With a well-rounded set of stats that enable it to excel offensively and defensively at the same time, Zamazenta manages to ensure progress against several sorts of teams, notably being the fastest legal Pokémon with an ability of note to share, easing several bulky setup sweepers like Solgaleo as well as Harvest teams to potentially sweep late-game, especially as a raw stat boost from Dauntless Shield is harder to ignore/punish than Fluffy (by using Mold Breaker (which is restricted), or non-contact / Fire-type moves) or Intimidate (Clear Body, Full Metal Body, Mirror Armor, Scrappy, Defiant, Competitive).
Zamazenta also remains as a threatening revenge killer that isn't easy to pressure by priority thanks to its mixed bulk, this can be further enhanced with Scrappy or Mind's Eye so that it can make the most of IronPress even against Ghost-types like Giratina-O and Houndstone, with its Speed tier allowing it to setup while also being difficult to KO back even in the mid-game, something no other Pokémon in the tier can do. There are also abilities that increase its defensive potential like Purifying Salt, Fluffy, and Levitate, with Tera Steel further complementing this so that it can play around Toxic while also flipping the matchup against Psychic- and Ghost-types like Gholdengo, Flutter Mane, and Deoxys.
However, Zamazenta arguably also provides healthy aspects to the metagame, such as enabling balance team structures to exist in a metagame heavily filled with offense and stall, with Dauntless Shield's once per battle use also limiting Zamazenta's potential, especially when phazing brings it into the field much earlier than intended, additionally, Zamazenta's lack of reliable recovery also means that its longevity can be an issue too, demanding either clever play so that it properly handles particular foes before being overwhelmed, or limiting the ability pool of its team with more niche options that anti-synergize with Dauntless Shield like Natural Cure and Dry Skin + Drizzle.
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