The lightning that strikes in the presence of Zapdos is rumored to reveal secrets: uncovering treasure, ruining facades, and illuminating dark activities. Flocks have been reported soaring through the ozone layer, repairing it with ionizing discharge.

Many Trainers set out to prove their power by challenging this Zapdos, but they come home in tears. Only some cry from defeat: if Zapdos considers a Trainer truly unworthy, it runs away and never battles them at all.