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Monotype [REVAMP] Specially Defensive Zapdos (Electric) [QC: 1/1] [GP: 1/1]

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[SET]
Zapdos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive (Electric)
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 240 SpD / 16 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Calm Nature
- Discharge
- Heat Wave / Hurricane
- Substitute
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]

Years pass, but Zapdos remains a staple on Electric teams thanks to its good special bulk, Ground type immunity, access to Heat Wave, and two great abilities. Pressure is preferred for this set, given its better synergy with Substitute, as it allows Zapdos to effectively PP stall Draco Meteors from the likes of Latios and Raging Bolt. Discharge is preferred over Zapdos's other Electric-type STAB moves, since it lets it spread paralysis among foes like Dragonite, Latios, and Dragapult with much more ease, preventing them from becoming long-term threats. Heat Wave makes Zapdos a potent Steel- and Grass-types breaker, leaving only Heatran unscathed, while Hurricane can put more pressure onto Fighting and Grass teams. Substitute often gives Zapdos two chances to paralyze its foe and to let it better use Pressure. With Zapdos's good general bulk, a Substitute can most of the time take more than one hit from weak attacks such as Knock Off and Dragon Tail from Hisuian Goodra and Poison Jab from Clodsire, making its target effectively lose four PP per Substitute. The given spread maximizes Zapdos's special bulk while ensuring it outspeeds Adamant Bisharp, Cloyster, and defensive variants of Gholdengo.

With its specially defensive profile, Zapdos is best paired with Pokemon that can take on physical moves as well as Ice moves, such as Rotom-W. Rotom-W's good typing lets it come in on Mamoswine, Gliscor, and Iron Hands and cripple them with Will-O-Wisp or outright KO them with Hydro Pump. With Will-O-Wisp support, Zapdos can more easily handle physical foes and can even put a Substitute in front of some of them. Assault Vest Iron Hands and Magnezone offer some more specific walling capabilities, with the former improving the Dragon matchup and the latter helping in the Fairy matchup by putting a stop to Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Calm Mind Hatterene. In return, they both benefit tremendously from Zapdos's Ground immunity and its ability to PP stall problematic moves like Draco Meteor and Luster Purge in Iron Hands's case. Sandy Shocks provides invaluable support through entry hazard stacking; it can also address sun variants of Fire teams with Protosynthesis's Speed boost and Earth Power and Power Gem, preventing Volcarona from wreaking havoc. Regieleki provides much-needed support through dual screens, ensuring Zapdos can answer even Choice Specs Flutter Mane, and can paralyze targets to ensure Zapdos always has the initiative in its interactions. Pawmot can deal offensively with pesky Ground-type foes like Landorus, Garchomp, and Mamoswine with Ice Punch and Close Combat, and it can give Zapdos a second breath with Revival Blessing. Lastly, Raging Bolt is a formidable late-game sweeper that benefits a lot from Zapdos's ability to weaken foes both through PP stalling and direct damage. Raging Bolt is also a more direct answer to rain Water teams by threatening them with Thunderclap.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
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Quality checked by:
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[SET]
Zapdos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive Zapdos (Electric)
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 240 SpD / 16 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Calm Nature
- Discharge
- Heat Wave / Hurricane
- Substitute
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]

Years pass but Zapdos remains a staple in on Electric teams thanks to its good special bulk, Ground-type moves immunity, its access to Heat Wave, and two great abilities. Pressure is preferred for this set, given its better synergy with Substitute, as it allows Zapdos to effectively PP stall Draco Meteors from the likes of Dragapult (infiltrator goes through sub, you can choose another example if you'd like or even just latios and bolt is fine), Latios, and Raging Bolt. Discharge is preferred over its other Electric-type STAB moves, since it allows Zapdos to spread paralysis among foes like Dragonite, Latios, and Dragapult (I feel less strongly about a different example here, up to you) with much more ease, thus crippling them and preventing them from becoming long-term threats. Heat Wave makes Zapdos a potent Steel- and Grass-types killer, leaving only Heatran unscathed, while Hurricane can put more pressure onto Fighting and Grass teams. Substitute is the crux of this set, often giving Zapdos two 30% chances to paralyze its foe and let it better use Pressure. With the good general bulk of Zapdos, a Substitute can most of the time take more than one hit from weak attacks such as Knock off or Dragon Tail from Hisuian Goodra or Poison Jab from Clodsire making their target effectively lose 4 PP's per Substitute. Roost provides some much needed recovery but needs to be timed right as Zapdos will lose its Flying the turn it uses the move, which can thus be exploited to better tank Electric-, Ice-, and Rock-types moves, but leaves Zapdos vulnerable to Ground-type moves. (dex info) The given spread maximizes its special bulk while ensuring it outspeeds Adamant Bisharp, Cloyster, and defensive variants of Gholdengo.

