#0893 · Generation 8

Zarude

DarkGrass

Zarude has 600 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (120) and a Speed of 105. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 305, which makes it a fast physical attacker. It is a legendary or mythical Pokémon, so it is rarely allowed in casual in-game teams.

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What Zarude is weak to

Weak to: Bug (×4), Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Fairy. Resists: Water, Electric, Grass, Ground, Ghost, Dark. Immune to: Psychic (×0). The ×4 weakness is the danger: one hit of Bug does huge damage.

Attacking typeDamage taken
Bug×4
Fire×2
Ice×2
Fighting×2
Poison×2
Flying×2
Fairy×2
Water×0.5
Electric×0.5
Grass×0.5
Ground×0.5
Ghost×0.5
Dark×0.5
Psychic×0

Base stats

HP105
Atk120
Def105
SpA70
SpD95
Spe105
Total600

Best teammates for Zarude

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Zarude: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

  1. Tinkaton FairySteel

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  2. Klefki SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  3. Mawile SteelFairy

    Resists ice, poison, flying, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  4. Celesteela SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  5. Corviknight FlyingSteel

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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  6. Skarmory SteelFlying

    Resists poison, flying, bug, which your team is weak to. Hits grass, ice, fighting super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to fire.

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Counters to Zarude

  1. Pheromosa

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Zarude super effectively and it resists everything Zarude can hit it with by type.

  2. Sneasler

    Fighting and Poison STAB hits Zarude super effectively and it resists everything Zarude can hit it with by type.

  3. Buzzwole

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Zarude super effectively and it resists everything Zarude can hit it with by type.

  4. Slither Wing

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Zarude super effectively and it resists everything Zarude can hit it with by type.

  5. Heracross

    Bug and Fighting STAB hits Zarude super effectively and it resists everything Zarude can hit it with by type.

  6. Blaziken

    Fire and Fighting STAB hits Zarude super effectively and it resists everything Zarude can hit it with by type.

Where you can use Zarude

Zarude is not in the regional Pokédex of any game we cover yet, so it only appears when you build with the latest type chart.