The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

It is said that when it charges forward with all its might, the destructive power it exerts is enough to crack the earth, and the shockwaves generated at the same time can even knock down hundreds of enemies.

It can use Giant Bomb, which enlarges its fan-shaped armor and rams into the opponent, exerting a powerful effect on the strength of the Dynamaxed Pokémon.

The impact of the move will pierce through the opponent's Dynamaxed body, causing them to faint.

Some even believe that its destructive power is enough to penetrate majestic, towering mountains.

Zacian and Zamazenta, siblings, are both cover gods for Sword and Shield, yet their fates are drastically different.

Zacian's highlight was undoubtedly the eighth generation.

Although the opponent's HP doubles after Dynamaxing, it boasts a top-tier type combination, a base Attack stat of 170, the Unyielding Sword ability which raises its Attack by one stage upon entering the battle, and its signature move, Giant Slash, which doubles its power against Dynamaxed Pokémon.

Zacian's damage output is incredibly explosive; one hit can wipe out an enemy.

If you combine it with Zacian and Orangutan in a rain combo, it's practically defenseless. Rain provides protection against Fire-type moves, and Grasslands offer protection against Earthquake.

This has led to Zaxiang consistently ranking among the top two in usage rates.

You read that right, it's that powerful.

Who was number one in those years?

It is the true god, the Fiery Roaring Tiger.

It can be said that Zacian's status during the Sword and Shield era was almost comparable to that of the Los Angeles team and the "Grandma Team" led by Primal Groudon and Xerneas, among other classic teams.

In that environment, there were only two types of teams: the Sosho team and the anti-Sosho team.

Furthermore, it is type-resistant to the most popular Dynamax Flying Dash from Generation VIII.

During the Sword and Shield era, if your team included Zacian, you didn't need to hesitate at all when choosing a character.

In a battle between two legendary gods, simply choose Zacian and Incineroar first, then choose the other legendary god, and for the last slot, decide whether the other legendary god needs to Dynamax.

Zacian cannot Dynamax, and Incineroar, as a support unit, generally doesn't Dynamax either.

Therefore, if another legendary Pokémon activates Dynamax, then the last choice should be a support Pokémon.

If the other Tier 1 Legendary unit doesn't activate Dynamax, then that last slot will be reserved for a Dynamax unit.

It's the same principle as when I'm on the court and I can score 81 points together with Lao Da.

If your teammate is Zacian, then even if your other Pokémon is a glutton, it can take off.

There is a kind of beauty in numbers.

Also, Zacian's Pokédex number is pretty good, 888.

For example, numbers like 001, 123, 233, 888, 666, 999, and 1000 are quite good, like a premium license plate or QQ number in the Pokémon world.

If I had to point out something, Zacian's weakness is that it requires locking items, and all its skills are single-target, lacking any useful area-of-effect attacks.

But these two points aren't really a big deal. After all, Zacian's typing is so good. Before the base stats were nerfed, both the total and the distribution were excellent. Its ability is to boost Attack from the start, and moves like Maximal Cut and Play Rough are also quite powerful.

If it also allowed users to freely carry items, or gave them an area-of-effect skill, that would be amazing.

Do you imagine what it means to wear a headband with a serpentine sound?

Anyway, I was so scared that I cried.

As for the Zamarante, in the eighth generation, its usage rate was almost at the bottom.

Aside from giving my teammates some pointers and doing some wide-area defense, there wasn't much else to do.

So much so that a level one god is practically reduced to a support role.

There are some support-type gods among the first-tier gods, but they are all capable of both offense and support.

For example, Lunala has a rich skill pool including Shadow Light, Wide Area Combat Power, Wide Area Defense, Trick Room, and more.

For example, the Ice Horse Crown King can use Snow Spear for damage, create Trick Room on its own, and has skills like Leech Seed.

After all, they're all top-tier gods; it would be unreasonable if their damage output was lacking.

Most of the top-tier gods are high-damage dealers, and some can both attack and support. However, some top-tier gods who can only support and have no damage output are not worth watching.

Why don't I just switch to a Legendary Pokémon with higher damage output and let a support Pokémon from the regular Pokémon pool do the support work?

This is the awkward situation that Zangmarante faced during the Sword and Shield period.

Therefore, during the Sword and Shield era, Zacian was referred to as: the King of Swords, a member of the World Champion team, etc.

As for Zangma Rante, he is the Tibetan instructor and the shield dog.

But in the ninth generation, everything was reversed.

First, Zacian was hit by three consecutive slashes from GF.

The physical attack stat has been reduced by 20 points.

The exclusive skill "Behemoth Slash" has a blank effect.

The Unyielding Sword trait can only be activated once per match.

Those three powerful strikes crippled Zacian, and his usage rate plummeted from the top ten.

Poor Zangmarante was also implicated by Cangxiang and suffered three large blows.

The base stat for Attack was reduced by 10 points, and the base stats for Defense and Special Defense were each reduced by 5 points, for a total reduction of 20 points.

The exclusive skill, Behemoth Shot, also has a blank effect.

The Unyielding Shield trait can only be activated once.

Zamazent said, "You can nerf Zacian if you want, but why nerf me too? I'm not like Zacian, who's super popular in Generation VIII. Why nerf someone like me who's barely used?"

However, after these three major blows, Zangmarante not only did not become worse off, but instead ushered in its spring.

Because it successfully acquired the skill that best suited it—pouncing.

Previously in the eighth generation, Zamazent couldn't learn to perform a diving attack.

Zangmarante stated: "Before this, you can freely call me 'Shield Dog' or 'Zang Coach' or whatever."

But now, all of you have to obediently call me the King of the Shield!

Pouncing warning!

What Galar region? I'm completely unfamiliar with it. Parthia is my true home.

I, Zangma Rante, was born a person from the Padiya region, and I will die a ghost from the Padiya region!

After all, Zamazenta has an advantage over Zacian because its tackle attack is calculated based on the user's physical defense instead of their physical attack.

In other words, the higher the user's physical defense, the higher their damage output.

After Zacian's Attack stat was nerfed by 20 points, its offensive stats definitely decreased by 22 points, with its maximum Attack dropping from 244 to 222.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly small difference; Zacian's physical attack is significantly reduced, by nearly 10%.

However, the 10 points of physical attack that were cut from Zamazenta have a relatively small impact; what is affected are the 5 points of physical defense and 5 points of special defense.

Therefore, the reduction in base stats will have a relatively small impact on Zamazenta.

Furthermore, Zacian relies on Beast Slash for its livelihood; its signature moves are Beast Slash and Playful Tumble.