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Zarude, a Dark and Grass type Pokémon, official artwork

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Zarude: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

DarkGrassUUBL

Zarude is a fast, hard-hitting attacker, led by its Attack (120) and HP (105), with a base stat total of 600. Competitively it is too strong for UnderUsed but outclassed in OU, a classic borderline case.

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What is Zarude weak to?

How much damage Zarude takes from each attacking type.

4×Weak toBug
2×Weak toFairyFightingFireFlyingIcePoison
0.5×ResistsDarkElectricGhostGrassGroundWater
0×Immune toPsychic

Zarude takes super-effective damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison (Bug hit it for 4x damage). It resists Dark, Electric, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Water and is immune to Psychic.

Best moveset for Zarude

Zarude has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Leaf StormGrass130
  • CrunchDark80

Best nature for Zarude

Jolly. Zarude's Attack (120) far outclasses its Special Attack (70), and its 105 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.

Abilities

  • Leaf GuardIf Sunny Day is active, this Pokemon cannot be statused and Rest will fail for it.
Full learnset (71 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Leaf StormGrass13090%Special
Solar BladeGrass125100%Physical
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Power WhipGrass12085%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
Hammer ArmFighting10090%Physical
Energy BallGrass90100%Special
Hyper VoiceNormal90100%Special
Petal BlizzardGrass90100%Physical
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
Dark PulseDark80100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Lash OutDark75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
U-turnBug70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
Magical LeafGrass60-Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
AcrobaticsFlying55100%Physical
Grassy GlideGrass55100%Physical
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
SnarlDark5595%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Vine WhipGrass45100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Bullet SeedGrass25100%Physical
Fury SwipesNormal1880%Physical
BindNormal1585%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Bulk UpFighting--Status
EncoreNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Grassy TerrainGrass--Status
GrowthNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Jungle HealingGrass--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
Nasty PlotDark--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
SynthesisGrass--Status
TauntDark-100%Status