Zamazenta Pokémon GO Raid Battle Strategy

The Legendary Fighting-type Pokémon Zamazenta, originally
discovered in the Galar region, will make its Pokémon GO debut on August 26,
2021. Learn which Pokémon will be most effective in Raid Battles against Zamazenta,
how to catch Zamazenta after winning a Raid Battle, and how best to use the Warrior
Pokémon after you’ve caught it.

As a Fighting-type Pokémon, Zamazenta is vulnerable to Flying-, Psychic-, and Fairy-type attacks. When
choosing six Pokémon for your Zamazenta Raid Battle lineup, it helps to choose
Pokémon that have a Flying-, Psychic-, or Fairy-type Fast Attack and Charged
Attack if you want to deal as much damage as possible. A
Pokémon that shares a type with these attacks will benefit from a same-type
attack bonus, which will allow these attacks to deal an additional 20% damage.

Remember that you’re battling Zamazenta’s Hero of Many
Battles form, which is only Fighting type, unlike its Fighting- and Steel-type
Crowned Shield form. If you have multiple Flying-, Psychic-, or Fairy-type Pokémon,
choose Pokémon with the highest CP and best overall stats. Remember that speed of
victory affects how many Premier Balls you will receive after a successful Raid
Battle, so bring your strongest Pokémon and defeat Zamazenta as quickly as
possible.

• Alakazam / Shadow Alakazam (Psychic)

  • Fast Attack: Confusion (Psychic), Psycho Cut (Psychic)

  • Charged Attack: Dazzling Gleam (Fairy), Future Sight (Psychic), Psychic (Psychic)

• Exeggutor (Grass/Psychic)

  • Fast Attack: Confusion (Psychic), Extrasensory (Psychic), Zen Headbutt (Psychic)

  • Charged Attack: Psychic (Psychic)

• Mewtwo / Shadow Mewtwo (Psychic)

  • Fast Attack: Confusion (Psychic), Psycho Cut (Psychic)

  • Charged Attack: Psychic (Psychic), Psystrike (Psychic)

• Espeon (Psychic)

  • Fast Attack: Confusion (Psychic), Zen Headbutt (Psychic)

  • Charged Attack: Future Sight (Psychic), Psybeam (Psychic), Psychic (Psychic)

• Latios (Dragon/Psychic)

• Gallade (Psychic/Fighting)

  • Fast Attack: Charm (Fairy), Confusion (Psychic)

  • Charged Attack: Psychic (Psychic), Synchronoise (Psychic)

After a Zamazenta raid, you’ll have a limited number of
Premier Balls you can use to catch Zamazenta, so make each one count. You can
earn extra Premier Balls for battling with friends and defeating Zamazenta more
quickly.

In an encounter with Zamazenta, your chance of catching it
is greatest when the target ring is small enough for you score Excellent Throws.
Throwing Curveballs
can improve your chances even more. But work within your abilities—if you don’t
think you can reliably make Excellent Curveball Throws, aim for Nice Throws or
Great Throws rather than risk missing the target ring completely.

Zamazenta isn’t going to make it easy on
you by sitting still while you’re trying to catch it. Don’t waste your
Premier Balls by throwing while it’s moving around. Watch Zamazenta
to get a feel for its cycle of movement and the pauses in between the cycles.
During one of these pauses, wait for the target ring to reappear, and then
throw as it starts to grow smaller to increase your odds of making a Great
Throw or an Excellent Throw.

Berries can help you catch Zamazenta. A
Razz Berry will make Zamazenta easter to catch, and a Golden Razz Berry will
make it much easier to catch. If you find yourself failing to land any throws,
a Nanab Berry will calm Zamazenta, making its movements less erratic and
allowing you to make precise throws more easily. If you need extra Zamazenta
Candy, using a Silver Pinap Berry will make Zamazenta easier to catch and grant
you extra Candy when you catch it.

Like all Legendary
Pokémon, Zamazenta is tricky to catch, so don’t be discouraged if it
escapes. Get a second wind by stocking up on useful items—like Max Potions, Max
Revives, and Golden Razz Berries—and try again.

As a Legendary Fighting-type Pokémon, Zamazenta has a type
advantage against Normal-, Ice-, Rock-, Dark-,
and Steel-type Pokémon. This makes Zamazenta particularly useful against many
Raid Bosses, including Mega Gyarados, Snorlax, Mega Houndoom, Tyranitar,
Aggron, Metagross, Regirock, Regigigas, Mega Abomasnow, Darkrai, and Yveltal. Zamazenta’s
impressive array of Charged Attacks also makes it a valuable addition to any GO
Battle League team, offering plenty of opportunities to take opposing Trainers
by surprise. Raising Zamazenta’s CP to its maximum requires a lot of Zamazenta
Candy and Stardust, so try to catch as many Zamazenta as possible to help you
get there faster.

Good luck with your next Raid Battle, and
remember to check back to Pokemon.com/Strategy for more Pokémon GO, video game, and
Pokémon TCG tips.

Source: Pokemon