Zamazenta counters

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

Zamazenta
#0889 Zamazenta
Fighting
USAGE 9.3% #16
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 71.1% Close Combat 59.9% Stone Edge 58.2% Heavy Slam 52.7% Body Press 39.9% Iron Defense 39.7% Substitute 25.4% Protect 15.5%
Items
Leftovers 27.7% Choice Band 23.3% Life Orb 18.9% Protective Pads 14.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 8.4% Choice Scarf 4.1% Expert Belt 1.3% Muscle Band 0.5%
Abilities
Sword of Ruin46.8%Magic Guard17.8%Stamina10.9%Scrappy5.3%Pressure4.1%Protean3.6%Tough Claws2.9%Long Reach2.8%
Common Teammates
Pecharunt39.4%Corviknight33.7%Tornadus-Therian31.9%Goodra-Hisui24.8%Ting-Lu22.8%Great Tusk22.3%Heatran17.7%Hydrapple17.4%

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 #16 with 9.27% usage. Sorted by reliability score.