Competitive Information for Zekrom [Sword/Shield]
Dragon / Electric
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zekrom? 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.
Zekrom is a notable Dragon and Electric-typed Pokemon. Zekrom is a common Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Zekrom is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Zekrom is weak to Dragon, Fairy, Ground, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Teravolt
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Claw
- Fusion Bolt / Wild Charge
- Slash / Strength
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Zekrom (Teravolt)
Zekrom is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Zekrom's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Zekrom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Teravolt, Zekrom's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Dragon Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dragon-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Fusion Bolt is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Electric-type move (power doubles if used after fusion flare this turn).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
◆ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zekrom? 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: Weakness Policy
Ability: Teravolt
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 156 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpA / 76 SpD / 20 Spe
Moveset:
- Rising Voltage
- Draco Meteor
- Earth Power
- Protect
Doubles Special Tank Zekrom (Popular VGC)
Zekrom is a legendary Special Tank for double battles. This particular build was popular during earlier competitions. It's goal is to take a good amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Weakness Policy activates if Zekrom is hit by a super effective move. The Weakness Policy is consumed and its Attack and Special Attack are increased by two stages each. With Teravolt, Zekrom's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Zekrom's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Earth Power is a special 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Zekrom this turn).
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Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Teravolt
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
- Fusion Bolt / Wild Charge
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zekrom (Teravolt)
Zekrom is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Zekrom's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Zekrom's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Teravolt, Zekrom's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
◆ Fusion Bolt is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Electric-type move (power doubles if used after fusion flare this turn).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zekrom 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 Zekrom 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 Zekrom
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Tailwind + Electro ball
- Moves: Body Press + Steel Wing
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Helping Hand
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Zekrom's stats
- Ancient Power
- Charge Beam
- Dragon Dance
- Hone Claws
- Scale Shot
- Steel Wing
Most notable and possible best moves for Zekrom
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Zekrom in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Zekrom's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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