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This is a guide to movesets and best builds for using Zamazenta in competitive play for the games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV). Read on for tips on the best Nature, EV spreads, Movesets, Tera Type, and Held Items to use with Zamazenta, as well as its strengths and weaknesses.
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) - Related Guides | ||
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Evolution and Learnset | Moveset for Ranked Battle | Tera Raid Build |
List of Contents
Nat. Dex #889 | Type | |
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Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) | ||
Abilities | ||
Dauntless Shield |
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
(0.25x) | ||
Immune to: | (0x) |
Ability Name | Description | |
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Dauntless Shield | Boosts the Pokémon’s Defense stat the first time the Pokémon enters a battle. |
Stat | Value | Rank |
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HP | 92 | 157 |
Atk | 120 | 78 |
Def | 140 | 15 |
SpAtk | 80 | 301 |
SpDef | 140 | 13 |
Speed | 128 | 23 |
Total | 700 | 2 |
Stat | Max | 0Nat | 0EV | -Nat | Min |
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HP | 199 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 152 |
Atk | 189 | 172 | 140 | 126 | 112 |
Def | 211 | 192 | 160 | 144 | 130 |
SpAtk | 145 | 132 | 100 | 90 | 76 |
SpDef | 211 | 192 | 160 | 144 | 130 |
Spd | 198 | 180 | 148 | 133 | 119 |
Best Natures | ||
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Impish (+Def, -Sp.Atk) |
Careful (+Sp.Def, -Sp.Atk) |
Jolly (+Spe, -Sp.Atk) |
Build Name | Recommendation |
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Physical Wall | ★★★★ |
Nature | Impish (+Def, -Sp. Atk) |
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EV Spread | HP 252 / Def 252 / Spe 4 |
Final Stat Values | HP 199 / Atk 140 / Def 211 / Sp. Def 160 / Spe 149 |
Ability | Dauntless Shield |
Tera Type | |
Held Item | Rusted Shield |
Moveset | ・
Body Press
・ Heavy Slam ・ Substitute ・ Iron Defense |
Incredible natural bulk, making it difficult to knockout. Still has great Sp. Def helping it tank special attacks. Has Terastallization to help with rougher matchups. |
Ability | Held Item | |
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Dauntless Shield | Rusted Shield |
Zamazenta can only have Dauntless Shield and a Rusted Shield while it's in its Crowned Shield form. Dauntless Shield increases its Defense by one stage when it enters battle for the first time, while Rusted Shield is what transforms it into its Crowned form.
Body Press | Heavy Slam |
Substitute | Iron Defense |
Body Press is its best Fighting-type STAB move and main attacking move since it uses its Defense instead of Attack in its damage calculations.
Heavy Slam is its best Steel-type STAB move that uses Zamazenta's weight instead of its Attack in its damage calculations.
Substitute is used to punish more passive Pokemon by adding an extra layer of safety and providing protection against moves that inflict status like Will-O-Wisp.
Iron Defense boosts Zamazenta's Defense by two stages, increasing the damage of Body Press and making it a great counter against physical attackers.
Fairy Tera Type Matchup | ||
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Weak to: | ||
(2x) | ||
Damaged Normally By: |
(1x) | |
Resists: | (0.5x) | |
Immune to: | (0x) |
Fairy is the best Tera Type for this build because it is one of the best defensive types in the game with Zamazenta normally resisting or being immune to its two weaknesses.
Best Fairy (Tera) Type Pokemon for Ranked Battle
A full 252 EVs are placed in Zamazenta's HP and Defense to make it as physically bulky as possible while also maximizing the damage of Body Press. The extra 4 EVs are put into its Speed to help it outspeed the opponent's Pokemon.
An Impish nature is preferred to maximize its physical bulk and Body Press damage.
Rest | Gives a way for Zamazenta to recover its health, allowing it to stay in battle longer. |
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Crunch | Allows Zamazenta to threaten Ghost-types that are immune to Body Press. |
Behemoth Bash | An alternate Steel-type move that does more damage to Pokemon that are heavier or within the same weight range as Zamazenta. |
It is tempting to keep Zamazenta in the battle to maximize the value of Dauntless Shield's Defense boost, but in some situations, it might be better to switch it out to preserve it for a stronger endgame.
Remember to look at the opponent's team and consider which Pokemon on your team is the best counter to theirs. If their team cannot easily deal with a physical wall like Zamazenta, then it would be best to switch it out and save it to cleanly close out the battle.
Zamazenta is best used on more defensive teams that aim to slowly deal chip damage to the opponent and outlast them to win the battle.
Hazards Lead | Physical Wall | Physical Attacker |
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Glimmora | Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) | Dragonite |
Glimmora is a great lead for more defensive-oriented teams thanks to Stealth Rocks providing chip damage whenever the opponent switches in a Pokemon and Toxic Debris setting up Toxic Spikes to poison grounded Pokemon whenever they enter the battle.
Zamazenta can then come in and wall any physical attackers and deal a good amount of damage with Dauntless Shield and Iron Defense boosted Body Presses.
Dragonite is used to close out the game with the combination of Multiscale and Roost allowing it to become nearly impossible to knock out and forcing the opponent to slowly take poison damage until it is within the range to get knocked out by an Extreme Speed.
Pokemon | Description |
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Gholdengo | Ranking: ★★★★★
・Is immune to Body Press and resists Steel-type attacks. ・Can comfortably set up Nasty Plot boosts in Zamazenta's face. ▶️ Gholdengo Best Movesets |
Bloodmoon Ursaluna | Ranking: ★★★★
・Terastallization and its great natural bulk let it easily tank Zamazenta's hits. ・Both of its STABs provide good coverage for Zamazenta's normal and Tera Typings. ▶️ Bloodmoon Ursaluna Best Movesets |
Iron Moth | Ranking: ★★★★
・Naturally outspeeds Zamazentas with no Speed investment. ・Poison-typing lets it resist Body Press. ▶️ Iron Moth Best Movesets |
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