**How to Beat Zach in Pokémon Legends Z-A**
Zach is one of the mandatory trainers you must battle to get promoted to Rank Y in Pokémon Legends Z-A. Defeating him can be a bit challenging since, at this point, you only have a few starter and early-game Pokémon in your party. However, you can increase your chances of victory by exploiting the weaknesses of his team. Here’s a detailed guide on how to beat Zach in the new Pokémon game.
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### Where to Find Zach in Pokémon Legends Z-A
You can find Zach at the taxi stand located to the east of Hotel Z during Main Mission 4: Battling in the Z-A Royale. However, to challenge him, you need to first obtain some Ticket Points to get a Challenger’s Ticket.
To acquire these Ticket Points, you must defeat other trainers in the battle zone near Hotel Z.
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### How Many Ticket Points Do You Need to Challenge Zach?
To obtain the Challenger Ticket and face off against Zach, you need **1,000 Ticket Points**. You can earn these points by defeating three other trainers inside the battle zone near Hotel Z. Once you have the Challenger Ticket, head back to the taxi stand east of Hotel Z to challenge Zach.
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### Zach’s Pokémon Team
Here’s a list of Zach’s Pokémon, their types, weaknesses, and most commonly used moves:
1. **Slowpoke (Level 8)**
– Type: Water / Psychic
– Weaknesses: Grass, Electric, Bug, Ghost, Dark
– Most used moves: Water Gun, Confusion, Tackle, Growl
– Resistances: Water, Ice, Fire, Psychic, Steel, Fighting
2. **Pidgey (Level 9)**
– Type: Normal / Flying
– Weaknesses: Electric, Ice, Rock
– Most used moves: Tackle, Gust, Growl
– Resistances: Grass, Bug
3. **Pikachu (Level 9)**
– Type: Electric
– Weaknesses: Ground
– Most used moves: Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, Growl, Thunder Wave
– Resistances: Electric, Flying, Steel
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### How to Defeat Zach’s Team in Pokémon Legends Z-A
Since Zach’s Pokémon are around Level 8-9, it is recommended that you bring Pokémon at Level 10 or higher for this fight. Higher-level Pokémon will make the battle considerably easier.
#### Exploit Weaknesses:
– Slowpoke and Pidgey are weak to Electric-type moves, so using Pokémon like **Pichu** or **Mareep** can help you take them down quickly. Both Pichu and Mareep can be found in Wild Zone 1.
– To counter Zach’s Pikachu, use Ground-type Pokémon such as **Bunnelby**, which is highly effective against Electric types.
#### Suggested Team Combination:
– **Pichu or Mareep** to counter Slowpoke and Pidgey.
– **Bunnelby** to effectively handle Pikachu.
#### Additional Tips:
– You can also use **Beedrill** to defeat Slowpoke. However, Beedrill can be tricky to obtain since you need to evolve a Kakuna at Level 10, and Kakuna evolves from Weedle (found in Wild Zone 1). Weedle evolves into Kakuna at Level 7.
– Mareep’s Thunder Shock and Thunder Wave moves are especially effective against Slowpoke and Pidgey. Thunder Shock is learned at Level 4, and Thunder Wave is learned at Level 8.
#### Battle Strategy:
– Zach will start the battle with Slowpoke. Use your Level 10 Mareep for an easy victory here.
– Beware that Slowpoke often uses Confusion, which can cause your Pokémon to become confused. You can switch to other starter Pokémon to avoid this.
– Tepig’s Tail Whip move is useful to lower Slowpoke’s defense.
– After Slowpoke, Zach will send out Pidgey. Use Mareep’s Electric attacks like Thunder Shock and Thunder Wave for swift damage.
– Lastly, use Bunnelby with the Mud Shot attack (available after Level 7) to quickly defeat Pikachu.
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### Rewards for Defeating Zach
Once you defeat Zach, you will be promoted to **Rank Y** and receive **540 Pokedollars**. You can use this currency to purchase various Poké Balls and other useful items in the game.
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