Pokémon GO Zamazenta Legendary Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Zamazenta

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 Mewtwo YDPS 36.8

Confusion

Psystrike

Shadow MewtwoDPS 30.9

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

Shadow ToucannonDPS 27.1

Peck

Beak Blast

Shadow AlakazamDPS 26.7

Confusion

Psychic

RayquazaDPS 26.3

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

MewtwoDPS 26.1

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

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.

Zamazenta — ⚡ Top 7 aura-matched Megas

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

⚡ 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	1	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psystrike*	35.6	981.5
2	2	Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	26.7	540.4
3	4	Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Brave Bird	21.1	308.2
4	6	Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	19.8	194.6
5	5	Mega Medicham Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Psycho Cut / Psychic	16.7	258.0

Show ranks 6-7 (remaining 2)

6	3		Mega Heracross Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Close Combat	16.4	366.6
7	7		Mega Lopunny Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Pound / Hyper Beam	15.3	154.9

Zamazenta — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	1	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Confusion / Psystrike*	36.8	1027.2
2	2	Mega Mewtwo X Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psystrike*	35.6	981.5
3	9	Mega Rayquaza Mega	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	34.7	521.3
4	10	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	29.8	502.5
5	3	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Psychic	26.7	673.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	6	Mega Gallade Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Confusion / Psychic	26.7	540.4
7	11	Mega Latios Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	25.8	498.2
8	18	Mega Pidgeot Mega	Gust* / Brave Bird	25.5	301.2
9	5	Mega Metagross Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	23.6	555.0
10	14	Mega Salamence Mega	Dragon Tail / Fly	22.6	387.2
11	7	Mega Latias Mega	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	22.4	536.2
12	8	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Psychic*	21.7	523.1
13	17	Mega Blaziken Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Counter / Brave Bird	21.1	308.2
14	13	Mega Charizard Y Mega	Air Slash / Blast Burn*	21.1	447.6
15	20	Mega Lucario Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Fighting)	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	19.8	194.6
16	19	Mega Diancie Mega	Tackle / Moonblast	19.2	246.5
17	16	Mega Dragonite Mega	Dragon Tail / Hurricane	18.8	319.6
18	4	Mega Slowbro Mega	Confusion / Psychic	18.8	639.1
19	12	Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	18.7	472.7
20	15	Mega Banette Mega	Hex / Dazzling Gleam	18.5	338.6

Zamazenta — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Zamazenta is a legendary raid boss. Weak to Flying, Psychic, Fairy. 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 Mewtwo Y. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Shadow Mewtwo.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	3	Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Psycho Cut / Psystrike*	30.9	539.8
2	17	Shadow Toucannon Shadow	Peck / Beak Blast*	27.1	224.9
3	12	Shadow Alakazam Shadow	Confusion / Psychic*	26.7	313.0
4	13	Rayquaza Legendary	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent*	26.3	306.1
5	2	Mewtwo Legendary	Psycho Cut / Psystrike*	26.1	551.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	18	Shadow Staraptor Shadow	Gust* / Brave Bird	26.0	214.3
7	6	Shadow Moltres Shadow	Wing Attack / Fly	25.9	433.3
8	14	Shadow Regigigas Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip*	25.7	290.9
9	11	Hoopa Unbound Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	25.6	340.0
10	8	Enamorus Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	25.5	392.1
11	9	Shadow Latios Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	25.2	370.8
12	19	Shadow Honchkrow Shadow	Peck / Brave Bird	24.4	173.4
13	16	Shadow Salamence Shadow	Dragon Tail / Fly	24.3	242.1
14	20	Deoxys Attack Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost	24.3	106.8
15	7	Shadow Metagross Shadow	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	23.9	398.9
16	1	Tapu Lele Legendary	Confusion / Nature’s Madness*	23.6	588.8
17	5	Shadow Gardevoir Shadow	Confusion / Psychic	23.6	447.9
18	10	Shadow Gallade Shadow	Confusion / Psychic	23.6	355.6
19	4	Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Metal Claw / Play Rough	23.5	489.8
20	15	Shadow Tornadus Shadow	Air Slash / Hurricane	23.5	273.4

Zamazenta — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	23.4	811.0
2	6	Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike	23.4	453.5
3	4	Articuno Galarian Legendary	Psycho Cut / Fly	22.8	471.9
4	8	Enamorus Therian Legendary	Fairy Wind / Fly	22.8	418.2
5	10	Tornadus Therian Legendary	Gust / Bleakwind Storm*	22.8	355.6

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	17	Toucannon	Peck / Beak Blast*	22.8	219.1
7	15	Alakazam	Confusion / Psychic*	22.6	304.5
8	14	Azelf Legendary	Confusion / Futuresight	21.9	324.0
9	7	Moltres Legendary	Wing Attack / Fly	21.9	446.8
10	16	Regigigas Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip*	21.9	290.4
11	18	Staraptor	Gust* / Brave Bird	21.8	212.4
12	11	Espeon	Confusion / Psychic	21.7	347.1
13	3	Hoopa Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	21.7	567.0
14	13	Yveltal Legendary	Gust / Oblivion Wing*	21.6	326.6
15	1	Lunala Legendary	Confusion / Psychic	21.0	832.9
16	5	Eternatus Legendary	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon*	21.0	455.9
17	9	Latios Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	20.9	362.9
18	12	Zamazenta Crowned Shield Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash	20.8	345.5
19	20	Honchkrow	Peck / Brave Bird	20.6	171.7
20	19	Deoxys Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Psycho Boost	20.5	190.0

Zamazenta — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	13	Salamence	Dragon Tail / Fly	20.4	240.4
2	3	Metagross	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	20.4	408.9
3	15	Braviary	Air Slash / Fly	20.2	237.7
4	1	Gardevoir	Confusion / Psychic	19.8	435.1
5	7	Gallade	Confusion / Psychic	19.8	346.1

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	6	Hatterene	Confusion / Psychic	19.8	376.3
7	12	Exeggutor	Confusion / Psychic	19.6	278.9
8	16	Flamigo	Wing Attack / Brave Bird	19.0	231.2
9	8	Braviary Hisuian	Zen Headbutt / Fly	18.8	333.2
10	19	Dodrio	Peck / Brave Bird	18.7	144.8
11	10	Beheeyem	Confusion / Psychic	18.7	303.1
12	18	Unfezant	Air Slash / Sky Attack	18.1	174.0
13	5	Togekiss	Charm / Dazzling Gleam	18.0	390.7
14	20	Drampa	Extrasensory / Fly	18.0	142.0
15	2	Primarina	Charm / Moonblast	17.9	422.9
16	4	Delphox	Zen Headbutt / Psychic	17.9	396.5
17	11	Mr Rime	Confusion / Psychic	17.8	283.1
18	17	Bombirdier	Wing Attack / Fly	17.6	182.7
19	14	Wyrdeer	Confusion / Psychic	17.6	239.9
20	9	Rapidash Galarian	Fairy Wind / Psychic	17.4	320.6