Competitive Information for Zacian [Sword/Shield]
Base Stats for Zacian
Fairy
Abilities:
Intrepid SwordIntrepid Sword: On switch-in, this Pokemon's Attack is raised by 1 stage.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0.5x
0x
0.5x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zacian? 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-typed Pokemon. Zacian are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Zacian's only type-related weaknesses are Poison and Steel.
Species: Zacian
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut / Psychic Fangs
- Slash
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut / Psychic Fangs
- Slash
Physical Sweeper Zacian (Intrepid Sword)
Zacian is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Zacian's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Intrepid Sword, on switch-in Zacian's attack is raised by 1 stage.
♦ 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).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zacian? 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.
Species: Zacian
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut / Psychic Fangs
- Slash
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Intrepid Sword
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Play Rough
- Close Combat / Sacred Sword
- Psycho Cut / Psychic Fangs
- Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zacian (Intrepid Sword)
Zacian is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Zacian's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Intrepid Sword, on switch-in Zacian's attack is raised by 1 stage.
♦ 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).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ 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).
♦ Psycho Cut is a physical 70-base power Psychic-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Psychic Fangs is a physical 85-base power Psychic-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zacian 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.
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Damage Modifiers:
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zacian 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
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- 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
Optimize Zacian's EVs for Sword/Shield
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