Pokémon GO Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Zacian Crowned Sword

Switch counter team panel (Pattern / Weather / XL Candy Bonus)

Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) DPS (no Legendaries) TDO (Legendaries allowed) TDO (no Legendaries)

Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus

Weather:

Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) / Weather: None / XL Candy Bonus: Off

Mega BlazikenDPS 28.8

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

BlacephalonDPS 28.7

Incinerate

Surprise Attack

Shadow ChandelureDPS 27.1

Fire Spin

Overheat

Shadow DarmanitanDPS 26.8

Fire Fang

Overheat

Shadow GroudonDPS 26.5

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

Shadow BlazikenDPS 25.5

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

Note: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.

🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)

Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.

Zacian Crowned Sword — ⚡ Top 10 aura-matched Megas

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Lucario.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	4	Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	19.7	187.3
2	1	Mega Metagross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Fury Cutter / Earthquake	17.4	338.2
3	2	Mega Steelix Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Thunder Fang / Earthquake	14.6	318.8
4	7	Mega Gardevoir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fairy)	Charge Beam / Shadow Ball	13.1	89.3
5	3	Mega Aggron Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Iron Tail / Heavy Slam	12.4	260.4

Show ranks 6-10 (remaining 5)

6	5	Mega Scizor Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Bullet Punch / Iron Head	12.1	159.7
7	6	Mega Mawile Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel, Fairy)	Fire Fang / Iron Head	10.6	90.1
8	10	Mega Diancie Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fairy)	Rock Throw / Moonblast	10.4	46.7
9	8	Mega Altaria Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fairy)	Peck / Flamethrower	10.3	72.1
10	9	Mega Audino Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fairy)	Pound / Hyper Beam	5.6	53.7

Zacian Crowned Sword — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Blaziken. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	13	Mega Blaziken Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	28.8	222.4
2	2	Mega Charizard Y Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	28.3	348.9
3	1	Primal Groudon Mega	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	27.9	504.3
4	6	Mega Garchomp Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	25.1	311.5
5	7	Mega Charizard X Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	24.1	297.0

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	11	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Counter* / Flamethrower	23.0	232.5
7	10	Mega Houndoom Mega	Fire Fang / Fire Blast	22.7	247.6
8	8	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Counter* / Flamethrower	21.9	290.9
9	5	Mega Swampert Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	21.1	313.6
10	14	Mega Camerupt Mega	Incinerate / Overheat	21.0	214.5
11	9	Mega Salamence Mega	Fire Fang / Fire Blast	20.8	263.6
12	19	Mega Heracross Mega	Counter / Earthquake	19.8	124.6
13	16	Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	19.7	187.3
14	12	Mega Manectric Mega	Thunder Fang / Overheat	18.8	222.8
15	20	Mega Sceptile Mega	Fury Cutter / Earthquake	18.3	117.6
16	18	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Shadow Ball	18.3	136.3
17	17	Mega Alakazam Mega	Counter* / Fire Punch	18.0	136.4
18	4	Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	17.6	318.8
19	3	Mega Metagross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Steel)	Fury Cutter / Earthquake	17.4	338.2
20	15	Mega Kangaskhan Mega	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	16.6	195.6

Zacian Crowned Sword — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Zacian Crowned Sword is a legendary raid boss. Weak to Fire, Ground. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Mega Blaziken. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Blacephalon.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	14	Blacephalon Legendary	Incinerate / Surprise Attack*	28.7	193.6
2	10	Shadow Chandelure Shadow	Fire Spin / Overheat	27.1	209.8
3	12	Shadow Darmanitan Shadow	Fire Fang / Overheat	26.8	200.9
4	6	Shadow Groudon Shadow	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	26.5	249.9
5	18	Shadow Blaziken Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	25.5	145.5

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	5	Shadow Moltres Shadow	Fire Spin / Overheat	25.4	256.8
7	2	Reshiram Legendary	Fire Fang / Fusion Flare*	25.4	340.6
8	1	Shadow Heatran Shadow	Fire Spin / Magma Storm*	25.1	454.9
9	7	Shadow Delphox Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	24.8	225.6
10	4	Shadow Excadrill Shadow	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	24.5	264.4
11	9	Landorus Therian Legendary	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm*	24.4	214.4
12	3	Shadow Entei Shadow	Fire Fang / Overheat	23.9	271.0
13	20	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	23.9	130.0
14	17	Shadow Emboar Shadow	Ember / Blast Burn*	23.9	156.6
15	8	Shadow Garchomp Shadow	Mud Shot / Earthquake	23.8	221.0
16	11	Shadow Charizard Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	23.8	204.2
17	13	Shadow Magmortar Shadow	Fire Spin / Fire Blast	23.7	197.8
18	19	Shadow Infernape Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	23.7	137.2
19	15	Shadow Rhyperior Shadow	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	23.4	184.5
20	16	Shadow Landorus Shadow	Mud Shot / Earth Power	23.2	180.5

Zacian Crowned Sword — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Cinderace.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	10	Cinderace	Fire Spin / Pyro Ball	22.9	220.6
2	12	Chandelure	Fire Spin / Overheat	22.8	209.0
3	15	Darmanitan	Fire Fang / Overheat	22.4	193.5
4	14	Volcarona	Fire Spin / Overheat	22.4	200.9
5	8	Groudon Legendary	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	22.2	241.6

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	18	Blaziken	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	21.8	143.8
7	4	Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	21.8	283.9
8	7	Moltres Legendary	Fire Spin / Overheat	21.2	255.0
9	3	Volcanion Legendary	Incinerate / Overheat	21.0	324.4
10	16	Flareon	Fire Spin / Overheat	21.0	191.2
11	1	Heatran Legendary	Fire Spin / Magma Storm*	20.9	444.5
12	17	Emboar	Ember / Blast Burn*	20.7	155.6
13	2	Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	20.7	335.8
14	6	Excadrill	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	20.6	255.2
15	9	Delphox	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	20.6	223.3
16	5	Entei Legendary	Fire Fang / Overheat	20.6	275.1
17	13	Charizard	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	20.3	205.5
18	19	Infernape	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	20.2	140.1
19	20	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	20.1	127.4
20	11	Garchomp	Mud Shot / Earthquake	20.0	220.3

Zacian Crowned Sword — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Magmortar.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Magmortar	Fire Spin / Fire Blast	19.7	194.4
2	9	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	19.6	187.9
3	7	Typhlosion Hisuian	Ember / Overheat	19.5	189.1
4	5	Typhlosion	Ember / Blast Burn*	19.4	196.4
5	10	Pyroar	Fire Fang / Overheat	19.2	186.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	1	Incineroar	Fire Fang / Blast Burn*	19.2	225.5
7	15	Krookodile	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	18.6	155.8
8	17	Rhydon	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	18.4	147.4
9	14	Salamence	Fire Fang / Fire Blast	18.3	163.7
10	3	Arcanine	Fire Fang / Fire Blast	18.2	200.8
11	16	Houndoom	Fire Fang / Fire Blast	18.1	151.8
12	18	Golurk	Mud-Slap / Earth Power	18.0	140.8
13	20	Salazzle	Incinerate / Fire Blast	18.0	130.3
14	11	Arcanine Hisuian	Fire Fang / Flamethrower	17.9	185.2
15	2	Skeledirge	Incinerate / Blast Burn*	17.6	223.1
16	13	Donphan	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	17.6	165.8
17	12	Mudsdale	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	17.6	166.4
18	19	Golem	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	17.5	133.0
19	8	Ceruledge	Incinerate / Flamethrower	17.5	189.1
20	4	Armarouge	Incinerate / Flamethrower	16.9	196.7