[SET]
name: Offensive Attacker
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Crunch
move 3: Heavy Slam
move 4: Stone Edge / Ice Fang
item: Life Orb / Choice Band
tera type: Dark / Steel
ability: Dauntless Shield
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Offensive Zamazenta is a powerful wallbreaker in OU, utilizing its high Speed and great bulk to revenge kill a variety of attackers such as Darkrai, Ogerpon-W, and Cinderace. Crunch hits Dark-weak foes such as Gholdengo, Galarian Slowking, and Pecharunt for large damage, being able to 2HKO the former two while 3HKOing the latter. Heavy Slam can hit Fairy-types such as Hatterene, Clefable, and Galarian Weezing that might otherwise be able to take Zamazenta's attacks and respond back. Stone Edge can hit Flying-types such as Zapdos and especially Moltres that Zamazenta may not want to use contact moves against for large damage, whereas Ice Fang hits Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Dragonite for 4x super effective damage while still hitting other Flying-types such as Zapdos for good damage. Life Orb allows Zamazenta to switch up moves while 2HKOing the likes of Great Tusk and Gholdengo with Close Combat and Crunch, respectively, whereas Choice Band allows Zamazenta to 3HKO Dondozo and OHKO Ogerpon-W with Close Combat while also incurring no recoil to do so. Expert Belt can be used to still allow Zamazenta to deal large damage to the likes of Galarian Slowking, Zapdos, and Hatterene while not having a negative secondary effect. However, it comes at the cost of doing less damage against walls such as Corviknight and Great Tusk, and it fails to get the 2HKO on defensive Gholdengo. A Jolly nature allows Zamazenta to outspeed the likes of Darkrai and Weavile, while an Adamant nature allows it to have a very high chance to OHKO Ting-Lu and Calm Mind Hatterene if it is running Choice Band. Tera Dark supercharges the power of Crunch, allowing Choice Band Zamazenta to 2HKO bulky Pecharunt and OHKO Dragapult. Tera Dark also gives Zamazenta an immunity to Deoxys-S's Psycho Boost and Galarian Slowking's Future Sight as well as allowing it to retain its resistance to Kingambit's Sucker Punch. Tera Steel allows Zamazenta to OHKO Clefable with Heavy Slam while also resisting Moonblast and Psycho Boost from Iron Valiant and Deoxys-S. It also allows Zamazenta to become immune to Pecharunt's Malignant Chain, which forces Pecharunt variants without Foul Play to use Parting Shot more often, which Zamazenta's teammates can take advantage of.
Zamazenta fits on a wide variety of teams, ranging from offense to balance. Ghost-types such as defensive Gholdengo, Pecharunt, and Sinistcha are a big pain for Zamazenta, as while they don't appreciate Crunch, they can switch in easily on any other of its moves. Therefore, Pokemon such as Kingambit, Darkrai, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo are great partners for it, as they can scare out these Ghost-types. Zamazenta can struggle quite a bit with entry hazards, so hazard removal such as Iron Treads, Great Tusk, Cinderace, and Corviknight can help alleviate this issue, with the latter two also helping get Zamazenta in with U-turn to start wallbreaking. Similarly, hazard support from options such as Ting-Lu and Landorus-T is heavily appreciated, as they can chip down Pokemon such as Corviknight and opposing Landorus-T that might try to answer Zamazenta. Steel-types such as Gholdengo and Heatran are great partners for Zamazenta, as they can scare out common Psychic- and Fairy-types that might threaten it out such as Galarian Slowking and Iron Valiant, while in return Zamazenta can help take on Pokemon such as Kingambit and Ting-Lu that they might struggle with. Pivot Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Moltres are great partners, as they allow Zamazenta to get in safely without having to take damage. Additionally, Galarian Slowking can provide Future Sight support to help Zamazenta break defensive cores, Alomomola can keep Zamazenta healthy with Wish or help with Fairy-types such as Iron Valiant if it is running Assault Vest, and Moltres can help against common physical attackers such as Dragonite and Great Tusk that Zamazenta may not be able to immediately threaten. If Zamazenta is not running Ice Fang, then Gliscor and Landorus-T are an immense pain for it; therefore, Pokemon such as Weavile and Kyurem that can threaten them for massive damage are heavily appreciated, and they can take on Pokemon such as Zapdos and Dragonite that Zamazenta may struggle with. Zamazenta can have difficulty against bulkier teams that contain the likes of Alomomola and Pecharunt, as they can typically take its attacks well enough and threaten it back with solid damage; therefore, Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W, Gliscor, and Primarina can help break these bulkier teams. Ogerpon-W in particular can take advantage of Pokemon such as Dondozo and Alomomola that handle Zamazenta while also helping overwhelm shared checks such as Pecharunt and Zapdos.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/heatranator.647728/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mcribs.677476/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/setsu.548068/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/igiveuponaname.593115/
name: Offensive Attacker
move 1: Close Combat
move 2: Crunch
move 3: Heavy Slam
move 4: Stone Edge / Ice Fang
item: Life Orb / Choice Band
tera type: Dark / Steel
ability: Dauntless Shield
nature: Jolly / Adamant
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Offensive Zamazenta is a powerful wallbreaker in OU, utilizing its high Speed and great bulk to revenge kill a variety of attackers such as Darkrai, Ogerpon-W, and Cinderace. Crunch hits Dark-weak foes such as Gholdengo, Galarian Slowking, and Pecharunt for large damage, being able to 2HKO the former two while 3HKOing the latter. Heavy Slam can hit Fairy-types such as Hatterene, Clefable, and Galarian Weezing that might otherwise be able to take Zamazenta's attacks and respond back. Stone Edge can hit Flying-types such as Zapdos and especially Moltres that Zamazenta may not want to use contact moves against for large damage, whereas Ice Fang hits Gliscor, Landorus-T, and Dragonite for 4x super effective damage while still hitting other Flying-types such as Zapdos for good damage. Life Orb allows Zamazenta to switch up moves while 2HKOing the likes of Great Tusk and Gholdengo with Close Combat and Crunch, respectively, whereas Choice Band allows Zamazenta to 3HKO Dondozo and OHKO Ogerpon-W with Close Combat while also incurring no recoil to do so. Expert Belt can be used to still allow Zamazenta to deal large damage to the likes of Galarian Slowking, Zapdos, and Hatterene while not having a negative secondary effect. However, it comes at the cost of doing less damage against walls such as Corviknight and Great Tusk, and it fails to get the 2HKO on defensive Gholdengo. A Jolly nature allows Zamazenta to outspeed the likes of Darkrai and Weavile, while an Adamant nature allows it to have a very high chance to OHKO Ting-Lu and Calm Mind Hatterene if it is running Choice Band. Tera Dark supercharges the power of Crunch, allowing Choice Band Zamazenta to 2HKO bulky Pecharunt and OHKO Dragapult. Tera Dark also gives Zamazenta an immunity to Deoxys-S's Psycho Boost and Galarian Slowking's Future Sight as well as allowing it to retain its resistance to Kingambit's Sucker Punch. Tera Steel allows Zamazenta to OHKO Clefable with Heavy Slam while also resisting Moonblast and Psycho Boost from Iron Valiant and Deoxys-S. It also allows Zamazenta to become immune to Pecharunt's Malignant Chain, which forces Pecharunt variants without Foul Play to use Parting Shot more often, which Zamazenta's teammates can take advantage of.
Zamazenta fits on a wide variety of teams, ranging from offense to balance. Ghost-types such as defensive Gholdengo, Pecharunt, and Sinistcha are a big pain for Zamazenta, as while they don't appreciate Crunch, they can switch in easily on any other of its moves. Therefore, Pokemon such as Kingambit, Darkrai, and Choice Scarf Gholdengo are great partners for it, as they can scare out these Ghost-types. Zamazenta can struggle quite a bit with entry hazards, so hazard removal such as Iron Treads, Great Tusk, Cinderace, and Corviknight can help alleviate this issue, with the latter two also helping get Zamazenta in with U-turn to start wallbreaking. Similarly, hazard support from options such as Ting-Lu and Landorus-T is heavily appreciated, as they can chip down Pokemon such as Corviknight and opposing Landorus-T that might try to answer Zamazenta. Steel-types such as Gholdengo and Heatran are great partners for Zamazenta, as they can scare out common Psychic- and Fairy-types that might threaten it out such as Galarian Slowking and Iron Valiant, while in return Zamazenta can help take on Pokemon such as Kingambit and Ting-Lu that they might struggle with. Pivot Pokemon such as Galarian Slowking, Alomomola, and Moltres are great partners, as they allow Zamazenta to get in safely without having to take damage. Additionally, Galarian Slowking can provide Future Sight support to help Zamazenta break defensive cores, Alomomola can keep Zamazenta healthy with Wish or help with Fairy-types such as Iron Valiant if it is running Assault Vest, and Moltres can help against common physical attackers such as Dragonite and Great Tusk that Zamazenta may not be able to immediately threaten. If Zamazenta is not running Ice Fang, then Gliscor and Landorus-T are an immense pain for it; therefore, Pokemon such as Weavile and Kyurem that can threaten them for massive damage are heavily appreciated, and they can take on Pokemon such as Zapdos and Dragonite that Zamazenta may struggle with. Zamazenta can have difficulty against bulkier teams that contain the likes of Alomomola and Pecharunt, as they can typically take its attacks well enough and threaten it back with solid damage; therefore, Pokemon such as Ogerpon-W, Gliscor, and Primarina can help break these bulkier teams. Ogerpon-W in particular can take advantage of Pokemon such as Dondozo and Alomomola that handle Zamazenta while also helping overwhelm shared checks such as Pecharunt and Zapdos.
[SET CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/heatranator.647728/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/mcribs.677476/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/setsu.548068/
Grammar checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/igiveuponaname.593115/
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