The soul penetrates Xiaozhi and destroys Gou Hao at the beginning

The current Beast Slash is just a fully accurate Iron Tail with no additional effects.

However, the playful approach suffers from the persistent problem of an unsatisfactory hit rate.

This significantly limits Zacian's output.

While Zamazent's Giant Beast Shot has been nerfed and is now a basic skill, Zamazent doesn't rely on it as its signature move; its signature move is, of course, Pounce.

Even in the past, the Giant Beast Bomb was only used by Zamazenta when all other skills were unavailable; it was a backup option.

Unlike Zacian, unless the effect is bad, Beast Slash is its first choice because it is its highest output skill.

Without Dynamax, Zamazenta will choose Heavy Tackle instead of Gigantamax Bomb when using Steel-type moves.

Zamazenta's Shield King form weighs over 700 kilograms and can often unleash attacks with a power of up to 120.

The first choice is to pounce; only when there's absolutely no other option will you use a heavy ramming attack or a behemoth bomb.

In terms of characteristics, the Zacian of the past was very agile.

Because it provides a physical attack boost upon entering the battlefield, it can immediately begin dealing damage.

If you're intimidated by the Blazing Roaring Tiger, switch out of the battle. When you come back in, your Attack stat will still be +1.

But now, the Unyielding Sword can only be used once per battle.

If you're threatened, the effect is lost and can't be refreshed by switching out, which is annoying.

However, Zamazent doesn't have this problem; it currently doesn't have the ability to lower the opponent's physical defense by one level upon entering the battlefield.

I'm not afraid of intimidation anymore. What's the point of your Blazing Roar Tiger lowering my Zamazenta's Attack? I calculate my damage output based on its Defense anyway.

A single pounce from the Blazing Roaring Tiger was completely too much for it to handle.

One pounce and you're a big friend.

If you combine it with Iron Wall reinforcement, it becomes even more terrifying; it might even kill you if the effect isn't perfect.

Its base attack power is 80, and with the STAB 1.5x power boost and the Unyielding Shield ability, it raises its physical defense by one stage upon entering the battle, stacking up to a full 180 power.

It's equivalent to close combat without side effects.

Zangmarante's two skills have the same power, but the pounce attack will not lower its defense and magic defense, nor will it be intimidated to reduce its output, making the difference in power immediately apparent.

Moreover, not only are the skills powerful, but Zamazenta's own output is also very high after acquiring the Pounce skill.

A Zamazenta with maximum physical defense has a base stat total of 211, which increases to 316 after it enters the battle with a level 1 increase in physical defense.

The base Attack stat needs to be 236 to reach a total Attack power of 316.

Only Mega Mawile and Mega Medicham can surpass this level of physical attack stat, since they have the Strongest and Yoga Power abilities, which directly double their physical attack stat.

This is another advantage that Zangmarante has.

If Zacian increases its Attack EVs, its damage output will be boosted.

By increasing the physical defense EVs of Zamazenta, you can not only improve its physical durability but also its damage output, achieving two goals at once.

unacceptable,

Therefore, by the ninth generation, Zacian's usage rate plummeted, from a high of 60-70%, ranking among the top two, to less than 10%, ranking in the dozens.

Meanwhile, the usage rate of Zamazenta has skyrocketed. With its advantages of being able to attack and support, as well as its high durability, it can be paired with Calyrex to form a top-tier (T0) black shield combination in this version.

It immediately jumped from a dismal usage rate to the top 20 in the usage rate rankings.

There is another classic joke,

Why does your Zacian have Iron Head but not Beast Slash?

Why does your Zangmarante have an iron head but not a giant bullet?

These two moves are Zacian and Zamazenta's signature moves, respectively. They are also more powerful than Ironhead, and their power is doubled when used against Dynamaxed Pokémon.

Outside of battles, Zacian and Zamazenta are both in their Battle Hero form. If you equip them with the Blade of Decay and the Shield of Decay respectively, and teach them Iron Head,

Once they enter battle, they will transform into the Sword King form and the Shield King form respectively.

Iron Head will then transform into Giant Beast Slash and Giant Beast Bullet.

If you see the Giant Beast Slash outside of battles, there's only one explanation: Smeargle learned it through sketching.

Therefore, for the genuine Giant Beast Slash, please look for the true King of Swords – Tutu Dog.

Back to the present.

Ash and Hop both stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were seeing.

Hop was surprised to see an unfamiliar Pokémon here.

Ash was surprised that Zacian and Zamazenta had suddenly appeared.

While this forest is indeed where Zacian and Zamarant usually live, it's not like just anyone can walk into the forest and find them.

"Awooo!!"

"Zang Ao~~!!"

Zacian and Zamazenta roared at the same time, their eyes fixed on Ash and Hop.

Feeling increasingly uneasy under his gaze, Hop couldn't take it anymore and immediately threw out his Poké Ball, summoning his Wooloo.

"Woolbraid, use Tackle."

That Woolblade is really brave; Hop sent it to beat up two first-tier gods, and it actually dared to go for it.

Wooloo has a base stat total of 270, while Zacian in Sword Master Mode and Zamazenta in Shield Master Mode had a base stat total of 720 before their base stats were nerfed.

This woolly sheep is quite nice, and it's definitely real.

Ash was about to tell Hop not to be so impulsive, but Wooloo had already rushed in front of Zamazenta.

To the astonishment of the two, Hep's braided sheep bumped headfirst into Zangmarant.

However, it neither knocked down Zangmarante nor was it knocked back by Zangmarante.

It actually passed right through Zangmarante's body.

The spot on Zangmarante's body where the woolen sheep had bumped into it rippled slightly, then returned to normal.

"Why aren't Pokémon moves working on this guy?" Hop asked in astonishment.

"Could these two Pokémon be illusions?"

Xiao Zhi was both surprised and puzzled by this, so he decided to test the waters.

"Pikachu, unleash Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu immediately unleashed a golden electric current, aimed directly at Zaren.

The next second, just as Ash had predicted, it passed right through Zacian's body, causing a few ripples before returning to normal.

Zacian was unharmed, neither advancing nor retreating a single step. He remained motionless, just as before, his eyes fixed on Ash.

At the same time, the two phantoms of Cangxiang and Zangmarante roared once again, followed by an even thicker white mist that filled the surroundings.