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Zarude (Japanese: ザルード Zarude) is a dual-type Dark/Grass Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation VIII.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It was revealed on Pokémon Day 2020.

Biology

Zarude is a simian Pokémon resembling a baboon or mandrill. Its body is primarily covered in coarse black fur, though its chest and belly are patterned with shorter gray fur. Its upper snout, palms, and rings around its eyes are devoid of fur, and its skin is a light gray. The fur around the side of its head angles into wing-like crests on either side of its eyes. The eyes themselves have red sclerae, green irises, and black, slitted pupils. Its teeth are pointed and its canines are visible when its mouth is closed.

Zarude can extend prehensile vines from its wrists, neck, and the soles of its feet at will. It uses these vines to attack, swing from trees, and collect food from a distance. Zarude’s vines can also rapidly heal wounds when wrapped around them and absorb energy from trees. While resting, only the tips of the vines at Zarude's neck and feet extend beyond its skin. However, the vines extending from Zarude's wrists are typically wrapped around its forearms in four concentric rings. Occasionally, Zarude's vines tear off and become nutrients for the soil of the forests it lives in.

Zarude are social and live in packs. They're usually incredibly aggressive, and frighten most other Pokémon; excelling in battle with their sharp claws and quick wit. [1] However, Zarude occasionally exhibit a softer side. A caped Zarude named 'Dada' split from its pack to raise and nurture an orphaned human infant. It's said that this Zarude derived unique strength from its bond to the adopted human child.

Zarude is the only known Pokémon capable of using Jungle Healing.

In the anime

Major appearances

Zarude is set to debut in a major role in M23.

Minor appearances





In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII. Generation VIII Galar

Isle of Armor #211 Sword Within dense forests, this Pokémon lives in a pack with others of its kind. It's incredibly aggressive, and the other Pokémon of the forest fear it. Shield Once the vines on Zarude's body tear off, they become nutrients in the soil. This helps the plants of the forest grow. Dada Sword This Zarude left its pack to raise a human child. The cloth Zarude would wrap the child with has a comforting scent that calmed the child's crying. Shield This Zarude's special strength stems from its love and care for an orphaned human child that the Pokémon has raised since the child's infancy.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII. Generation VIII Sword Shield Event

In side games

In events

Games Event Region Location Level Distribution period Sw Sh Jungle Zarude Worldwide Online 60 August 7, 2020 to March 31, 2021

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is: Damaged

normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 2× Flying 2× Poison 2× Ground ½× Rock 1× Bug 4× Ghost ½× Steel 1× Fire 2× Water ½× Grass ½× Electric ½× Psychic 0× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark ½× Fairy 2× None

Learnset

Generation VIII Other generations: None Parent Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP This Pokémon learns no moves by breeding. Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Zarude in Generation VIII

onto Zarude in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.

Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Zarude in that game.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zarude

indicates a move that gets when used by Zarude Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Zarude

Generation VIII Other generations: None Game Move Type Cat. Pwr. Acc. PP Sw Sh IoA Grassy Glide Grass Physical 70 100% 20 Sw Sh IoA Lash Out Dark Physical 75 100% 5 Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zarude

indicates a move that gets when used by Zarude Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Zarude

Side game data

Evolution

Trivia

Zarude was first revealed as a silhouette in the February 2020 issue of CoroCoro and later by The Pokémon Company International on February 15, 2020.

Origin

While Zarude has many standard monkey features, it seems to resemble baboons and mandrills the closest, with its fangs, claws, size, facial structure, and fur around its head. Its Dark-typing may be a reference to the baboons' aggressive and violent nature. It also possesses traits of spider monkeys with how they use vines to grapple enemies and trees, where spider monkeys use their prehensile tails. Zarude could also be based on the Shug Monkey in English Folklore and the "Carew Ape" that's said to haunt Carew Castle in Wales.

Name origin

Zarude may be a combination of 猿 saru (monkey) and rude.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ザルード Zarude From 猿 saru and rude French Zarude Same as English name Spanish Zarude Same as English name German Zarude Same as English name Italian Zarude Same as English name Korean 자루도 Jarudo Transcription of its Japanese name Cantonese Chinese 薩戮德 Saatluhkdāk Mandarin-based transcription of its Japanese name and 殺戮 saatluhk Mandarin Chinese 薩戮德 / 萨戮德 Sàlùdé Transcription of its Japanese name and 殺戮 / 杀戮 shālù More languages Russian Заруд Zarud From English name





Dada

Language Title Japanese とうちゃん Tō-chan Chinese Cantonese 阿爸 A Bàh Mandarin 阿爸 Ā Bà French Papa German Papa Italian Papà Korean 아빠 Appa Spanish Papá





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