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Zacian is a Legendary Fairy- and Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Zacian has a maximum CP of 4,329. It is weak to Fire and Ground-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Zacian is Metal Claw and Play Rough.

Zacian Stats and Max CP

Zacian's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Zacian PvE Analysis

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) may lack a Fairy-type Fast Attack (it doesn't even learn any in the Main Series Games), but its high ATK and access to Play Rough actually make it a viable attacker in Raids.

⚔️ Raids

• With Snarl and Play Rough, Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) hits harder than Xerneas and Gardevoir, making this Legendary usable at least in lower-tier Raid battles. It works pretty well against Bosses like Mega Latios and Giratina (Origin Forme).
• Snarl’s higher damage numbers and a higher damage window make it the better option over Quick Attack, even though they share the same energy generation.
• Combining with Wild Charge actually makes Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) a decent counter to Water- and Flying-type Raid Bosses, especially if they have a Dragon-, Dark-, or Fighting-type coverage move. A great example of this is Mega Gyarados.
• Close Combat is just an underwhelming Charged Attack, with even Fighting-type Pokémon not preferring it in battle. This move has no use in PvE for Zacian (Hero of Many Battles).
• You might think of using Metal Claw and Iron Head to masquerade Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) as a Steel-type attacker, but this is a poor decision since most Steel-type Pokémon resist some or all of the Pokémon types they counter (Fairy, Ice, and Rock). Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) doesn't resist any of them.

On that note, you should ideally transform it to Zacian (Crowned Sword) to turn it into a legitimately amazing Steel-type attacker and also a powerful Fairy-type attacker with Metal Claw and Play Rough.

PvP Analysis

Zacian PvP Analysis

🔵 Great League

Not applicable

🟡 Ultra League

Zacian's overall performance is poor. Although it can draw out shields from its opponents with access to the hard-hitting attacks Wild Charge and Close Combat, in all even shield scenarios, it has a poor win-loss record. Its bulk is also far worse than Fairy contemporaries such as Clefable and Galarian Weezing, which are much safer investments in the Ultra League.

🟣 Master League

Zacian (Hero) is a neat addition to the Master League meta, with its resistance to Dragon, Dark, and Fighting, and its wide array of attacks making it a tricky Pokémon to face. One never really knows what set of attacks Zacian is running, and all its Charged Attacks are heavy hitters with or without STAB, prompting opponents to shield almost always.

Most of its wins come against Dark types, Dragons (not Reshiram and White Kyurem), Fairies (not Zacian Crowned Sword and Xerneas), and Lugia. So while its wins are expected, the surprise factor packed in its attack set often throws players’ strategies out of the window.

Experienced GBL players will tell you that they have lost at least a few matches after wrongly gauging Zacian (Hero)'s attack set, and that is telling of how impactful this Pokémon is in these battles.

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Zacian Type Chart

Zacian takes increased damage from:

Fire160.0%

Ground160.0%

Zacian takes reduced damage from:

Dragon24.4%

Bug39.1%

Dark62.5%

Fairy62.5%

Flying62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ice62.5%

Normal62.5%

Poison62.5%

Psychic62.5%

Rock62.5%

Zacian best moveset

Metal Claw + Play Rough

Metal Claw

Play Rough

The best moveset for Zacian in raids is Metal Claw and Play Rough (15.36 DPS, 418.4 TDO).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Metal Claw	Play Rough	14.12	15.36	418.4
2.	Metal Claw	Wild Charge	13.58	14.79	402.6
3.	Snarl	Play Rough	13.47	14.66	399.2
4.	Quick Attack	Play Rough	13.16	14.33	390.1
5.	Fire Fang	Play Rough	13.05	14.20	386.7
6.	Metal Claw	Iron Head	12.97	14.12	384.6
7.	Snarl	Wild Charge	12.81	13.94	379.6
8.	Quick Attack	Wild Charge	12.47	13.58	369.8

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Fast Attacks

• Snarl11131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Fighting62.5%
  • Dark62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	11
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	13

  
  

  Effects

  Snarl has no special effects.

  See Snarl details page ↗
• Fire Fang1391.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Bug160%
  • Steel160%
  • Grass160%
  • Ice160%

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	9
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	6

  
  

  Effects

  Fire Fang has no special effects.

  See Fire Fang details page ↗
• Quick Attack10131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Steel62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.5s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Quick Attack has no special effects.

  See Quick Attack details page ↗
• Metal Claw650.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	5
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	7

  
  

  Effects

  Metal Claw has no special effects.

  See Metal Claw details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Wild Charge90502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.6s - 2.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

  See Wild Charge details page ↗
• Play Rough90503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Fighting160%
  • Dragon160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Poison62.5%
  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Play Rough has no special effects.

  See Play Rough details page ↗
• Close Combat1051002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Normal160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Ice160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Psychic62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	105
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.2s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Close Combat has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

  See Close Combat details page ↗
• Iron Head60502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Rock160%
  • Ice160%
  • Fairy160%

  Resisted by

  • Steel62.5%
  • Fire62.5%
  • Water62.5%
  • Electric62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Iron Head has no special effects.

  See Iron Head details page ↗

Zacian CP Chart

At Level 50, Zacian maxes out at 4,329 CP. Raid catches are 2,100 to 2,188 CP, or 2,625 to 2,735 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,575 to 1,641 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	4329 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1575 CP - 1641 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	2100 CP - 2188 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	2100 CP - 2188 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	2625 CP - 2735 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Zacian

Mega Pokémon that boost Zacian’s Fairy and Steel-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Zacian.

Fairy

Steel

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#888
Height	2.8 m
Weight	110 kg
Region	Generation 8
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	Genderless
Buddy distance	20 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	100 100000

Zacian family

Zacian’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Zacian

Crowned Sword Zacian

Zacian (Hero of Many Battles)

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
1.37 m	1.4 m	2.8 m	4.2 m	4.34 m

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Size bounds

Zacian's height ranges from 1.372 m to 4.34 m, with the average being 2.8 m.

Movement type

Jumping

Jump Time

1.1s

Attack Probability

10%

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

0.5

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Zacian from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Zacian

• Regular ZacianCopy shortcode

Zacian high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Zacian. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #888
• #888

Official artwork

Wallpaper