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zoroark
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Zoroark

Illusion Fox Pokémon

Dark

Each has the ability to fool a large group of people simultaneously. They protect their lair with illusory scenery.

Base Stats

HP 60
Attack 105
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 120
Sp. Def 60
Speed 105
Total 510

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

zoroark Zoroark Lv. 30

Moves

Locations

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

zoroark Front Front
zoroark Back Back
zoroark Front Shiny Front Shiny
zoroark Back Shiny Back Shiny
zoroark Official Art Official Art
zoroark Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 0.6%
Choice Specs
Moves
Dark Pulse / Night Daze
Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower / Grass Knot
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Item
Focus Sash / Life Orb
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Nasty Plot
Moves
Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower / Grass Knot
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
Mixed Attacker
Moves
Sludge Bomb / Flamethrower / Grass Knot
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Naive
EVs
Atk 196
SpA 96
Spe 216

Strategy Overview

Zoroark has a decent signature ability in Illusion, which allows it to play mind games with opponents, though Zoroark's frailty limits its usability. Zoroark also has great mixed offenses and a decent movepool with moves such as Swords Dance and Nasty Plot. Furthermore, Zoroark has a good Speed tier which allows it to outspeed and beat Pokemon such as Chandelure. However, Zoroark is quite frail, meaning it can easily be revenge killed, and it is also more or less walled and beaten by common Fighting- and Fairy-types. Furthermore, Zoroark faces competition from Hydreigon and Mega Houndoom as a mixed attacker, as they have better movepools and superior offenses, though Zoroark has higher Speed and access to Illusion. As a physical attacker, Zoroark faces competition from Mega Absol, which has better coverage and power; however, Zoroark's niche lies in Illusion and the fact that it does not take up a Mega slot.

Most Used Moves

Most Used Items

Life Orb
22.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc