
Zapdos is a fantastic defensive pivot, able to punish common contact moves like U-turn, Knock Off, and Rapid Spin with Static. Heat Wave nails Excadrill, Scizor, and Tera Steel Hydrapple. Volt Switch allows it to pivot out of switch-ins like Hisuian Arcanine and Tyranitar. Zapdos can also run Discharge as its Electric move to paralyze faster foes such as Latios and U-turn to freely pivot out on Ground-types like Sandy Shocks and Hippowdon. However, missing out on Heat Wave leaves it much more vulnerable to Swords Dance Excadrill and Nasty Plot Thundurus-T. 96 Speed EVs outspeeds Adamant Mamoswine. Tera Steel is preferred to take on Ogerpon-C as well as Rock Slide from Excadrill. Tera Water is gives it a better matchup into Greninja, Excadrill, and Belly Drum Azumarill. Tera Fairy gives Zapdos an immunity to Latios and Hydrapple's Draco Meteor. Tera Dragon allows it to better check Thundurus-T and opposing Zapdos.
Zapdos is able to fit on most teams thanks to it's
Pivots good
Excadrill appreciates
Cobalion is a good partner
[CREDITS]
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