Zacian (Hero) Raid Guide: Best Counters & Shiny (Pokémon GO)

Hero Zacian

The Hero of Many Battles Zacian is a Tier 5 legendary raid boss in Pokémon GO, and it can be shiny! Zacian, along with Zamazenta, is among the two cover legendaries of the Pokémon Sword and Shield games. It can be caught with the following CP values:

• 2100 – 2188 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
• 2625 – 2735 CP at Level 25 with Cloudy weather boost

With a pure Fairy typing, Zacian is boosted by Cloudy weather, and its counters include strong Steel and Poison type Pokémon.

With such strong counters, Zacian can possibly be trio’d in ideal weather conditions and high-level counters. But to be safe, 4-5 high-level trainers can get the job done easily. 

Zacian Raid Counters

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	32.36	16	481s
2.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	31.34	14	496s
3.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	31.13	16	500s
4.	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash	27.45	22	572s
5.	Mega Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash	26.40	15	587s
6.	Mega Lucario	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash	26.21	29	598s
7.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Sludge Bomb	24.81	22	631s
8.	Eternatus	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	23.62	17	656s
9.	Shadow Dialga	Metal Claw	Iron Head	24.22	25	645s
10.	Mega Beedrill	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	24.80	33	642s
11.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	22.81	21	683s
12.	Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash	22.93	22	680s
13.	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	22.54	23	690s
14.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Metal Claw	Moongeist Beam	21.90	20	708s
15.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike	21.97	24	709s
16.	Shadow Excadrill	Metal Claw	Iron Head	22.61	31	689s
17.	Nihilego	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	21.24	24	734s
18.	Mega Victreebel	Acid	Sludge Bomb	21.38	28	734s
19.	Naganadel	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	21.81	33	725s
20.	Shadow Overqwil	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	22.32	40	716s
21.	Shadow Gengar	Lick	Sludge Bomb	22.24	39	714s
22.	Tinkaton	Fairy Wind	Gigaton Hammer	20.58	29	761s
23.	Dialga	Metal Claw	Iron Head	20.37	25	763s
24.	White Kyurem	Steel Wing	Ice Burn	20.77	33	759s
25.	Origin Dialga	Metal Claw	Iron Head	20.04	24	775s
26.	Roserade	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	20.24	35	781s
27.	Shadow Regigigas	Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	20.38	36	767s
28.	Shock Genesect	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	20.04	32	786s
29.	Normal Genesect	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	20.04	32	786s
30.	Douse Genesect	Metal Claw	Magnet Bomb	20.04	32	786s

Zacian Overview

	Hero Zacian Fairy
Max CP	4329
ATK	254
DEF	236
HP	192
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Metal Claw Snarl Fire Fang Quick Attack
Charge moves	Iron Head Play Rough Close Combat Wild Charge

Zacian Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Hero Zacian	Hero Zacian

How to get Crowned Sword Zacian

With enough Crowned Sword Energy, a Zacian that knows the Charged Attack Iron Head can be transformed to become Crowned Sword Zacian. Trainers can transform Hero of Many Battles Zacian using 1,000 Crowned Sword Energy as long as it knows the Charged Attack Iron Head.

Pokémon	Requirement	Evolution
Zacian knows Iron Head	1000× Crowned Sword Energy	Crowned Sword Zacian

When Zacian becomes Crowned Sword Zacian, its Charged Attack Iron Head will change to the Charged Attack Behemoth Blade. Behemoth Blade is a Steel typed Charge Attack that is the Signature attack of Zacian.

All the best, Trainers!