Zebstrika
Electric
Best attacking moveset: Spark and Wild Charge, worth 11.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Zebstrika can learn 6 combinations. Spark with Wild Charge does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Spark | Electric | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge | Electric | 65 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Flame Charge | Fire | 70 | 4.0s | -33 |
| Wild Charge | Electric | 90 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Zebstrika has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,745 at level 50, 2,428 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,387 CP at level 20, or 1,734 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,317 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 211 attack · 136 defense · 181 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.6 m and 79.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Zebstrika does not have one best moveset, it has 3. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Flying, Water, Normal.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Spark + Wild Charge | 17.9 | |
| Water | Spark + Wild Charge | 17.9 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Wild Charge | 12.5 |
| Rock | Low Kick + Wild Charge | 12.5 |
| Steel | Low Kick + Wild Charge | 12.5 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Wild Charge | 12.5 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Wild Charge | 12.5 |
| Fighting | Spark + Wild Charge | 11.8 |
| Poison | Spark + Wild Charge | 11.8 |
| Bug | Spark + Wild Charge | 11.8 |
| Ghost | Spark + Wild Charge | 11.8 |
| Fire | Spark + Wild Charge | 11.8 |
| Psychic | Spark + Wild Charge | 11.8 |
| Fairy | Spark + Wild Charge | 11.8 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Flame Charge | 10.4 |
| Electric | Low Kick + Wild Charge | 8.5 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Wild Charge | 8.5 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Flame Charge | 7.5 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Zebstrika is actually for.
Counters: what beats Zebstrika
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 34.4 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 33.2 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 32.7 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 32.1 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 31.0 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 31.0 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 30.6 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 30.5 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 30.1 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 29.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Zebstrika's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.