Competitive Information for Zeraora [Sword/Shield]
Electric
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Volt Absorb ability are immune to Electric attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zeraora? 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.
Zeraora is a fabulous Electric-typed Pokemon. Zeraora is a pretty regular Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Zeraora can usually be found in the OU tier (Overused). Zeraora's only type-related weakness is Ground.
Item: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 Def
Moveset:
- Plasma Fists / Wild Charge
- Close Combat
- Outrage
- Blaze Kick
Physical Sweeper Zeraora (Volt Absorb)
Zeraora is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Zeraora's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Volt Absorb, Zeraora heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Zeraora's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zeraora's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Zeraora afterwards).
◆ Blaze Kick is a physical 85-base power Fire-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to burn).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 12 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Thunderbolt / Discharge
- Grass Knot
- Hyper Beam / Round
- Snarl
Special Sweeper Zeraora (Volt Absorb)
Zeraora is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Round or Snarl) and raises Zeraora's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Zeraora's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Zeraora heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
◆ Discharge is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Electric-type move (30% chance to paralyze adjacent pokemon).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Zeraora cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zeraora? 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: Eject Pack / Choice Band
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 244 Hp / 252 Atk / 12 Def
Moveset:
- Plasma Fists / Wild Charge
- Close Combat
- Outrage
- Blaze Kick
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zeraora (Volt Absorb)
Zeraora is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Zeraora's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Volt Absorb, Zeraora heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Zeraora's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Wild Charge is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zeraora's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Zeraora afterwards).
◆ Blaze Kick is a physical 85-base power Fire-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to burn).
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Item: Throat Spray / Life Orb
Ability: Volt Absorb
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 244 Hp / 12 Def / 252 SpA
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Discharge / Electroweb
- Snarl
- Grass Knot
- Hyper Beam / Round
Doubles Special Sweeper Zeraora (Volt Absorb)
Zeraora is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Throat Spray activates when a Pokemon uses a sound-based move (in this case Snarl or Round) and boosts Zeraora's special attack stat by 2 stages. Life Orb boosts the power of Zeraora's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Volt Absorb, Zeraora heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by electric moves; electric immunity.
◆ Electroweb is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Electric-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
◆ Snarl is a special 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Grass Knot is a special 0-base power Grass-type move (more power the heavier the target).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Zeraora cannot move next turn).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zeraora 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 Zeraora 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 Zeraora
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Guard, Fake Out, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Zeraora's stats
- Agility
- Bulk Up
- Calm Mind
- Charge
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Zeraora
- Fake Out
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Volt Switch
Common Effort Values for Zeraora in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Zeraora's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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