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Zacian

Zacian

All-RounderMeleePhysicalIntermediate

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Tier
A
Solo queue
A
Rated
December 27, 2025

How Zacian plays

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Hold down the Unite Move button to charge Zacian’s blade with Aeos energy and slash all opponents in a wide area of effect. This slash deals increased damage to Pokémon that have been recently buffed by their own Unite Move.

Builds 3

Recommended held items, battle items and move paths for Zacian.

Metal Rough

Anywhere Damage

Held items

Alternative: Charging Charm

Battle item

Alternative: Eject Button

Move path

  1. Slash
  2. Quick Attack
  3. Metal Claw
  4. Play Rough
This item sets focus will be more on auto attack pressure. Third item for Zacian will depend entirely on what you want out. Charging Charm, Rapid Fire Scarf, or Choice Scarf are valid options for auto attack pressure with Focus Band as a defensive option being one of the better single-item defensive options.

Sacred Rough

Anywhere Damage

Held items

Alternative: Razor Claw

Battle item

Alternative: Full Heal

Move path

  1. Slash
  2. Quick Attack
  3. Sacred Sword
  4. Play Rough
This item sets focus will be more on adding burst to the move set. Third item for Zacian will depend entirely on what you want out. Charging Charm, Razor Claw, Accel Bracer are the primary options here with Focus Band as a defensive option being one of the better single-item defensive options.

Metal Agility

Anywhere Damage

Held items

Alternative: Charging Charm

Battle item

Alternative: Eject Button

Move path

  1. Slash
  2. Quick Attack
  3. Metal Claw
  4. Agility
This item sets focus will be more on auto attack pressure. Third item for Zacian will depend entirely on what you want out. Charging Charm, Rapid Fire Scarf, or Choice Scarf are valid options for auto attack pressure with Focus Band as a defensive option being one of the better single-item defensive options.

Moves 5

Both upgrade branches are shown for each move — you only pick one.

Stats

How Zacian scales from level 1 to 15, and where it lands against the rest of the roster.

HP8000
Attack580
Sp. Atk115
Defense440
Sp. Def350

Level 15, scaled between the lowest and highest value across all 98 Pokémon rather than from zero — a full bar means best in the game.

Growth curve

How each stat scales from level 1 to max.

0%25%50%75%100%13691215

Each line is scaled to its own maximum so the curves stay comparable — HP is far larger in absolute terms than the other stats. Exact values are in the table below.

Stats by level

Values are as displayed in game. Percentages are additive with held items and emblems.

LvlHPAttackDefenseSp. AtkSp. DefCritCDRLifestealAtk Spd
1360016010020800%0%0%20%
2375717511223900%0%0%20.72%
33929191125271010%0%0%21.5%
44118209140311130%0%0%22.37%
54326229156351265%0%5%23.32%
64555251174401405%0%5%24.36%
74807275193451555%0%5%25.51%
85085302214511725%0%5%26.78%
953913312385819110%0%10%28.17%
1057283632646521210%0%10%29.71%
1161003992937323510%0%10%31.39%
1265094383258226010%0%10%33.24%
1369594813609228710%0%15%35.29%
14745552839810331710%0%15%37.53%
15800058044011535010%0%15%40%