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Legendary Pokemon are powerful monsters boasting high stats and their own Signature Movement. Unlike the main games, Legendary Pokemon in Pokemon GO cannot exist defenseless in the wild and can only be obtained through Raid Battles and Bonus Challenges. This also applies to Zamazenta, the game mascot of the recent Pokemon Shield.

In Pokemon GO, Zamazenta (too every bit all other Pokemon) is unable to concord items. Every bit of at present, it tin only be defenseless in its Hero of Many Battles grade, which is a pure Fighting Blazon. If Zamazenta holds the Rusted Shield, it can plough into its Crowned Form and gains the Steel Typing. Compared to Zacian, the other Pokemon in Galar's Legendary duo, Zamazenta's defence force outshines its offense. If players want to properly use Zamazenta, then they demand to equip Zamazenta with the best moveset it can accept.

Communicable Zamazenta

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Aslope Zacian, Zamazenta fabricated its Pokemon GO debut in the Ultra Unlock Function 3: Sword and Shield event in five-star boxing raids. If in its Crowned Form, players should utilise powerful Burn down, Footing, or Fighting Pokemon. Considering of its Fighting/Steel Typing, Crowned Grade Zamazenta has a weakness to its own Typing. Yet, if fought in its regular form, players will demand to defeat it with Psychic or Flying Type moves as opposed to Burn, Fighting, or Footing.

Zamazenta has a Raid Boss CP (Combat Ability) total of 52,195, which drops down to about 2100 - 2188 upon capture.

Zamazenta's Movepool and Best Moveset

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Without Sword and Shield'southward Rusted Shield item, Zamazenta can merely gain STAB (same-type assail bonus) from Fighting Type moves and misses out on its signature move Dauntless Shield. In its domicile game, Zamazenta didn't have many expert attacking moves; it simply gained one offensive Fighting Blazon move through leveling up: Close Gainsay.

This move deals 120 HP, but just has 5PP and severely lowers its user's Defense and Special Defense force. Zamazenta'due south strengths and flaws are both in its defence force. If lowered also much by Close Combat, then information technology becomes more susceptible to being 1HKO.

In Pokemon GO, its movepool averts this by giving information technology access to moves that can cover its weaknesses.

Quick Moves Type Harm DPS
Quick Assault Normal 8 ten
Metal Claw Steel 8 11.4
Snarl Nighttime 12 10.9
Water ice Fang Ice 12 8
Charged Moves Blazon Damage DPS
Iron Caput Steel threescore 31.vi
Moonblast Fairy 130 33.3
Close Combat Fighting 100 52.2
Crunch Dark seventy 21.9

The best moveset for Zamazenta for PVP and gym battles is:

Motion DPS
Snarl x.9
Close Gainsay 52.2

Players familiar with Sword and Shield might try adding Iron Head over Crunch to Zamazenta'due south moves. Although the lack of the Rusted Shield held item means Zamazenta won't exist getting the most utilise out of its Steel Blazon moves in Pokemon Go for the fourth dimension beingness.

For playing defensively, trainers may want to accept their Zamazenta stick to Ice Fang and Crisis. These moves will comprehend both Zamazenta's (Hero of Many Battles) weaknesses: Flight Type and Psychic Type.

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