Zeraora

Quick Answers

What generation was Zeraora first introduced in?

The Electric-type Mythical Pokémon, Zeraora, made its debut in Generation VII. This bipedal feline Pokémon, known for its voltage absorption ability, does not evolve. It played a significant role in the Pokémon film 'The Power of Us'.

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What type of animal does Zeraora resemble?

Zeraora, an electric mythical Pokémon, is a bipedal feline creature that resembles a cat or tiger. It features yellow fur with black lightning bolt patterns, blue bolt-like whiskers, and a blue spike on its head. Despite lacking a tail, Zeraora has long, lightning bolt-shaped fur on its back. Its paw pads are blue, and it has black feet with three claws. Its design is inspired by the Raijū, a mythical lightning entity often depicted as a cat or tiger.

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What are the unique physical characteristics of Zeraora?

Zeraora, an electric cat Pokémon, is a bipedal feline with yellow fur and black lightning bolt patterns. It has a blue spike on its head, blue bolt-like whiskers, and a face covered in black fur. Instead of a tail, Zeraora has long, tail-like fur on its back shaped like a lightning bolt. Its paw pads are blue, and it has black feet with three claws. This electric mythical Pokémon can generate a magnetic field by emitting strong electric currents from its paw pads.

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Is Zeraora considered a legendary Pokémon?

Zeraora, an electric cat Pokémon, is classified as a Mythical Pokémon rather than a legendary one. Introduced in Generation VII's Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it stands out as the only non-Ultra Beast. Its backstory suggests a birth from a lightning bolt hitting an erupting volcano's mouth.

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What type of moves does Zeraora typically use in battle?

Zeraora, an electric mythical Pokemon, employs a mix of Fighting and Electric-type moves in combat. It uses Close Combat, Thunder Punch, Thunder, and Plasma Fists. Additionally, it utilizes Quick Attack and Slash. However, Zeraora does not acquire any moves through breeding.

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Biology

Physiology

Zeraora is a bipedal feline, tiger-like Pokémon. It has mostly yellow fur with black lightning bolt designs, which cover its head, arms and part of it legs. It also has black fur on its face. It has blue bolts for whiskers and a blue spike on the center of its forehead. The blue spike on its forehead becomes like an eletrified central horn when it attacks with lightning. Zeraora doesn't have a tail but it has long, tail-like fur between its shoulders on its back that takes the shape of a lightning bolt. Its paw pads are blue and its feet are black with three claws.

Behavior

Alolan elders claim that Zeraora is distrustful of humans because of how it was treated by a group of island newcomers; the visitors in fact came to Alola as poachers and betrayed Zeraora's trust, leading it to shun humans from then onwards.

Natural Abilities

Zeraora can create a powerful magnetic field by emitting strong electric currents from the pads on its hands and feet. It can use this magnetic field to levitate and move through the air at high speed. Its max speed is said to be about the same as that of a lightning strike.

Unlike other Electric-type Pokémon, it doesn't have an organ within its body that can produce electricity. However, it is able to gather and store electricity from outside sources, then reuses it as its own electric energy. When it uses massive amounts of electricity, its fur stands on end all over its body. The blue spike on the center of its forehead becomes like an electrified horn when it attacks its foes with lightning.

Evolution

Zeraora does not evolve.

