Zarude

Zarude (shiny)

Forms

Zarude Zarude Dada

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Zarude

Rogue Monkey Pokémon

Once the vines on Zarude’s body tear off, they become nutrients in the soil. This helps the plants of the forest grow.

In Pokémon GO · 3833 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height1.8 m

Weight70.0 kg

GenderGenderless

Catch rate3(1.6%)Very hard

Base friendship0None

Hatch time120 cycles · ~30,855 steps

Growth rateslow

Base EXP300

Abilities

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

Egg groups: Undiscovered

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Sprites

Base stats

HP

105

Attack

120

Defense

105

Sp. Atk

70

Sp. Def

95

Speed

105

Total

600

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Bug4×

Ice2×

Resistant to

Dark½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Swords Dance

OU

Moves

Item

Leftovers / Heavy-Duty Boots

NatureJolly+Spe/−SpA

TeraPoisonFireGhost

EV spread

Atk252

Def4

Spe▲252

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Evolution

This Pokémon does not evolve.

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Zarude can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Solar BladeSTAB

Energy BallSTAB

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Bind Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
1	Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
6	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
12	Vine Whip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Grass	Physical	45	100	25
18	Growth Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
24	Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
30	Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.	Normal	Status	—	100	10
36	Grass Knot Inflicts more damage to heavier targets, with a maximum of 120 power.	Grass	Special	—	100	20
42	Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch.	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
48	U-turn User must switch out after attacking.	Bug	Physical	70	100	20
54	Swagger Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.	Normal	Status	—	85	15
60	Energy Ball Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Grass	Special	90	100	10
66	Synthesis Heals the user by half its max HP. Affected by weather.	Grass	Status	—	—	5
72	Hammer Arm Lowers user’s Speed by one stage.	Fighting	Physical	100	90	10
78	Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user.	Normal	Physical	120	100	10
84	Power Whip Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Grass	Physical	120	85	10
90	Jungle Healing Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Grass	Status	—	—	10

Sprites & renders

9 sprites & renders for Zarude.

Official artwork

Pokémon HOME

Animated

Animated (back)

Front

Back

Across the games

scarlet violet

Black · White

Menu Icons

More Dark-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Dark-type Pokémon

Community notes

No reader notes on Zarude yet.

Cite this page

“Zarude”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/zarude.

Species data from PokéAPI.