Zamazenta counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Zamazenta
#0889 Zamazenta
Fighting
USAGE 17.7% #10
ABILITYSword of Ruin
BASE STATS
HP 92
ATK 120
DEF 115
SPA 80
SPD 115
SPE 138
BST660
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FlyingPsychicFairy
½×
BugRockDark
Moves
Crunch 82.1% Stone Edge 73.6% Close Combat 67.7% Heavy Slam 57.7% Body Press 32.3% Iron Defense 31.4% Substitute 13.4% Howl 8.0%
Items
Choice Band 37.4% Leftovers 21.7% Life Orb 15.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 7.6% Choice Scarf 4.7% Clear Amulet 3.9% Muscle Band 3.0% Expert Belt 2.6%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin64.8%Scrappy16.3%Magic Guard10.1%Tough Claws2.9%Well-Baked Body1.5%Regenerator1.1%Sticky Hold0.9%Pressure0.8%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt31.2%Roaring Moon31.0%Great Tusk29.5%Corviknight28.8%Gholdengo24.3%Primarina22.9%Deoxys-Speed19.7%Zapdos19.5%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #10 with 17.65% usage. Sorted by reliability score.