#571

Zoroark

Illusion Fox Pokémon

Dark

It doesn’t just transform itself—it also has the power to make hundreds of people see its illusions.

Base Stats

HP 60

Attack 105

Defense 60

Sp. Atk 120

Sp. Def 60

Speed 105

Total 510

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

fighting 2x bug 2x fairy 2x

Resistant to

ghost ½x dark ½x

Immune to

psychic 0x

Abilities

Illusion

Evolution Chain

Zorua

→

Zoroark Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

Poni Grove

Details

Category Illusion Fox Pokémon

Height 1.6 m

Weight 81.1 kg

Base Exp 179

Growth Rate Medium Slow

Capture Rate 45

Base Happiness 70

Gender 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.3%

Nasty Plot

Moves

Item

Fightinium Z

Nature

Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Despite having a unique signature ability in Illusion, Zoroark is an unviable choice in the metagame. It has poor bulk and faces absurd amounts of competition from the likes of Hydreigon and Mega Houndoom, both of which sport dual typings and are stronger Dark-type attackers right off the bat. In addition, Zoroark sits at an unfortunate Speed tier where prevalent Pokemon like Cobalion, Terrakion, and Latias can easily revenge kill it. Illusion is also one-time use and can be scouted for through entry hazards, making Zoroark's only defining trait far less useful in practice.