Pokémon Sword Playthrough 44: Hop and Zamazenta
0Now that I have caught Zacian, it is time to head back to Slumbering Weald to find Hop, who is able to calm Zamazenta down a bit, and he then challenges me to yet another battle, but this time with some new upgrades to his team.
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Back to the Slumbering Weald yet again, and we get to witness Hop capture a Legendary Pokémon, and he challenges me to yet another battle, but this time he has gained so many levels, it is time to go over his different teams.
Dubwool: Cotton Guard, Double Kick, Double-Edge, Headbutt
Snorlax: Hammer Arm, Earthquake, Heavy Slam, Crunch
Pincurchin: Zing Zap, Poison Jab, Liquidation, Recover
Corviknight: Steel Wing, Drill Peck, Swagger, Light Screen
Cinderace: Gunk Shot, Iron Head, Pyro Ball, Zen Headbutt (If you chose Sobble)
Rillaboom: Drum Beating, Slam, Knock Off, High Horsepower (If you chose Scorbunny)
Inteleon: Snipe Shot, Sucker Punch, Ice Beam, Dark Pulse (If you chose Grookey)
Zamazenta: Crunch, Behemoth Bash, Psychic Fangs, Play Rough (Sword Only)
Zacian: Crunch, Behemoth Blade, Wild Charge, Close Combat (Shield Only)
As you can see, Hop's team varies depending on the game and what starter you chose, so he will have Zamazenta on his team in Sword, but he would have Zacian in Shield.
Hop's team has great diversity, the only exception being his Dubwool, what happened to Zen Headbutt? He does have high levels on his team members, now to go over each of his team members.
Dubwool can use Cotton Guard, so any Physical attackers will have a tough time dealing with it, Snorlax has some good type coverage with Heavy Slam and Crunch, Pincurchin has Liquidation to cover its Ground weakness, and his Corviknight has Light Screen to reduce the damage from Special moves.
Now onto his starter, and I do like how great of a moveset his Cinderace has, but I feel like Rillaboom has the weakest out of the starter choices, while High Horsepower is good, Slam is questionable, I think Superpower would have been the better choice on Rillaboom. Inteleon does have some good moves, but Sucker Punch is a strange choice, other than it, it is good as it is.
Now for the big moment, I will start with Zamazenta, which Hop will have in Sword. Hop's Legendary Pokémon will be in its Crowned Form, and Zamazenta is very defensive, and with Dauntless Shield, I recommend using Special moves, preferably moves like Flamethrower or Earth Power. You should never underestimate Hop's Legendary Pokémon, because Zamazenta has some great type coverage with Play Rough and Psychic Fangs, so this is a Pokémon you do not want to take lightly. In Shield, he would have Zacian, which has Intrepid Sword, boosting its Attack stat and making it devastating, as it has Wild Charge and Close Combat, along with Behemoth Blade, combined with its high Attack and great Speed stat, Zacian can sweep your entire team if you go in there unprepared. If you brought Zacian or Zamazenta of your own, it should be able to handle Hop's Legendary, as Zacian's Sacred Sword can deal good damage against Zamazenta, while in Shield, Zamazenta's Defense can help withstand the hits from Zacian's moves, and Behemoth Bash can get in some good damage.
After beating Hop, that is the after-game completed, as we get some dialogue with Sordward and Shielbert, and many other things are unlocked after that.
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