Like it’s duo partner Zamazenta, Zacian has two forms - Hero of Many Battles and Crowned Sword. Currently you can only capture Zacian in its Hero of Many Battles form in Pokémon Go, so make sure you know Zacian’s counters and weaknesses. Zacian, like most legendary Pokémon, appears in five-star raids, so you will need to team up with other trainers to ensure its defeat. Thankfully, a Remote Raid pass will allow you to join this battle from afar. On this page:
Zacian type - Fairy-type Zacian is weak against - Poison and steel-types Zacian counters - Beedrill, Victreebel, Roserade, Nihilego and Overqwil for poison-types. Metagross, Dialga, Excadrill and Genesect for steel-types. Gengar and Mewtwo, especially if it knows Psystrike, are both good choices. Other Zacian notes - Try to fill your team with powerful poison-type Pokémon and, if need another Pokémon or they faint, include steel-types. Mewtwo and Gengar will also be useful teammates during this battle.
Raid Boss CP - 52,195 CP CP range when being caught - 2100 to 2188 CP Weather boosted CP range (Cloudy) when being caught - 2625 to 2735 CP
Thank you to Amiibofan101 from reddit for the help with this information! Fast Moves:
Fire Fang (Fire) Metal Claw (Steel) Quick Attack (Normal) Snarl (Dark)
Charged Moves:
Close Combat (Fighting) Iron Head (Steel) Play Rough (Fairy) Wild Charge (Electric)
The Season of Mythical Wishes continues with the Winter Holiday event, which has brought Mega Glalie to Pokémon Go. Don’t forget to partake in the new Go Battle League season.
Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres.
The story of the Hero duo - the pair resting in the Slumbering Weald until Galar’s time of need - takes clear inspiration from the tale of how King Arthur may one day return to save the British Isles.
This Arthurian connection is deepened when you consider the possibility that Zacian could be inspired by Excalibur, Arthur’s legendary sword.
In the Pokémon Shield entry for the Crowned Sword version of Zacian, the sword is described as having the ability to cut through anything and referred to as the ‘Fairy King’s Sword,’ which seem to be direct references to the mythical king and his blade.
Good luck catching Zacian in Pokémon Go!
