Zacian Archives

Niantic has announced the full details for the upcoming Zacian-themed Legendary Heroes event The event's best feature may have nothing to do with Zacian at all, though Let's get into the details. Zacian in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here's what's happening for Legendary Heroes event in Pokémon GO: Date and time: Thursday, September 26, at 10:00 a.m[...]

For the first month of Max Out, Tier Five Raids will feature Kyogre, Groudon, and Zacian, with Shadow Raids featuring Raikou on the weekends Meanwhile, Mega Raids see the return of Mega Absol, Mega Houndoom, and Mega Gardevoir Today's raid guide for Pokémon GO players will help you assemble a team to take down Zacian,[...]

Credit: Niantic These are the Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO in September 2024: September 3 – September 14: Kyogre (can be Shiny) September 14 – September 26: Groudon (can be Shiny) September 26 – October 4: Zacian (can be Shiny for the first time) Weekends in September: Shadow Raikou The Raid Hours for the month[...]

Credit: Pokémon TCG This gorgeous Special Illustration Rare gives Zacian the truly Legendary treatment, making this Pokémon look like a truly majestic, one-of-a-kind creature in its temple here Artist Hataya uses a soft, limited color palette to beautiful effect here, showing a masterful use of intricate line art in the background to help make Zacian's iconic[...]

In this case, the Sword: Zacian. Crown Zenith cards Credit: Pokémon TCG Zacian gets three cards in Crown Zenith's main numbered set, including: A standard card by nagimiso shows Zacian doing The Lion King pose, looking quite noble as it is backlit by the sun peeking through a cloudy sky. Zacian V by aky CG Works uses a mixture of 3D rendering and[...]

Here is a new card that has been revealed from Crown Zenith featuring Zacian VSTAR and Zamazenta VSTAR. Crown Zenith cards Credit: Pokémon TCG We couldn't close out the Sword & Shield era without one more run of the set mascots, could we? Zacian and Zamazenta, the Sword and Shield of Galar, have each appeared throughout multiple sets[...]

Credit: Pokémon TCG This gorgeous Special Art Rare gives Zacian the truly Legendary treatment, making this Pokémon look like a truly majestic, one-of-a-kind creature in its temple here Artist Hataya uses a soft, limited color palette to beautiful effect here, showing a masterful use of intricate line art in the background to help make Zacian's iconic form[...]

Credit: Pokémon TCG The mascot Legendaries of the Sword & Shield era get their Character Super Rares alongside of the trainer Hop in Sword & Shield – Astral Radiance. The Zacian V CSR is from artist aoki, who delivers a detailed and moody scene of Zacian about to pass Hop its sword[...]

Artwork for a new Zacian card has been revealed by the Pokémon TCG This beautiful illustration comes from artist Takumi Wada, who is known for his Legends of Zelda artwork This Zacian card marks his Pokémon TCG debut and is the first of three cards that he will contribute[...]

Zacian Raid Hour is happening tonight, Wednesday, August 24th, in Pokémon GO from 6 PM – 7 PM During this time, most Gyms in the game will pop Tier Five raids featuring the Fairy-type Legendary from Galar Zacian is currently sharing a raid rotation with Zamazenta that is running August 18th, 2022, through Thursday, September[...]

Heritage Auctions, an auction house based in Dallas, Texas, that deals mainly in auction lots and listing primarily pertaining to comics, video games, trading cards, and other items of a similarly collectible nature, has put a sealed, uncirculated copy of Pokémon Sword Version for the Nintendo Switch console up for auction! Featuring the likeness of the[...]

The 2022 Pokémon World Championships begin this week. Pokémon GO celebrates with a battle-themed event, which brings back the Galarian Legendaries Zacian and Zamazenta along with Mega Slowbro and a collection of event-themed Tier Three Raids With this Raid Guide, you can prepare a team to take on and defeat Zacian, perfect your catching strategy, and[...]

The most notable releases were Galarian Legendaries Zacian and Zamazenta, which we have not seen since Pokémon GO then moved in a more traditional path for the months following Hoopa's release, carrying out an Alola region reveal that is still in (slow) progress today However, ancient Hisuian Pokémon are now being introduced into the mix[...]

Details have not yet been revealed but it is likely that this will be how most players will receive content that was limited to the in-person events like Pheromosa, Buzzwole, Xurkitree, and Cowboy Hat Snorlax. Here are the Legendary and Mythical Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO this August 2022: Sunday, July[...]

Credit: Pokémon TCG One of the options in the VSTAR packs is Zacian V and Zacian VSTAR Artist aky CG Works handles the V, which shows this Legendary Pokémon racing through a hellish landscape Zacian VSTAR sees 5ban Graphics set Zacian in a dramatic pose as energy swirls around it[...]

