ZA player should use this Mon for online battles

Pokemon Legends: ZAOnline ranked battles are emerging as an exciting new way for players to test their skills head-to-head against others in a multiplayer environment. With changes to Pokemon Legends: ZAThe battle system, online matches in ZA Battle Club take on a new form, pitting 4 players against each other in an active free-for-all battle. As more players participate in these online matches, it's clear that one Pokemon is a must for every team.

Players flock to Pokemon Legends: ZAOnline battles for Mega Greninja will likely want a team to make sure they reach K level and get the Greninjite reward. Unlike the standard ones Pokemon Legends: ZA battles, online matches are limited to 3 Pokémon per team and only allow players to perform in a limited number of cases. Even with these regulations, Mega Gyarados is a contender for the best Pokemon for online battles Legends: ZAand it is relatively easy to obtain.

Gyarados is fairly easy to add to a Pokemon Legends: ZA team for strong early game support. Magikarp can be caught in Wild Zone 2 and will evolve into Gyarados at level 20. Getting to level 20 is also simple as players can use either Exp. Candy or Tackle Mega Crystals for experience. Once players have Gyarados, they can purchase its Mega Stone from Quasartico for 240 Mega Shards after completing Main Mission 10.

Best Mega Gyarados Setup for Competitive Legends: ZA Battles

State	Base number
HP	95
Attack	155
Defense	109
Sp. Attack	70
Sp. Defense	130
Speed	81
Total	640

Waterfall
Crunch
Ice Fang
Protect or earthquake

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When Mega Evolved, Gyarados loses its flying typing to become a Water/Dark type, giving it access to dark type STAB moves. As a physical attacker, Mega Gyarados can take full advantage of moves like Waterfall and Crunch for STAB damage, as well as Ice Fang for cover against flying and dragons. The last move slot should be reserved for Protect or Earthquake as Earthquake provides coverage against electric types and Protect in Pokemon Legends ZA is a powerful defensive tool that is difficult to use effectively.

Why Mega Gyarados is such a threat in online battles

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What makes Mega Gyarados such a powerhouse in Pokemon Legends: ZA online battle meta is its impressive stat spread combined with solid type coverage. Mega Gyarados has fantastic defense stats, boasting 109 base defense and 130 special defense, which combined with its 95 base HP allows it to hit the tank very well. Survivability is the key to success in ZA Battle Club as it is a 4 player free for all game and Mega Gyarados has great power to take hits and dish out speed and attack in equal measure.

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Takes 2x damage from	Grass, Electric, Fight, Bug, Fairy
Takes normal (1x) damage from	Normal, Poison, Ground, Flying, Rock, Dragon
Takes 0.5x damage from	Fire, Water, Ice, Spirit, Dark, Steel
Immunity (0x) to damage	Mental

Mega Gyarados gains more weaknesses than the non-Mega-Evolved version. However, it also has higher resistances and removes its quadruple weakness to electric types. He is also no longer immune to ground-types, but instead gains psychic-type immunity. These traits combine to make Mega Gyarados a powerful defensive mon in Battle Mode that rewards bulky Pokemon. While the meta for Pokemon Legends: ZA he is still very young and could change drastically in the next few months. Players looking to dive into the competitive scene today would be wise to bring Mega Gyarados with them for the best chance of winning.