Pokemon GO: How To Get Shiny Zapdos

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)
Mega Diancie	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)
Galarian Darmanitan (Standard Mode)	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)