Sun and Moon and their sequels, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, introduced a large variety of mythical Pokemon from ultra beasts to the island deities. Among this big group of brand new mythical is Zeraora, an electric type Pokemon introduced in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon as an event Pokemon.
About Zeraora
| First appearance in anime | In the movie ‘The Power of Us’ |
| First appearance in game | Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon |
| Region | Alola |
| Evolution | None |
| Pokedex Entry | It runs as fast as lightning strikes, shredding its opponents with its high-voltage claws. Electricity sparks from the pads on its limbs. Wherever Zeraora runs, lightning flashes and thunder echoes. |
Zeraora’s Base Stats
| HP | 88 |
| Attack | 112 |
| Defense | 75 |
| Sp. Attack | 102 |
| Ap. Defense | 80 |
| Speed | 143 |
Appearance of Zeraora
Zeraora has a distinctly human body shape but with feline features accenting it. This is clear from its cat-like snout and claws and paws instead of hands and feet. It also has blue whiskers on its face in the shape of little lightning bolts, sticking out well from its black and yellow body.
Behavior of Zeraora
Zeraora is seen to be a rather rash Pokemon. In the movie it appeared in, it was very aggressive and adverse to humans due to it being chased by Pokemon poachers. Even with Ash trying to comfort the Pokemon, Zeraora stayed aggressive for a long while before it calmed down.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Zeraora is a pure electric type, and is therefore resistant against flying and steel type moves, taking half damage from them. It also has the ability Volt Absorb which makes it completely immune to electric-type moves. It only has one weakness, the ground type, which it takes double damage from.
Shiny Zeraora
Shiny Zeraora can be obtained in Pokemon Sword and Shield in the Isle of Armor DLC. This Shiny Zeraora is found after completing a Max Raid Battle featuring a Gigantamaxed Shiny Zeraora. This Shiny Zeraora has white and blue fur instead of yellow and black. Shiny Zeraora also has accents of yellow for its markings and whiskers instead of normal Zeraora’s blue accents.
Best Movesets for Zeraora
Outrage Zeraora/Mixed Zeraora: Zeraora is almost always a fast, hard-hitting offensive Pokemon due to its incredibly high-speed stat. In both sets, powerful moves are relied on in order to ensure quick one-hit KOs on opponents, especially those with a weakness to the electric type.
| Plasma Fist | Outrage |
| Bulk Up | Charge |
| Plasma Fist | Thunder |
| Fake Out | Charge |
How to Catch Zeraora in Pokemon Go
Zeraora is not yet in Pokemon Go, but there are a few small references to it in the game's files. Every Pokemon actually has a spot reserved in the game's files but Zeraora, like most unadded Pokemon, has nothing special about its data and it seems to just be placeholder information for now. Though since it is a mythical Pokemon, it can be assumed that it would appear in Raid Battles when added.
Trivia
It's possible to obtain a Shiny Zeraora in Pokemon Sword and Shield through a raid battle in the Isle of Armor DLC, making it the only mythical Pokemon saw in a Max Raid Battle.
Zeraora is the only mythical Pokemon that is an electric type.
In the film it first appears in, ‘Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us, ’ it's said that Zeraora was born from an explosion caused by a bolt of lightning striking an erupting volcano.
FAQs
Q. Is Zeraora a Legendary?
Zeraora is a mythical Pokemon, which is actually a different category to legendary Pokemon. The only difference between them is that legendary Pokemon can be obtained in-game whereas mythical Pokemon typically only appear through special events.
Q. Can you still get Zeraora?
Since the release of the Isle of Armor DLC, over one million players have defeated Zeraora in Max Raid Battles, meaning everyone can obtain a Shiny Zeraora for free as a gift.
Conclusion
Zeraora is an interesting mythical Pokemon. Usually, mythicals are hard to obtain or impossible to obtain after their events are over but Zeraora is so simple to get ahold of that it is even legal competitively in many rulesets. Not to mention to ease of getting it comes with it being a shiny Pokemon, it's nice to get your hands on.
