Competitive Information for Zygarde (complete) [Sword/Shield]
Dragon / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zygarde-complete? 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.
Zygarde is an interesting Dragon and Ground-typed Pokemon. Zygarde is a not-uncommon Pokemon to see in Generation 8. Zygarde is considered strong enough to compete with Uber tiered Pokemon. Zygarde is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Yache Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Power Construct
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Breaking Swipe
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Body Slam / Extreme Speed
Physical Sweeper Zygarde-Complete (Power Construct)
Zygarde is a legendary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Power Construct, if zygarde 10%/50% changes to complete if at 1/2 max hp or less at end of turn. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Zygarde's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zygarde's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Extreme Speed is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Normal-type move (nearly always goes first).
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Item: Yache Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Power Construct
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Core Enforcer
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
- Sludge Wave
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Zygarde-Complete (Power Construct)
Zygarde is a legendary Special Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is 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 Hyper Voice) and raises Zygarde's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Power Construct, if zygarde 10%/50% changes to complete if at 1/2 max hp or less at end of turn. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Core Enforcer is a special STAB-boosted 100-base power Dragon-type move (nullifies the foes ability if the foes move first).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Zygarde cannot move next turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zygarde-complete? 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: Yache Berry / Eject Pack
Ability: Power Construct
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Thousand Arrows / Thousand Waves
- Breaking Swipe / Outrage
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zygarde-Complete (Power Construct)
Zygarde is a legendary Physical Sweeper for double battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Power Construct, if zygarde 10%/50% changes to complete if at 1/2 max hp or less at end of turn. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed. With a Eject Pack equipped to it, if Zygarde's stat stages are lowered, it switches to a chosen ally then the Eject Pack gets consumed.
◆ Thousand Waves is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent foes. Prevents them from switching).
◆ Breaking Swipe is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (100% chance to lower the foes attack by 1 stage).
◆ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. Confuses your Zygarde afterwards).
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zygarde's attack and defense by 1 stage).
◆ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
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Item: Yache Berry / Throat Spray
Ability: Power Construct
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Core Enforcer / Draco Meteor
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Sludge Wave
- Earth Power / Scorching Sands
Doubles Special Sweeper Zygarde-Complete (Power Construct)
Zygarde is a legendary Special Sweeper for double battles. It attempts 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 Hyper Voice) and increases Zygarde's special attack stat by 2 stages. With Power Construct, if zygarde 10%/50% changes to complete if at 1/2 max hp or less at end of turn. With a Yache Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective ice-type attack then the Yache Berry gets consumed.
◆ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Zygarde's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Hyper Voice is a special 90-base power Normal-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Zygarde cannot move next turn).
◆ Sludge Wave is a special 95-base power Poison-type move (10% chance to poison adjacent pokemon).
◆ Earth Power is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Scorching Sands is a special STAB-boosted 70-base power Ground-type move (30% chance to burn the target. Thaws target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zygarde-complete learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zygarde-complete 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 Zygarde-complete
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Extreme Speed
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Glare, Toxic, Scorching Sands
Moves that boost Zygarde-complete's stats
- Coil
- Dragon Dance
- Scale Shot
Most notable and possible best moves for Zygarde-complete
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Zygarde-complete in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Zygarde-complete's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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