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Zarude
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Zarude

DarkGrass

Best attacking moveset: Vine Whip and Power Whip, worth 14.8 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Zarude can learn 6 combinations. Vine Whip with Power Whip does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Takes double damageBug
Weak toFightingFlyingPoisonFireIceFairy
ResistsGroundGhostWaterGrassElectricDark
Strongly resistsPsychic
Fast attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
BiteDark60.5s+4
Vine WhipGrass60.5s+5
Charged attackTypePowerDurationEnergy
Dark PulseDark803.0s-50
Energy BallGrass904.0s-50
Power WhipGrass902.5s-50

Shiny

No shiny yet. New shiny releases show up in the news.

Numbers

Max CP4,334 at level 50, 3,833 at level 40
Raid catch2,190 CP at level 20, or 2,738 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch2,102 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats242 attack · 215 defense · 233 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Buddy distance20 km per Candy
Size1.8 m and 70 kg

Best moveset against each type

Zarude does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.

AgainstBest movesetDPS
GroundVine Whip + Power Whip22.4
RockVine Whip + Power Whip22.4
WaterVine Whip + Power Whip22.4
GhostBite + Dark Pulse18.9
PsychicBite + Dark Pulse18.9
NormalVine Whip + Power Whip14.8
FightingVine Whip + Power Whip14.8
ElectricVine Whip + Power Whip14.8
IceVine Whip + Power Whip14.8
DarkVine Whip + Power Whip14.8
FairyVine Whip + Power Whip14.8
FlyingBite + Dark Pulse12.7
PoisonBite + Dark Pulse12.7
BugBite + Dark Pulse12.7
SteelBite + Dark Pulse12.7
FireBite + Dark Pulse12.7
GrassBite + Dark Pulse12.7
DragonBite + Dark Pulse12.7

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Zarude is actually for.

Counters: what beats Zarude

AttackerTypeMovesetDPS
PheromosaBugFightingBug Bite + Bug Buzz39.4
VolcaronaBugFireBug Bite + Bug Buzz33.2
KartanaGrassSteelFury Cutter + X Scissor32.5
BlacephalonFireGhostIncinerate + Mind Blown Legacy31.6
HeracrossBugFightingFury Cutter + Megahorn31.2
KleavorBugRockFury Cutter + X Scissor30.9
GenesectBugSteelFury Cutter + X Scissor30.8
VikavoltBugElectricBug Bite + X Scissor30.6
YanmegaBugFlyingBug Bite + Bug Buzz29.3
PinsirBugFury Cutter + X Scissor29.2

Ranked by damage per second against Zarude's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.