Zarude

DarkGrassLeaf Guard

In Exceeded: It is not in any of this guide's encounter tables. Its type (Dark / Grass) and base stats (total 600) are the same as in the official games.

Level-up moves 17

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Bind Binds and squeezes the foe for 2 to 5 turns.	Normal	Phys	50	90	10
1	Scratch Scratches the foe with sharp claws.	Normal	Phys	40	100	35
6	Leer Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.	Normal	Stat	—	100	30
12	Vine Whip Strikes the foe with slender, whiplike vines.	Grass	Phys	35	100	10
18	Growth Forces the body to grow and heightens Sp. Atk.	Grass	Stat	—	—	20
24	Fury Swipes Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.	Normal	Phys	15	100	15
30	Scary Face Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.	Normal	Stat	—	100	10
36	Grass Knot A snare attack that does more damage to heavier foes.	Grass	Spec	1	100	20
42	Bite Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.	Dark	Phys	60	100	25
48	U-turn Does damage then switches out the user.	Bug	Phys	70	100	20
54	Swagger Confuses the foe, but also sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	90	15
60	Energy Ball Draws power from nature to attack. May lower Sp. Def.	Grass	Spec	90	100	10
66	Synthesis Restores HP. The amount varies with the weather.	Grass	Stat	—	—	5
72	Hammer Arm A swinging fist attack that also lowers Speed.	Fighting	Phys	100	90	10
78	Thrash A rampage of 2 to 3 turns that confuses the user.	Normal	Phys	90	100	20
84	Power Whip Violently lashes the foe with vines or tentacles.	Grass	Phys	120	85	10
90	Jungle Healing Heals HP and status of itself and allies in battle.	Grass	Stat	—	—	5

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 18

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM08	Bulk Up Dewford Town Gym	Fighting	—
TM09	Bullet Seed Route 104	Grass	25
TM10	Hidden Power Slateport City	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Fire	—
TM12	Taunt Route 110 — Trick House End	Dark	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	150
TM17	Protect Lilycove City — Department Store 4F	Normal	—
TM19	Giga Drain Route 123	Grass	75
TM22	SolarBeam Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Grass	120
TM23	Iron Tail Not handed out, sold or hidden anywhere in this game's own map data	Steel	100
TM28	Dig Route 114 — Fossil Maniac's House	Ground	80
TM31	Brick Break Sootopolis City — House 1	Fighting	75
TM39	Rock Tomb Rustboro City Gym	Rock	60
TM42	Facade Petalburg City Gym	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Lilycove City — House 2	Psychic	—
TM46	Thief Slateport City — Oceanic Museum 1F	Dark	60
TM59	Natural Gift Slateport City	Normal	1
TM66	Headbutt Petalburg Woods	Normal	70

Where to find Zarude

Not found in the wild — evolve or trade for it.

Other changes in this game

Has 2 abilities at once: its one ordinary ability, plus 1 innate always on
Innates (always active): Branch Swing
What the innates do: Branch Swing — Raises Speed on grassy terrain.
Ability: Leaf Guard — Blocks status in sunshine.
How its abilities arrive: Branch Swing, Leaf Guard, Monkey King from the start
Tutor moves: Body Slam, Endure, Mega Kick, Mega Punch, Rock Slide, Sleep Talk, Snore, Substitute, Swagger, Swift
Egg groups: Undiscovered
Catch rate 3