Species guide · Ages 10+ · July 2026
Zarude
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Zarude is the Rogue Monkey Pokémon — Dark and Grass Mythical. In Pokémon GO it is a Dark/Grass attacker with Vine Whip / Bite + Power Whip / Energy Ball / Dark Pulse. Dark helps against Ghost and Psychic; Grass helps against Water, Ground, and Rock. Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, and Fairy punish it. Catch from special research and movie events.
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Zarude (#893) is a Dark / Grass Mythical Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Trainers use it as a Dark/Grass raid attacker with Vine Whip / Bite + Power Whip / Energy Ball / Dark Pulse. Against Zarude, lead with Bug, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, or Fairy. Stats, type chart, moves, and counter picks below use our Game Master snapshot.
Type-colored placeholder — not official Pokémon artwork (see IP notice below).
Pokédex notes
Zarude is a Dark / Grass-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. National Dex #0893. Mythical Pokémon are usually event-gated — watch official GO calendars for return windows.
Where in GO: Legendary raids, research breakthroughs, and GO Tour events
Invest tip: Vine Whip + Power Whip / Dark Pulse is the usual kit; Bite + Dark Pulse for Dark lean. Shadow Zarude is the DPS lean — remove Frustration before investing. No Community Day exclusive is required.
Type matchups
- Dark moves hit Psychic and Ghost hard.
- Grass moves hit Water, Ground, and Rock hard.
When Zarude is your opponent, Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Flying, Bug, Fairy hits hard.
Full type matchup guide →GO base stats
From Game Master snapshot — IVs, buddy, and power-ups change real battle stats.
- Attack
- 242
- Defense
- 215
- Stamina
- 233
Weak to
Resists
Best Pokémon to use against it
When this species is your opponent (Rocket battle, gym, raid, or PvP), these picks exploit its typings. Each list is a pool of options — not a required 12-Pokémon lobby.
Recommended
Strongest practical attackers for this matchup.
- 1. Mega Charizard Y · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 2. Reshiram · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Fusion Flare
- 3. Shadow Moltres · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 4. Shadow Charizard · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 5. Mega Blaziken · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 6. Shadow Entei · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 7. Blaziken · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 8. Darmanitan · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 9. Chandelure · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 10. Heatran · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Flamethrower
- 11. Emboar · beats Fire
Ember + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 12. Infernape · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
Budget
Solid alternatives when you cannot build the Recommended picks.
- 1. Darmanitan · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 2. Arcanine · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Flamethrower
- 3. Flareon · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 4. Typhlosion · beats Fire
Incinerate + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 5. Magmortar · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Fire Punch
- 6. Camerupt · beats Fire
Incinerate + Overheat
- 7. Torkoal · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Overheat
- 8. Rapidash · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Fire Blast
- 9. Pyroar · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Overheat
- 10. Simisear · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Flamethrower
- 11. Charizard · beats Fire
Fire Spin + Blast Burn · Elite TM
- 12. Houndoom · beats Fire
Fire Fang + Flamethrower
Recommended moves
Game Master “moves in GO” lists Zarude’s always-available TM pool. Vine Whip + Power Whip covers most Grass needs.
Fast
- Vine Whip · Standard
Grass STAB / default
- Bite · Standard
Dark energy
Charged
- Power Whip · Standard
Grass nuke
- Dark Pulse · Standard
Dark nuke
- Energy Ball · Standard
Grass alternate
Moves in GO
Always-available Game Master learnset (regular TMs). Community Day / Elite TM moves appear above when we have curated notes for this species.
Fast
- vine whip
- bite
Charged
- power whip
- energy ball
- dark pulse
PvP league ranks (family snapshot)
- Great League · rank #257 of 954 · CP 1478
Vine Whip + Power Whip
- Ultra League · rank #169 of 747 · CP 2464
Vine Whip + Power Whip
- Master League · rank #19 of 1023 · CP 4334
Vine Whip + Power Whip
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Raid attacker roles
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