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Zarudein Pokémon SoulGold

darkgrass

Pokédex Entry

Rogue Monkey Pokémon

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.

Zarude in Pokémon SoulGold

Zarude is #893 in the Pokédex for Pokémon SoulGold. This page covers its dark/grass typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution, and where to find it.

Type
DarkGrass
Dex
#893
Abilities

Blocks status in sunshine.

Growth Rate
slow
Gender Ratio
Genderless
Egg Groups
undiscovered
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
3
pokeball
Poké Ball1.6%
greatball
Great Ball1.6%
ultraball
Ultra Ball1.6%
Base Exp
300
EV Yield
3 Attack
Wild Held Items
None
Weak To
fire ×2ice ×2fighting ×2poison ×2flying ×2bug ×4fairy ×2
Resists
water ×0.5electric ×0.5grass ×0.5ground ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5
Immune To
psychic

How to Obtain

You can also receive one as a gift in Route 40 at level 50.

LocationLevelMethodFormHeld ItemPrerequisite
Route 40Lv. 50gift---

Level Up Moves (17)

ScratchLevel: 1normal
PWR40ACC100PP35
Scratches the foe with sharp claws.
BindLevel: 1normal
PWR15ACC0PP20
Binds and squeezes the foe for turns.
LeerLevel: 6normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Frightens the foes with a leer to lower Defense.
Vine WhipLevel: 12grass
PWR0ACC100PP10
Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines.
GrowthLevel: 18normal
PWR0ACC0PP0
Forces the body to grow, raising Attack and Sp. Atk.Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp. Atk.
Fury SwipesLevel: 24normal
PWR18ACC80PP15
Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.
Scary FaceLevel: 30normal
PWR0ACC0PP10
Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
Grass KnotLevel: 36grass
PWR1ACC100PP20
A snare attack that does more damage to heavier foes.
BiteLevel: 42dark
PWR60ACC100PP25
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
U TurnLevel: 48bug
PWR70ACC100PP20
Does damage then switches out the user.
SwaggerLevel: 54normal
PWR0ACC0PP15
Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises its Attack.
Energy BallLevel: 60grass
PWR0ACC100PP10
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
SynthesisLevel: 66grass
PWR0ACC0PP5
Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.
Hammer ArmLevel: 72fighting
PWR100ACC90PP10
A swinging fist attack that also lowers Speed.
ThrashLevel: 78normal
PWR0ACC100PP0
A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.
Power WhipLevel: 84grass
PWR120ACC85PP10
Violently lashes the foe with vines or tentacles.
Jungle HealingLevel: 90grass
PWR0ACC0PP10
Heals HP and status of itself and allies in battle.

TM/HM Moves (34)

Acrobaticsflying
PWR55ACC100PP15TM62
Does double damage if the user has no item.
Aerial Aceflying
PWR60ACC0PP20TM40
An extremely speedy and unavoidable attack.
Brick Breakfighting
PWR75ACC100PP15TM31
Destroys barriers such as REFLECT and causes damage.
Brutal Swingdark
PWR60ACC100PP20TM59
Violently swings around to hurt everyone nearby.
Bulk Upfighting
PWR0ACC0PP20TM08
Bulks up the body to boost both Attack and Defense.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM97
Attacks with a horrible aura. May cause flinching.
Digground
PWR100ACC100PP10TM77
Digs underground the first turn and strikes next turn.
Drain Punchfighting
PWR0ACC100PP0TM85
An attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.
Energy Ballgrass
PWR0ACC100PP10TM53
Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Boosts power when burned, paralyzed, or poisoned.
Flingdark
PWR1ACC100PP10TM56
The effectiveness varies with the held item.
Giga Draingrass
PWR0ACC100PP0TM87
An attack that steals half the damage inflicted.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Grass Knotgrass
PWR1ACC100PP20TM86
A snare attack that does more damage to heavier foes.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
Leaves the user immobile if target is not KO'd.
Low Sweepfighting
PWR0ACC100PP20TM47
Attacks the foe's legs lowering its Speed.
Paybackdark
PWR50ACC100PP10TM66
An attack that gains power if the user moves last.
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM17
Evades attack, but may fail if used in succession.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC0PP0TM44
The user sleeps for 2 turns, restoring HP and status.
Rock Sliderock
PWR75ACC90PP10TM80
Hits the foe with an avalanche of rocks.
Rock Tombrock
PWR0ACC0PP0TM39
Stops the foe from moving with rocks and cuts Speed.
Roundnormal
PWR60ACC100PP15TM48
A song that inflicts damage. Others can join in too.
Snarldark
PWR55ACC95PP15TM95
Yells and rants at the foe lowering its Sp. Atk.
Solar Beamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
Absorbs light in one turn, then attacks next turn.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC0PP10TM90
Creates a decoy using 1/4 of the user's maximum HP.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC0PP5TM11
Boosts the power of Fire- type moves for 5 turns.
Swords Dancenormal
PWR0ACC0PP0TM75
A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.
Tauntdark
PWR0ACC100PP20TM12
Taunts the foe into only using attack moves.
Thiefdark
PWR0ACC100PP0TM46
While attacking, it may steal the foe's held item.
Trailblazegrass
PWR50ACC100PP20TM60
The user attacks suddenly, raising its Speed.
U Turnbug
PWR70ACC100PP20TM89
Does damage then switches out the user.
Frustrationnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM21
An attack that is stronger if the Trainer is disliked.
Hidden Powernormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the user.The type and effectiveness vary with the user.
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that increases in power with friendship.

Type Summary

7
Weaknesses
6
Resistances
1
Immunities
4
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Zarude. Use these types to counter it effectively.

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Zarude resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

Immunities (0×)

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