Competitive Information for Zacian (crowned) [Sword/Shield]
Fairy / Steel
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zacian-crowned? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Zacian is an interesting Fairy and Steel-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to find yourself dealing with Zacian when battling in the 8th generation meta. Zacian's only type-related weaknesses are Fire and Ground.
Item: Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Behemoth Blade / Iron Head
- Play Rough
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Slash
Physical Sweeper Zacian-Crowned (Intrepid Sword)
Zacian is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Intrepid Sword, on switch-in Zacian's attack is raised by 1 stage. With a Rusted Sword equipped to it, if held by a zacian, this item changes its forme to crowned sword.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zacian's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sacred Sword is a physical 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is10b378
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zacian-crowned? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 108 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 140 Spe
Moveset:
- Behemoth Blade
- Play Rough
- Substitute
- Protect
Doubles Physical Tank Zacian-Crowned (Popular VGC)
Zacian is a legendary Physical Tank for double battles. This particular build was popular during recent competitions. This moveset attempts to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Intrepid Sword, on switch-in Zacian's attack is raised by 1 stage. With a Rusted Sword equipped to it, if held by a zacian, this item changes its forme to crowned sword.
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Substitute is a status move (Zacian takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Zacian this turn).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/id10b378
Item: Rusted Sword
Ability: Intrepid Sword
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Behemoth Blade / Iron Head
- Play Rough
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zacian-Crowned (Intrepid Sword)
Zacian is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Intrepid Sword, on switch-in Zacian's attack is raised by 1 stage. With a Rusted Sword equipped to it, if held by a zacian, this item changes its forme to crowned sword.
◆ Iron Head is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Play Rough is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Fairy-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zacian's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Sacred Sword is a physical 90-base power Fighting-type move (ignores the target's stat stage changes).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/id11b378
Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zacian-crowned learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zacian-crowned can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Zacian-crowned
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Quick Attack, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break, Psychic Fangs
Moves that boost Zacian-crowned's stats
- Agility
- Howl
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Zacian-crowned
- Howl
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
Common Effort Values for Zacian-crowned in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Zacian-crowned's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Zacian-crowned in Sword/Shield. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Zacian-crowned in Sword/Shield
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Zacian-crowned. Top rated Zacian-crowned Sword/Shield movesets. You can find Zacian-crowned builds Sword/Shield. Zacian-crowned movesets Sword/Shield are listed here. VGC Zacian-crowned Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Zacian-crowned in Sword/Shield along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for evolution