Zamazenta counters

Gen 9 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Zamazenta
#0889 Zamazenta
Fighting
USAGE 27.5% #2
BASE STATS
HP 92
ATK 120
DEF 115
SPA 80
SPD 115
SPE 138
BST660
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
FlyingPsychicFairy
½×
BugRockDark
Moves
Crunch 88.4% Body Press 51.7% Iron Defense 49.0% Close Combat 48.2% Heavy Slam 41.7% Ice Fang 28.2% Roar 26.9% Stone Edge 26.3%
Items
Leftovers 45.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 21.6% Life Orb 14.0% Light Clay 7.4% Chesto Berry 2.9% Choice Band 2.1% Choice Scarf 2.1% Expert Belt 2.0%
Tera Types
Fire 27.2% Dark 26.5% Steel 24.8% Electric 7.4% Fighting 5.6% Ice 3.0% Rock 1.3% Ghost 1.2%
Common Teammates
Gholdengo37.0%Dragonite32.3%Ting-Lu25.9%Gliscor24.0%Ogerpon-Wellspring21.6%Kingambit21.5%Iron Treads19.0%Kyurem16.4%
Browse Gen 9 OU teams using Zamazenta →
Teams using Raging Bolt 61% Teams using Zapdos 59% Teams using Deoxys-Speed 55% Teams using Pecharunt 54% Teams using Hydrapple 54% Teams using Iron Valiant 54%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Raging Bolt
Raging Bolt
ElectricDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
113.363
61
60.8% dies 7.84%
02
Zapdos
Zapdos
ElectricFlying OFFENSIVE CHECK
26.389
59
59.4% dies 9.56%
03
Deoxys-Speed
Deoxys-Speed
Psychic SOFT CHECK
43.377
55
54.6% dies 10.66%
04
Pecharunt
Pecharunt
PoisonGhost SOFT CHECK
228.859
54
53.8% dies 5.62%
05
Hydrapple
Hydrapple
GrassDragon SOFT CHECK
39.191
54
53.6% dies 7.97%
06
Iron Valiant
Iron Valiant
FairyFighting SOFT CHECK
128.685
54
53.6% dies 7.54%
07
Gholdengo
Gholdengo
SteelGhost SOFT CHECK
297.056
53
53.1% dies 4.96%
08
Clodsire
Clodsire
PoisonGround SOFT CHECK
24.5
51
51.4% dies 10.10%
09
Hatterene
Hatterene
PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK
87.457
51
51.1% dies 9.08%
10
Toxapex
Toxapex
PoisonWater SOFT CHECK
81.827
50
49.6% dies 7.70%
11
Clefable
Clefable
Fairy SOFT CHECK
85.077
49
49.1% dies 9.24%
12
Dragapult
Dragapult
DragonGhost SOFT CHECK
151.014
49
48.9% dies 6.96%
13
Volcarona
Volcarona
BugFire SOFT CHECK
21.559
49
48.5% dies 10.76%
14
Iron Moth
Iron Moth
FirePoison SOFT CHECK
55.56
45
45.3% dies 9.25%
15
Enamorus
Enamorus
FairyFlying SOFT CHECK
30.932
45
45.1% dies 8.95%
16
Zamazenta
Zamazenta
Fighting SOFT CHECK
280.575
44
44.2% dies 5.08%
17
Walking Wake
Walking Wake
WaterDragon SOFT CHECK
27.645
41
40.6% dies 9.34%
18
Tornadus-Therian
Tornadus-Therian
Flying SOFT CHECK
20.027
40
39.8% dies 10.94%
19
Dragonite
Dragonite
DragonFlying SOFT CHECK
200.374
39
39.1% dies 5.93%
20
Great Tusk
Great Tusk
GroundFighting SOFT CHECK
291.34
35
34.5% dies 4.76%
21
Ogerpon
Ogerpon
Grass SOFT CHECK
21.314
34
33.8% dies 10.25%
22
Corviknight
Corviknight
FlyingSteel SOFT CHECK
75.506
33
33.1% dies 9.26%
23
Ceruledge
Ceruledge
FireGhost SOFT CHECK
20.951
30
30.3% dies 10.04%
24
Garganacl
Garganacl
Rock SOFT CHECK
20.386
30
30.2% dies 10.17%
25
Moltres
Moltres
FireFlying SOFT CHECK
25.126
29
28.9% dies 9.04%
26
Glimmora
Glimmora
RockPoison SOFT CHECK
22.011
28
28.3% dies 9.60%
27
Rillaboom
Rillaboom
Grass SOFT CHECK
27.87
28
27.7% dies 8.48%
28
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
234.229
27
26.6% dies 4.90%
29
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel SOFT CHECK
261.759
26
26.0% dies 4.68%
30
Slowking-Galar
Slowking-Galar
PoisonPsychic SOFT CHECK
174.812
24
24.2% dies 5.59%

Ranked #2 with 27.49% usage. Sorted by reliability score.