Competitive Information for Zygarde [X/Y]
Dragon / Ground
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zygarde? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Zygarde is a notable Dragon and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Zygarde show up as a X/Y opponent. Zygarde is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-typed attacks.
Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Aura Break
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage / Dragon Tail
- Earthquake / Land's Wrath
- Superpower / Brick Break
- Return / Strength
Physical Sweeper Zygarde (Aura Break)
Zygarde is a legendary Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Zygarde's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aura Break, while Zygarde is active the dark aura and fairy aura power modifier is 0.75x.
♦ Dragon Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Land's Wrath is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Ground-type move (no additional effect. hits adjacent foes).
♦ 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).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Strength is a physical 80-base power Normal-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Aura Break
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Earth Power
- Sludge Wave
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
Special Sweeper Zygarde (Aura Break)
Zygarde is a legendary Special Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Zygarde's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aura Break, while Zygarde is active the dark aura and fairy aura power modifier is 0.75x.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ 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).
♦ 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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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Aura Break
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Coil / Dragon Dance
- Sleep Talk
- Rest
- Earthquake / Dragon Tail
Zygarde Special Wall (Catch Some Zzzzz)
Zygarde is a legendary Special Wall. It attempts to take a decent amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Zygarde last longer regaining it's it's vitality every turn. With Aura Break, while Zygarde is active the dark aura and fairy aura power modifier is 0.75x. I have yet to try this out, but I think it will work. The high defence of zygarde can work well and max sp.d investment can make a mixed wall. Not as good as my Dragonair, I think, but worth a go.
♦ Dragon Dance is a status move (raises your Zygarde's attack and speed by 1 stage).
♦ Sleep Talk is a status move (Zygarde must be asleep. uses another known move).
♦ Rest is a status move (Zygarde sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Dragon Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zygarde? These builds have been optimized for X/Y 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 X/Y generation metagame.
Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Aura Break
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Land's Wrath / Earthquake
- Outrage / Dragon Tail
- Rock Slide
- Superpower / Brick Break
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zygarde (Aura Break)
Zygarde is a legendary Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Zygarde's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aura Break, while Zygarde is active the dark aura and fairy aura power modifier is 0.75x.
♦ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Outrage is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Zygarde afterwards).
♦ Dragon Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (forces the target to switch to a random ally).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ 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 / Life Orb
Ability: Aura Break
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Hyper Voice / Hyper Beam
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Sludge Wave
- Earth Power
Doubles Special Sweeper Zygarde (Aura Break)
Zygarde is a legendary Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Zygarde's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Aura Break, while Zygarde is active the dark aura and fairy aura power modifier is 0.75x.
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Zygarde cannot move next turn).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Zygarde's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ 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).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zygarde 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 Zygarde can perform in X/Y. 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 XY Move and Ability Combos for Zygarde
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Extreme Speed
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Glare, Toxic
Moves that boost Zygarde's stats
- Coil
- Dragon Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Zygarde
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Zygarde in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Zygarde's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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