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zorua
#570

Zorua

Tricky Fox Pokémon

Dark

This Pokémon has a cowardly disposition, so when it’s not around friends, it basically always stays transformed as something else.

Base Stats

HP 40
Attack 65
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 80
Sp. Def 40
Speed 65
Total 330

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

zoroark Zoroark Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Tricky Fox Pokémon
Height 0.7 m
Weight 12.5 kg
Base Exp 66
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 75
Base Happiness 70
Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

zorua Front Front
zorua Back Back
zorua Front Shiny Front Shiny
zorua Back Shiny Back Shiny
zorua Official Art Official Art
zorua Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.3%
Life Orb
Moves
Night Daze / Dark Pulse
Nasty Plot / Knock Off
U-turn / Hidden Power Fighting / Knock Off
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid / Naive
EVs
Def 36
SpA 196
SpD 36
Spe 236

Strategy Overview

Zorua's signature ability Illusion gives it a decent and unique niche in Little Cup. Zorua's main function is to trick opponents into thinking they're using super effective moves when really they are merely attacking a disguised Zorua. Its relatively high Attack and Special Attack stats help Zorua score a surprise KO. It also has a great Speed tier at 17, Speed tying with Snivy, Drilbur, and Mienfoo. Zorua has access to some great moves, such as U-turn, STAB Knock Off, and Nasty Plot. However, Zorua's paper-thin defenses and relatively poor defensive typing leave it vulnerable to priority and any super effective moves aimed its way. Its fairly narrow movepool also leaves it completely walled by common Fairy-types, namely Spritzee and Snubbull. Finally, Zorua has a weakness to the common Fighting-types and U-turn users of Little Cup.

Most Used Moves

U-turn
85.1%
Knock Off
26.7%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
50.5%
Eviolite
27.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc