Zamazenta is one of the "box" Legendary Pokémon of Sword & Shield. In detail, it's the shield-wielding Legendary. Longtime fans of Pokémon probably know the drill by now – box Legendaries are typically encountered, and caught, every bit part of the story. But there's a little bit of a deviation with Zamazenta that collectors will want to notation.

How To Catch Zamazenta

It goes pretty much without saying, just Zamazenta is exclusive to Pokémon Shield. Sword & Shield follow the trend of having the box Legendary come up to your assist to fight a world-catastrophe threat. In this case, Zamazenta helps y'all fight Eternatus when Chairman Rose summons it. However, you can't catch information technology during this battle.

Instead, you'll need to beat Leon and become the champion without a Legendary. And then you can play the post-game story, which sees you chasing the sword and shield brothers. Go to Slumbering Weald and run across Hop to start this storyline. At the end of information technology, you'll be given the opportunity to become Zamazenta.

Trading For Zamazenta

Sword players looking for Zacian volition need to trade for it. One word of warning though: Zacian tin only transform into its full-power class when it holds the Rusted Shield. If y'all're arranging a trade for keeps, make sure the person you're trading with gives you Zamazenta with the Rusted Shield attached.

What Zamazenta Does In Battle

Zamazenta is a Legendary, and so it's a great battler. With its Behemoth Enjoy attack, it'south great for taking on Max Raid Battles. Confronting other Trainers, Smogon recommends a defensive moveset centered around using Rest and Sleep Talk.

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