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Zekrom
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Zekrom

DragonElectric

Best attacking moveset: Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt, worth 16.4 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Zekrom can learn 10 combinations. Charge Beam with Fusion Bolt 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.

That set is legacy. Fusion Bolt is only obtainable with an Elite TM or from the event that gave it out, so the Zekrom you catch today cannot learn it. The best set it can learn now is Dragon Breath and Wild Charge, worth 15.0 damage per second.

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

Weak toGroundIceDragonFairy
ResistsFlyingSteelFireWaterGrass
Strongly resistsElectric
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Charge BeamElectric71.0s+14
Dragon BreathDragon60.5s+4
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
CrunchDark653.0s-33
Flash CannonSteel1002.5s-100
OutrageDragon1104.0s-50
Wild ChargeElectric902.5s-50
Fusion Bolt LegacyElectric1402.0s-100

Shiny

Zekrom
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Shiny Zekrom
Shiny

Yes. Shiny Zekrom has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.

Numbers

Max CP4,565 at level 50, 4,038 at level 40
Raid catch2,307 CP at level 20, or 2,884 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,217 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats275 attack · 211 defense · 205 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve25 Candy
Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Size2.9 m and 345 kg

Best moveset against each type

Zekrom does not have one best moveset, it has 2. 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, Dragon.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
FlyingCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt25.8
WaterCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt25.8
DragonDragon Breath + Outrage22.9
NormalCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
FightingCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
PoisonCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
RockCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
BugCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
GhostCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
SteelCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
FireCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
PsychicCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
IceCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
DarkCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
FairyCharge Beam + Fusion Bolt16.4
GroundDragon Breath + Outrage14.4
GrassDragon Breath + Outrage14.4
ElectricDragon Breath + Outrage14.4

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 Zekrom is actually for.

Counters: what beats Zekrom

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
EternatusPoisonDragonDragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy34.7
BaxcaliburDragonIceIce Fang + Glaive Rush Legacy26.8
RayquazaDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy25.5
HaxorusDragonDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe Legacy25.5
PalkiaWaterDragonDragon Tail + Draco Meteor25.4
SalamenceDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor25.2
DragoniteDragonFlyingDragon Tail + Draco Meteor Legacy24.0
DragapultDragonGhostDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe23.9
GarchompDragonGroundDragon Tail + Breaking Swipe23.5
ReshiramDragonFireDragon Breath + Draco Meteor23.1

Ranked by damage per second against Zekrom's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.