More Shiny Pokémon are on the way to the Pokémon TCG! The Japanese branch of the TCG, which is where we normally see cards before they launch in English, has unveiled a new product that includes a Shiny Zacian card and a Shiny Zamazenta card Let's take a look at this product and get into some details[...]

This new mechanic was launched in three boxes: the Mewtwo V-UNION Special Collection, the Greninja V-UNION Special Collection, and the Zacian V-UNION Special Collection In this second of three openings, let's unbox the Zacian Special Collection. Zacian V-UNION Box Credit: Pokémon TCG The Pokémon TCG Promo First, my overall reaction to V-UNIONS as a card type from the[...]

In honor of the current strange and exciting raid feature of the Galarian Legendary Zacian in Pokémon GO, let's take a look at some more of the most iconic Zacian cards from the Pokémon TCG Normally, we cover both vintage and modern cards in these spotlight pieces, but Zacian is a new arrival in the[...]

Before that happens, though, the current raid boss Zacian will be featured into tonight's weekly raid hour Zacian Raid Hour is happening tonight in Pokémon GO from 6 PM – 7 PM Most Gyms in the game will host hour-long Tier Five raids featuring this Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon Here are our tips for making the most[...]

In honor of this week's strange and exciting release of the Galarian Legendary Zacian in Pokémon GO, let's take a look back at some of the most iconic Zacian cards from the Pokémon TCG Normally, we cover both vintage and modern cards in these spotlight pieces, but Zacian is a new arrival in the current Sword[...]

This part of the event's raid rotation hinges on the newly released Fairy-type Pokémon, Zacian Here's a breakdown of the Pokémon available in raids and tips on which battles are worthy of your pass. Skwovet in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The complete raid rotation for the Ultra Unlock Part Three Week One: Sword event in Pokémon GO[...]

Along with the arrival of entirely new species like Wooloo (pictured below), Skwovet, Falinks, and Zacian, a few of the Galarian regional variants we've already had for some time will be able to be encountered in their Shiny forms These new Shinies include Galarian Meowth, Galarian Farfetch'd, Galarian Stunfisk, and Galarian Weezing Some of these[...]

In one of the most shocking twists in Pokémon GO history, some portal mischief from the as-of-yet unreleased Mythical Pokémon Hoopa has led to the early release of the Galarian Legendary known as Zacian Zacian will feature in its Hero of Many Battles Forme as the Tier Five raid boss for the Ultra Unlock Part Three[...]

Along with bringing new Galarian species into the game including Zacian, Wooloo, Skwovet, and Falinks, this event will also introduce a new Timed Research Notably, this Timed Research offers encounters with Pokémon that can now be Shiny in Pokémon GO as of today, including Galarian Meowth, Galarian Farfetch'd, and Galarian Stunfisk. Ultra Unlock graphic in Pokémon GO[...]

Take a look below to see what features will be available for the full Part Three event as well as which will be limited to this week. Zacian & Zamazenta in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic The current raids will be limited to Week One: Sword in Pokémon GO, with plans to switch from a Zacian-centered raid rotation[...]

The first-ever Galarian Legendary to arrive in Pokémon GO is Zacian! This Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon will emerge from one of Hoopa's time and space portals tomorrow to usher in the Ultra Unlock Part Three: Week One: Sword event. Zacian official art Credit: Pokémon Company Here are the full details on Zacian raids, right from the Pokémon GO blog: Week 1[...]

However, Hoopa is instead still working in the shadows to create the most shocking event in my full memory of the game: we will see Galarian Pokémon, including Zamazenta and Zacian, released for Ultra Unlock Part Three. Zacian & Zamazenta in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic Here are the full details announced on the official Pokémon GO blog: Ultra[...]

Along with the trainer Gloria, Zacian will debut in Pokémon Masters EX starting right now This new sync pair will be available, as will a gift of 3,000 Gems, to anyone who logs in from now until December 30th at 9:59 PM Pacific This amount is enough to add up to 11 sync pairs to players' teams. Players[...]

The trainer Gloria and her Legendary Pokémon Zacian, known by Pokémon lovers from the main series games Pokémon Sword and Shield, can now be added to players' teams as a sync pair in Masters EX This marks the first time that a trainer and Pokémon pair from the Galar region, which introduced Generation Eight, wil be included[...]

The "Zacian and Zamazenta Edition" as it's being called is a special white version with neon blue and red coloring on the controls and a special design on the back to match the upcoming releases of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Sadly, neither game will come with this special version, nor does it appear any[...]