Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles)

#889 (Galar)

#890 Eternatus ›

Pokémon type

Fighting

Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) weaknesses

Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) is weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) is resistant to Rock, Bug and Dark-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles)

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

Attacking

Metal Claw

12DPS

Close Combat

50.4DPS

Defending

Ice Fang

8DPS

Close Combat

50.4DPS

Trainer Battles

Snarl

4.3EPT

Close Combat

2.67DPE

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Evolution

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

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Zamazenta:

Crowned Shield

Hero of Many Battles

Game images

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

Zamazenta (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

Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) is a legendary Fighting Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves. Zamazenta's best moveset is Metal Claw & Close Combat and it has a Max CP of 4,329.

About

"In times past, it worked together with a king of the people to save the Galar region. It absorbs metal that it then uses in battle."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Metal Claw	6	10	12
Snarl	11	13	11
Quick Attack	10	13	10
Ice Fang	12	13.3	8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Crunch	65	3	1.97
Moonblast	130	1	1.3
Close Combat	105	1	1.26
Iron Head	60	2	1.2

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
Ice Fang	8	2	4	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.67
Moonblast ▼ att	90	50	1.8
Iron Head	85	50	1.7
Crunch ▼ def	70	45	1.56

Needs Iron Head to change into Crowned Shield Zamazenta, where it becomes Behemoth Bash.

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
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.4	100%
Snarl 11 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.4	100%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	11.9	96%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	11.2	91%
Snarl 11 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	11	89%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	10.9	88%
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	10.9	88%
Snarl 11 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	10.8	87%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	10.6	86%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	10.4	84%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	10.4	84%
Snarl 11 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	10.2	83%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	10	80%
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	9.7	78%
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	9.6	77%
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	9.4	76%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.7	100%
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	4.6	98%
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	4.6	96%
Snarl 11 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	4.5	94%
Snarl 11 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.4	93%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	4.3	92%
Snarl 11 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	4.3	90%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.2	89%
Ice Fang 8 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	4.2	89%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	4.1	87%
Snarl 11 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	4	85%
Quick Attack 10 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	3.9	82%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Crunch 21.7 DPS	3.1	65%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	2.8	59%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Moonblast 32.5 DPS	2.8	59%
Metal Claw 12 DPS	Iron Head 30 DPS	2.6	56%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Close Combat 2.67 DPE	12	13.2	100%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Close Combat 2.67 DPE	12	13.2	100%
Ice Fang 3 EPT	Close Combat 2.67 DPE	16	12	91%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Close Combat 2.67 DPE	14	11.8	89%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	14	9.7	73%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	12	9.5	72%
Ice Fang 3 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	18	9.4	71%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	14	9.3	70%
Ice Fang 3 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	18	9.1	69%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	12	9	68%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Moonblast 1.8 DPE	16	8.8	67%
Quick Attack 4 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	12	8.7	66%
Ice Fang 3 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	16	8.7	66%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Iron Head 1.7 DPE	16	8.5	64%
Snarl 4.3 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	12	8.4	64%
Metal Claw 3.5 EPT	Crunch 1.56 DPE	14	7.9	60%

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

What counters Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles)?

Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) is weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves.

The best counter to Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Zamazenta (Hero of Many Battles) counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	91%
Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Dragon Ascent	91%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		254
Defense		236
Stamina		192

Max HP

Level 40

163

Size

Height	2.9 m
Weight	210 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
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