Zacian (Hero of Many Battles)

#888 (Galar)

#889 Zamazenta ›

Pokémon type

Fairy

Boosted in Cloudy weather

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) weaknesses

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) is weak to Poison and Steel-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) is resistant to Fighting, Bug and Dark-type moves, and doubly resistant to Dragon-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Zacian (Hero of Many Battles)

The best moves for Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) are Snarl and Play Rough when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Quick Attack and Close Combat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Snarl

11DPS

Play Rough

36DPS

Defending

Snarl

11DPS

Play Rough

36DPS

Trainer Battles

Quick Attack

4EPT

Close Combat

2.22DPE

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Evolutions and form changes

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles)

Crowned Sword Zacian

Changing Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) into Crowned Sword Zacian costs 1,000 Crowned Sword Energy and 30 Zacian Candy the first time, and is free after that. It must also know the Iron Head move.
Changing Crowned Sword Zacian into Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) is free.

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Zacian:

Hero of Many Battles

Crowned Sword

Game images

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles), with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) (Shiny) in Pokémon GO

Events

Special GO Fest 2026: Global - Sunday Raid Event

26th Jul

The Road of Legends

6th Jul

Summary

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) is a legendary Fairy Pokémon. It is weak to Poison and Steel moves. Zacian's best moveset is Snarl & Play Rough and it has a Max CP of 4,329.

About

"Known as a legendary hero, this Pokémon absorbs metal particles, transforming them into a weapon it uses to battle."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Fire Fang	13	9	13
Metal Claw	6	10	12
Snarl	11	13	11
Quick Attack	10	13	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Play Rough	90	2	2.16
Wild Charge	90	2	1.8
Iron Head	60	2	1.2
Close Combat	105	1	1.05

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Snarl	5	3	1.7	4.3
Quick Attack	5	2	2.5	4
Metal Claw	5	2	2.5	3.5
Fire Fang	8	2	4	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.22
Wild Charge ▼▼ def	100	45	2.22
Play Rough	90	60	1.8
Iron Head	85	50	1.7

Iron Head becomes Behemoth Blade when it changes into Crowned Sword Zacian.

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Snarl 11 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	13.3	100%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	13.1	98%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	13	98%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	12.8	96%
Snarl 11 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	12.7	95%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	12.5	94%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	12.3	93%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	12.3	92%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	11.4	86%
Snarl 11 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	11.2	84%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	11.2	84%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	10.9	82%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	10.8	81%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	10.8	81%
Snarl 11 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	10.8	81%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	10.4	78%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Snarl 11 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	5.5	100%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	5.3	97%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	5.1	92%
Snarl 11 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	5	91%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	4.8	88%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	4.7	86%
Snarl 11 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	4	73%
Snarl 11 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	4	73%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	3.9	72%
Fire Fang 13 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	3.9	71%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	3.9	71%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	3.8	70%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Play Rough 36 DPS	3.5	64%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Wild Charge 36 DPS	3.2	58%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	2.6	48%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Close Combat 42 DPS	2.6	47%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	12	11.4	100%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Wild Charge ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	12	11.4	100%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	12	11.3	99%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Wild Charge ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	12	11.3	99%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	16	10.7	94%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Wild Charge ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	16	10.7	94%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	14	10.3	90%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Wild Charge ▼▼ def 2.22 DPE	14	10.3	90%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Play Rough 1.8 DPE	16	9.7	85%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Play Rough 1.8 DPE	15	9.5	83%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Play Rough 1.8 DPE	20	9.4	83%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	14	9.3	82%
Fire Fang 3 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	18	9.1	80%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	12	9	79%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Play Rough 1.8 DPE	18	8.8	77%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	16	8.5	74%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

1.73
2
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

1.83
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

1.87
4
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

2.14
5
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Sludge Bomb

2.37

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash.

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Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		254
Defense		236
Stamina		192

Max HP

Level 40	163
Level 50	173

Average size

Height	2.8 m
Weight	110 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,641
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,188
Level 30 Max wild	3,282
Level 40	3,829
Level 50	4,329

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,735
Level 35 (wild)	3,556