Pokemon GO: Best Moveset for Zamazenta

As many other live service titles work with constant events and opportunities to keep players coming back for more, Pokémon GO is no different in this format. Each season of the game, trainers have a series of recurring and one-off events that offer new research opportunities, collection challenges, shiny hunting opportunities, raid battles, max battles and more.

By Pokémon GOMax Out season and the events that take place during this time frame, Zamazenta made a return as a raid boss for players to face in battle, and even get for their collection. After this, many players will plan to use Zamazenta in battle, as it is a legendary monster with some solid stats. However, to get the most out of including this Pokemon in their team rotation, trainers should know the best moves for Zamazenta. Players can find all relevant information on the appropriate move combos and potential damage for this Pokemon in the guide below.

Best Moveset for “Hero of Many Battles” Zamazenta

IN Pokémon GOZamazenta is a reindeer Fighting Type Pokemonmeaning its weaknesses and resistances are fairly even and easy to keep in mind, compared to dual-Types. Zamazenta is powerful in combat matches against Rock, Bug and Dark Type enemies, so players should try to make the most of it in scenarios against these Pokémon.

To further enhance Hero of Many Battles Zamazenta's power during battle, players should keep an eye out for any opportunities to fight in cloudy weather conditions, as this legendary monster will receive a boost in power through the Weather Boost mechanic.

While Zamazenta's Hero of Many battle form is effective against certain enemies, it is also weak against Pokemon or powerful moves from Psychic, Fairy and Flying types. Because of this, coaches should aim to avoid such matchups when including Zamazenta in their team rotation and plan the other members of their team to effectively fill these gaps and overcome this type advantage.

When paired with the best Fast Move and Charged Move combination, which has been detailed below, players can expect Zamazenta's Hero of Many Battles form to be handled about 14.73 damage per second, and a total damage output of about 531.1 before they faint to opponents in battle.

Best Hero of Many Battles Zamazenta Moveset

• Quick move: Metal claw
• Charged move: Melee

If you may need to modify your Hero of Many Battles Zamazenta move for reasons such as better overall type coverage, or in anticipation of enemies you expect to face, a list of additional moveset combinations and their expected damage potential have been included below.

Secondary Hero of Many Battles Zamazenta Moveset Options

Best Moveset for “Crowned Shield” Zamazenta

Since Zamazenta's Crowned Shield form remains a pure Fighting Type Pokémon, the best moveset of Metal Claw and Melee remains the same for this variant of the monster.

Best Hero of Many Battles Zamazenta Moveset

• Quick move: Metal claw
• Charged move: Melee

However, compared to Hero of Many Battles Zamazenta, Crowned Shield Zamazenta gets an improvement in its maximum CP range and stats, as illustrated below:

Due to this stat difference, Crowned Shield Zamazenta's additional moveset recommendations have been slightly changed and rearranged in order of potential damage.

Secondary Crowned Shield Zamazenta Moveset Options