Pokemon Scarlet & Violetpro players are settling into the latest rotation rules, and with one choice of Legendary Pokemon now allowed on all teams, aPokemon Sword & Shieldunderdog is becoming one of the hottest picks in the community.
The Pokemon Shield Legendary Zamazenta became one of the most popular Pokemon used in thePokemon Scarlet & Violet VGC Regionals held in Stockholm, with 25% of Trainers using Zamazenta out of all Restricted Pokemon.
Next in the rankings is Calyrex Ice Rider with 21.9%, and Terapagos following up at 15.6%. The major upset here seems to be previous fan-favorite Zacian being pushed down to just 3.1% when in the Pokemon Sword & Shield era the dual Fairy/Steel-type Legendary was considered extremely powerful.
One Pokemon VGC fan calledCbuttyposted on Xdiscussing the recent rankings, with the comment “Zamazenta what happened?” alongside a list of the top 9 Restricted Pokemon.
ZAMAZENTA WHAT HAPPENED????pic.twitter.com/7JL6S00ZYg
Plenty of other Pokemon fans are offering up their theories on this major upset in the comments, with one person saying, “Nothing really happened, just people realizing just how much Zama hard walls Caly-I and Terapagos”.
Another user adds, “It got Body Press too which is big” while a separate comment says, “If you told someone back in the Crown Tundra that Zamazenta would have more usage than Zacian in VGC, they would audibly laugh at you.”
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Nathan Ellingsworth was a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon coverage – including Pokemon Go, Pokemon Sword & Shield, Pokemon Sleep, and the Trading Card Game. On top of that, Nathan is an expert in mobile gaming and Nintendo franchises. They have bylines at The Gamer, Nintendo Life, Pocket Tactics.