With its specially defensive profile, Zapdos is best paired with Pokémon that can take on physical moves as well as Ice moves, such as Rotom-W. With its good typing, Rotom-W can come on Mamoswine, Gliscor, and Iron Hands and cripple them with Will-O-Wisp or outright put them KO with Hydro Pump. With Will-O-Wisp support, Zapdos can more easily handle physical foes and even put a Substitute in front of some of them. Assault Vest Iron Hands and Magnezone offer some more specific walling capabilities with the former one improving the Dragon matchup and the latter one the Fairy matchup by putting a stop at Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Calm Mind Hatterene. In return, they both benefit tremendously from the Ground-type immunity of Zapdos and its ability to pp PP stall problematic moves like Draco Meteor and Luster Purge in Iron Hands's case. Sandy Shocks provides invaluable support through hazard stacking and can address sun variants of Fire with Protosynthesis speed and both Earth Power and Power Gem, preventing Volcarona from wreaking havoc. Regieleki also provides much needed support through dual screens setting, ensuring Zapdos can answer even Choice Specs Flutter Mane, and can paralyze targets to ensure Zapdos always has the initiative in its interactions. Pawmot can deal offensively with pesky Ground-type foes like Landorus, Garchomp, and Mamoswine, (mention how) and can also give Zapdos a second breath with Revival Blessing. Lastly, Raging Bolt is a formidable Late-Game sweeper which benefits a lot from the ability of Zapdos to weaken foes both through PP stalling and direct damage. It is also a more direct answer to Rain variants of Water by threatening them with Thunderclap.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/showl.552160/
Quality checked by:
xxx
Grammar checked by:
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[SET]
Zapdos @ Heavy-Duty Boots
Name: Specially Defensive Zapdos (Electric)
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 240 SpD / 16 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Calm Nature
- Discharge
- Heat Wave / Hurricane
- Substitute
- Roost

[SET COMMENTS]

Years pass, (AC) but Zapdos remains a staple on Electric teams thanks to its good special bulk, Ground-type Ground type immunity, its access to Heat Wave, and two great abilities. Pressure is preferred for this set, given its better synergy with Substitute, as it allows Zapdos to effectively PP stall Draco Meteors from the likes of Latios and Raging Bolt. Discharge is preferred over its Zapdos's other Electric-type STAB moves, since it lets Zapdos it spread paralysis among foes like Dragonite, Latios, and Dragapult with much more ease, thus crippling them and preventing them from becoming long-term threats. Heat Wave makes Zapdos a potent Steel- and Grass-types killer don't use killer or imply death, use check or revenge killer, or whatever else you believe is more correct, leaving only Heatran unscathed, while Hurricane can put more pressure onto Fighting and Grass teams. Substitute is the crux of this set (RC) often giving gives Zapdos two 30% chances to paralyze its foe and to let it better use Pressure. With the Zapdos's good general bulk of Zapdos, a Substitute can most of the time take more than one hit from weak attacks such as Knock Off or and Dragon Tail from Hisuian Goodra or and Poison Jab from Clodsire, (AC) making its target effectively lose 4 four PP per Substitute. The given spread maximizes its Zapdos's special bulk while ensuring it outspeeds Adamant Bisharp, Cloyster, and defensive variants of Gholdengo.

With its specially defensive profile, Zapdos is best paired with Pokémon Pokemon that can take on physical moves as well as Ice moves, such as Rotom-W. Rotom-W's good typing lets it come in on Mamoswine, Gliscor, and Iron Hands and cripple them with Will-O-Wisp or outright KO them with Hydro Pump. With Will-O-Wisp support, Zapdos can more easily handle physical foes and even can put a Substitute in front of some of them. Assault Vest Iron Hands and Magnezone offer some more specific walling capabilities, (AC) with the former improving the Dragon matchup and the latter helping in the Fairy matchup by putting a stop at to Choice Specs Flutter Mane and Calm Mind Hatterene. In return, they both benefit tremendously from the Ground-type immunity of Zapdos Zapdos's Ground and its ability to PP stall problematic moves like Draco Meteor and Luster Purge in Iron Hands's case. Sandy Shocks provides invaluable support through entry hazard stacking; (ASC) it and can also address sun variants of Fire teams with Protosynthesis Protosynthesis's Speed boost and both Earth Power and Power Gem, preventing Volcarona from wreaking havoc. Regieleki also provides much needed much-needed support through dual screens setting, ensuring Zapdos can answer even Choice Specs Flutter Mane, and can paralyze targets to ensure Zapdos always has the initiative in its interactions. Pawmot can deal offensively with pesky Ground-type foes like Landorus, Garchomp, and Mamoswine with Ice Punch and Close Combat, and it can also give Zapdos a second breath with Revival Blessing. Lastly, Raging Bolt is a formidable late-game sweeper which that benefits a lot from the Zapdos's ability of Zapdos to weaken foes both through PP stalling and direct damage. It Raging Bolt is also a more direct answer to rain variants of Water Water teams by threatening them with Thunderclap.

[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/showl.552160/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/royalreloaded.246753/
Grammar checked by:
xxx
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