Zamazenta
Zamazenta is a Fighting-type Pokémon, the Warrior Pokémon, number 889 (#0889) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 8 and comes from the Galar region. It is 2.9 m tall and weighs 210 kg.
Zamazenta is the Warrior Pokémon, a Fighting-type legendary hero and the cover Pokémon of Pokémon Shield. The Pokédex says it slept as a statue for so long that people forgot it ever existed.
How to pronounce Zamazenta
Zamazenta is pronounced zah-muh-ZEN-tuh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Zamazenta said out loud:
In Japanese it is ザマゼンタ.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Zamazenta is a bulky, magenta-red, wolf-like Pokémon, 2.9 m tall and 210 kg, with yellow eyes, a deep-blue ponytail and tail, and deep-blue patches on its neck and forelimbs. Scars on its shoulders, hips, flank and one eye show tan beneath its fur, its right ear is half missing, and the thick fur on its head and neck looks like a shield.
Behaviour
The Pokédex says Zamazenta once worked with a king to save the Galar region, and that everyone treated it with fear and respect. Bulbapedia says it is believed to be either Zacian's younger sibling or its rival.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat; it says Zamazenta slept for aeons in the form of a statue. In Scarlet and Violet it cannot be found in the wild.
Powers
Its Ability is Dauntless Shield, which boosts Defense in battle and belongs to Zamazenta alone. Holding the Rusted Shield turns it into Crowned Shield Zamazenta, a Fighting and Steel type: it absorbs metal from the air to form golden armour over its body and a larger golden shield, and the Pokédex says it can take heavy hits, even from Dynamax Pokémon. Only the Crowned form can use Behemoth Bash, a shield slam, and the official Sword and Shield site, as cited by Bulbapedia, says it can bore holes through mountains. It also uses Body Press, Close Combat, Iron Head and Wild Charge. The Crowned form lifts base Defense and Special Defense from 115 to 140.
Name origin
Zamazenta follows the same pattern as Zacian and comes from 'the magenta', according to a Game Informer feature cited by Bulbapedia. The Japanese name is the same, Zamazenta (ザマゼンタ).
Design inspiration
Yusuke Ohmura designed Zamazenta alongside Zacian. It may take after King Arthur's shield, Wynebgwrthucher or Pridwen, and otherwise resembles a wolf, with Bulbapedia also noting the Iron Wolf of Lithuanian mythology. Its armour resembles barding, the armour of medieval warhorses, and the shining shield shape in Behemoth Bash may reference Sköll, the wolf that chases the Sun in Norse myth. These are fan readings.
In the games
Zamazenta is the cover Pokémon of Pokémon Shield, shown in its Crowned Shield form, and a legendary hero late in the story there. In Pokémon Sword and in Scarlet and Violet it comes only through trade, Pokémon HOME or events. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Zamazenta debuted in 'Sword and Shield, Slumbering Weald!', where Goh met it before it vanished. In 'Sword and Shield... The Legends Awaken!' it took its Crowned Shield form and fought alongside Zacian.
Fun facts
- Crowned Shield Zamazenta weighs 785 kg, which Bulbapedia lists as the heaviest Fighting type.
- Bulbapedia suggests the pair's sword that cuts anything and shield that resists anything may echo the old paradox of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object, like the Chinese tale of a merchant whose spear could pierce anything and whose shield could block anything.
- In Pokémon Adventures, Zacian and Zamazenta first appear to Henry and Casey in the Slumbering Weald, but the fight shows the pair are only illusions.
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Zamazenta appears together with Zacian as a single Spirit.
Base stats
- HP: 92
- Attack: 120
- Defense: 115
- Sp. Atk: 80
- Sp. Def: 115
- Speed: 138
Zamazenta’s base stat total is 660. Its highest stat is Speed.
Type matchups
What is Zamazenta weak to?
Zamazenta takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Psychic (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.
It resists Bug (½×), Rock (½×), Dark (½×).
Evolution
Zamazenta does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.
Forms
- Crowned Zamazenta (Battle form): Fighting/Steel-type, base stat total 700 (HP 92, Attack 120, Defense 140, Sp. Atk 80, Sp. Def 140, Speed 128). Ability: Dauntless Shield.
Abilities
- Dauntless Shield: Boosts Defense in battle.
Moves
Moves Zamazenta learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 1 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 |
| 1 | Howl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Wide Guard | Rock | Status | — |
| 11 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 |
| 22 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — |
| 33 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 |
| 44 | Metal Burst | Steel | Physical | — |
| 55 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 |
| 66 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 |
| 77 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 |
| 88 | Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 |
TM moves (48)
Zamazenta can learn 48 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Trailblaze, Facade, Snarl, Metal Claw, Swift, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, Dig, Brick Break, Psychic Fangs, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Reflect, Light Screen, Dazzling Gleam, Rest, Body Press, Imprison, Flash Cannon, Iron Head, Substitute, Iron Defense, Crunch, Hyper Voice, Heavy Slam, Play Rough, Helping Hand, Reversal, Wild Charge, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Focus Blast, Hyper Beam, Close Combat, Solar Beam, Steel Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Coaching.
Breeding & training
- Gender: genderless.
- Egg groups: Undiscovered.
- Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
- Catch rate: 10 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
- Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Speed effort values.
- Base experience yield: 335.
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon slept for aeons while in the form of a statue. It was asleep for so long, people forgot that it ever existed. (Shield)
In times past, it worked together with a king of the people to save the Galar region. It absorbs metal that it then uses in battle. (Sword)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ザマゼンタ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Zamazenta |
| French | Zamazenta |
| German | Zamazenta |
| Spanish | Zamazenta |
| Italian | Zamazenta |
| Korean | 자마젠타 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 藏玛然特 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藏瑪然特 |
Trivia
- Heaviest Fighting type in Gen 8: 210 kg.
- Fastest Fighting type in Gen 8: 138 Speed.
- Highest Defense among Fighting types in Gen 8: 115.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Fighting types in Gen 8: 80.
- Highest Sp. Def among Fighting types in Gen 8: 115.
- Highest base stat total among Fighting types in Gen 8: 660.
- Taller than 95% of all Pokémon (2.9 m).
- Heavier than 92% of all Pokémon (210 kg).
- Base stat total 660, ranked #22 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Speed, ranked #9 of 1,025.
- One of 73 Fighting-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 97 red Pokémon.
- Number 80 of 96 Pokémon introduced in Generation 8 (Galar).
- Can learn 55 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 10: about 1.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Has 1 alternate form.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Zamazenta (Pokémon), Serebii: Zamazenta (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (zah-muh-ZEN-tuh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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