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Zarude (Japanese: ザルード, Hepburn: Zaruudo) is a Dark/Grass-type Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.
Biology
Physiology
Behavior
Zarude often live in large groups and will show hostility to any other species that aren't part of its pack. It is able to manipulate vines from its body as a means of moving amongst the high trees and gathering berries from hard-to-reach areas. It is believed that the vines from Zarude having healing capabilities and will instantly heal any wounds.
During a fight, Zarude relies on its swift acrobatic movements and attack opponents with its claws. It is quick witted and have little to no effort in winning many battles.
Evolution
Zarude does not evolve.
Game info
Game locations
Pokédex entries
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Stats
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| Total | Expression error: Missing operand for +.
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Learnset
Leveling
| LevelingGeneration VII | |||||||||
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| Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
TM
| TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VIII | |||||||||
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| TM/HM/TR | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Breeding
| Zarude learns no moves via breeding. |
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Tutoring
| Tutoring Generation VII | |||||||||
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| Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | ||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | |||||||||
Sprites
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Anime
Gallery
Trivia
Origin
Zarude mostly takes traits of various monkeys and apes such as mandrills, baboons, spider monkeys, and gorillas. It may get its grass-typing from how monkeys and apes often live in wooded or jungle areas that contain vines. It may also be based off of the aye-aye, a lemur that lives in Madagascar that was killed as it was thought to be evil, possibly explaining its dark-typing. It could also have been based on the Shuf Monkey from English folklore and the Carew Ape, a ghost who is said to haunt the Carew castle.
Etymology
Zarude comes from saru (monkey), rude, and possibly the za- prefix of Zacian and Zamazenta.