Is Zacian-Crowned viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Zacian-Crowned is ranked #9 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 15.85% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Zacian-Crowned in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Skeledirge has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 83.9% of 222.713574586374 relevant encounters. Standard error is 4.2 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Zacian-Crowned matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Zacian-Crowned was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Zacian-Crowned counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0888 Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel

USAGE 15.9% #9

BASE STATS

HP 92

ATK 150

DEF 115

SPA 80

SPD 115

SPE 148

BST700

TYPE MATCHUPS

2×

FireGround

½×

NormalGrassIceFlyingPsychicRockDarkFairy

¼×

Bug

0×

PoisonDragon

Moves

Iron Head 89.9% Play Rough 82.9% Swords Dance 70.2% Wild Charge 57.0% Sacred Sword 30.5% Close Combat 29.1% Trailblaze 13.8% Substitute 7.4%

Items

Rusted Sword 100.0%

Tera Types

Fairy 14.2% Electric 12.5% Dark 10.0% Fighting 9.9% Fire 9.6% Flying 9.3% Ground 7.8% Normal 6.8%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Zacian-Crowned →

Explore Zacian-Crowned + Skeledirge teams 67 score Explore Zacian-Crowned + Calyrex-Shadow teams 61 score Explore Zacian-Crowned + Ditto teams 57 score Explore Zacian-Crowned + Arceus-Ground teams 43 score Explore Zacian-Crowned + Koraidon teams 40 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Zacian-Crowned + Calyrex-Shadow 88.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Skeledirge

FireGhost DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

222.714

66.9

83.9% Standard error 4.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Wild Charge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Unaware Skeledirge: 86-102 (20.8 - 24.7%) -- guaranteed 5HKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

705.025

61.0

72.4% Standard error 2.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned: 169-199 (43.5 - 51.2%) -- 7.4% chance to 2HKO

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Ditto

Normal DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

290.762

56.5

74.0% Standard error 4.38 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ditto: 528-622 (176 - 207.3%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Dondozo

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

66.064

50.5

78.8% Standard error 7.07 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Wild Charge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Unaware Dondozo: 158-186 (31.3 - 36.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Leftovers recovery

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

249.982

43.0

63.2% Standard error 5.05 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ground: 171-202 (38.5 - 45.4%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

631.264

40.2

53.8% Standard error 3.40 points

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Flare Blitz vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned in Sun: 524-618 (135 - 159.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

115.686

30.9

61.5% Standard error 7.65 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Calyrex-Ice: 258-306 (63.8 - 75.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

88.321

27.9

62.8% Standard error 8.71 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 246-290 (63.4 - 74.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

168.227

24.0

49.7% Standard error 6.42 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 211-250 (54.3 - 64.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

455.497

21.0

36.4% Standard error 3.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 320-378 (82.4 - 97.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

521.191

20.7

34.9% Standard error 3.54 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 202-238 (52 - 61.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

133.835

19.3

48.5% Standard error 7.29 points

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned in Rain: 294-346 (75.7 - 89.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

565.158

18.4

31.9% Standard error 3.37 points

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned: 280-330 (72.1 - 85%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

131.51

4.8

33.1% Standard error 7.09 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Treads Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 288-342 (74.2 - 88.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

194.552

2.7

23.4% Standard error 5.18 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 9-11 (2.3 - 2.8%)

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

101.541

-1.6

26.0% Standard error 6.90 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 132-156 (34 - 40.2%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

133.687

-2.6

21.9% Standard error 6.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 258-306 (66.4 - 78.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

201.296

-2.8

13.0% Standard error 3.95 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 284-336 (73.1 - 86.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

202.346

-5.0

8.0% Standard error 3.24 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Mud Shot vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned: 60-72 (15.4 - 18.5%) -- possible 6HKO

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

104.811

-6.8

19.5% Standard error 6.58 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 222-264 (57.2 - 68%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

151.046

-7.1

8.1% Standard error 3.81 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 67-79 (17.2 - 20.3%) -- possible 5HKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

38.718

-7.3

16.7% Standard error 6.00 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned: 188-222 (48.4 - 57.2%) -- 91.8% chance to 2HKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

89.066

-7.5

11.8% Standard error 4.83 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned: 45-54 (11.5 - 13.9%) -- possible 8HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

126.356

-7.5

11.9% Standard error 4.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Arceus-Fairy Earth Power vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned: 134-158 (34.5 - 40.7%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

90.272

-7.6

4.5% Standard error 3.03 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 67-80 (17.2 - 20.6%) -- possible 5HKO

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Kyurem-Black

DragonIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.587

-7.6

32.8% Standard error 10.10 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kyurem-Black Fusion Bolt vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 130-154 (33.5 - 39.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Wo-Chien

DarkGrass SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.491

-9.3

23.7% Standard error 8.27 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 0- Atk Wo-Chien Foul Play vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 87-102 (22.4 - 26.2%) -- 15.3% chance to 4HKO

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Incineroar

FireDark SOFT CHECK View matchup

31.889

-9.8

16.6% Standard error 6.59 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 73-87 (18.8 - 22.4%) -- possible 5HKO

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

61.291

-10.1

16.6% Standard error 6.69 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Zacian-Crowned: 121-143 (31.1 - 36.8%) -- 73.6% chance to 3HKO

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Hatterene

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

59.923

-11.6

7.0% Standard error 4.66 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Misty Explosion vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Zacian-Crowned: 60-72 (15.4 - 18.5%) -- possible 6HKO

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Ranked #9 with 15.85% usage. Sorted by conservative score.