Competitive Information for Galarian Zigzagoon [Sword/Shield]
Dark / Normal
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zigzagoon-galar? 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.
Zigzagoon is an interesting Dark and Normal-typed Pokemon. Zigzagoon is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Zigzagoon can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Zigzagoon is weak to Bug, Fairy, and Fighting-typed attacks.
Item: Flame Orb / Chople Berry
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Knock Off / Lash Out
- Seed Bomb
- Protect
Physical Sweeper Zigzagoon-Galar (Quick Feet)
Zigzagoon is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Zigzagoon at the end of the turn which will activate Zigzagoon's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Zigzagoon is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Quick Feet to seriously give Zigzagoon a sweet boost. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Zigzagoon had a stat lowered this turn).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Zigzagoon this turn).
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Item: Flame Orb / Chople Berry
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Protect
Special Sweeper Zigzagoon-Galar (Quick Feet)
Zigzagoon is a decent Special Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Flame Orb will burn Zigzagoon at the end of the turn which will activate Zigzagoon's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Zigzagoon is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Zigzagoon this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zigzagoon-galar? 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: Flame Orb / Chople Berry
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 Atk / 164 Spe
Moveset:
- Facade / Double-Edge
- Knock Off / Lash Out
- Seed Bomb
- Protect
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zigzagoon-Galar (Quick Feet)
Zigzagoon is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Flame Orb will burn Zigzagoon at the end of the turn which will activate Zigzagoon's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Zigzagoon is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Quick Feet to seriously give Zigzagoon a sweet boost. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
◆ Lash Out is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Dark-type move (2x power if your Zigzagoon had a stat lowered this turn).
◆ Seed Bomb is a physical 80-base power Grass-type move that deals a hefty amount of damage.
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Zigzagoon this turn).
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Item: Flame Orb / Chople Berry
Ability: Quick Feet
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 92 Hp / 252 SpA / 164 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Round
- Snarl
- Surf
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Zigzagoon-Galar (Quick Feet)
Zigzagoon is a phenomenal Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Flame Orb will burn Zigzagoon at the end of the turn which will activate Zigzagoon's Quick Feet ability. Use Protect to help guarantee the Orb activates on your first turn. With Quick Feet, if Zigzagoon is statused its speed is 1.5x; ignores speed drop from paralysis. With a Chople Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective fighting-type attack then the Chople Berry gets consumed.
◆ Round is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
◆ Surf is a special 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. Double damage on dive).
◆ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Zigzagoon this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zigzagoon-galar learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zigzagoon-galar 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 Zigzagoon-galar
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Quick feet + Item: Flame orb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Quick Guard, Baby-Doll Eyes
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave
Moves that boost Zigzagoon-galar's stats
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Zigzagoon-galar
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Parting Shot
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
Common Effort Values for Zigzagoon-galar in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Zigzagoon-galar's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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