Game info

Game locations

Pokédex entries

Stats

Learnset

Leveling

LevelingGeneration VII
Level	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
1	Scratch	40	100%	35	Normal	Physical
1	Spark	65	100%	20	Electric	Physical
5	Hone Claws	—	—%	15	Dark	Status
8	Quick Attack	40	100%	30	Normal	Physical
12	Fury Swipes	18	80%	15	Normal	Physical
15	Volt Switch	70	100%	20	Electric	Special
19	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
22	Fake Out	40	100%	10	Normal	Physical
26	Charge	—	—%	20	Electric	Status
29	Thunder Punch	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
33	Slash	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
36	Wild Charge	90	100%	15	Electric	Physical
40	Quick Guard	—	—%	15	Fighting	Status
43	Plasma Fists	100	100%	15	Electric	Physical
47	Close Combat	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
50	Discharge	80	100%	15	Electric	Special
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR	Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
TM01	Work Up	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
TM04	Calm Mind	—	—%	20	Psychic	Status
TM06	Toxic	—	90%	10	Poison	Status
TM08	Bulk Up	—	—%	20	Fighting	Status
TM10	Hidden Power	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM12	Taunt	—	100%	20	Dark	Status
TM17	Protect	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM21	Frustration	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM24	Thunderbolt	90	100%	15	Electric	Special
TM25	Thunder	110	70%	10	Electric	Special
TM27	Return	—	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM31	Brick Break	75	100%	15	Fighting	Physical
TM32	Double Team	—	—%	15	Normal	Status
TM40	Aerial Ace	60	—%	20	Flying	Physical
TM42	Facade	70	100%	20	Normal	Physical
TM44	Rest	—	—%	10	Psychic	Status
TM47	Low Sweep	65	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
TM48	Round	60	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM49	Echoed Voice	40	100%	15	Normal	Special
TM52	Focus Blast	120	70%	5	Fighting	Special
TM54	False Swipe	40	100%	40	Normal	Physical
TM56	Fling	—	100%	10	Dark	Physical
TM59	Brutal Swing	60	100%	20	Dark	Physical
TM62	Acrobatics	55	100%	15	Flying	Physical
TM68	Giga Impact	150	90%	5	Normal	Physical
TM72	Volt Switch	70	100%	20	Electric	Special
TM73	Thunder Wave	—	90%	20	Electric	Status
TM86	Grass Knot	—	100%	20	Grass	Special
TM88	Sleep Talk	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM90	Substitute	—	—%	10	Normal	Status
TM93	Wild Charge	90	100%	15	Electric	Physical
TM95	Snarl	55	95%	15	Dark	Special
TM100	Confide	—	—%	20	Normal	Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding

Tutoring

Tutoring Generation VII
Move	Power	Accuracy	PP	Type	Cat.
Bounce USUM	85	85%	5	Flying	Physical
Drain Punch USUM	75	100%	10	Fighting	Physical
Dual Chop USUM	40	90%	15	Dragon	Physical
Electroweb USUM	55	95%	15	Electric	Special
Endeavor USUM	—	100%	5	Normal	Physical
Fire Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Fire	Physical
Focus Punch USUM	150	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Iron Tail USUM	100	75%	15	Steel	Physical
Knock Off USUM	65	100%	20	Dark	Physical
Laser Focus USUM	—	—%	30	Normal	Status
Low Kick USUM	—	100%	20	Fighting	Physical
Outrage USUM	120	100%	10	Dragon	Physical
Shock Wave USUM	60	—%	20	Electric	Special
Snatch USUM	—	—%	10	Dark	Status
Snore USUM	50	100%	15	Normal	Special
Superpower USUM	120	100%	5	Fighting	Physical
Throat Chop USUM	80	100%	15	Dark	Physical
Thunder Punch USUM	75	100%	15	Electric	Physical
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites

• Generation VII

Zeraora's back sprite

Zeraora's Shiny back sprite

Anime

Zeraora first appeared in "The Power of Us", where it served a major role in the film.

Another Zeraora also appear in SM100: Battling the Beast Within!, where it is under the ownership of Dia.

There was also a Zeraora in the opening theme for Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series.

• Zeraora (MS021)
• Dia's Zeraora

Trivia

• Zeraora is currently the only Electric-type Mythical Pokémon.
• From all Pokémon introduced in Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Zeraora is the only Pokémon that isn't an Ultra Beast.
• According to Zeraora (MS021)'s manga backstory, it was said to be born after a lightning bolt struck the mouth of an erupting volcano.
• Using this code (QKUW-WWWW-WWWL-J5TL) found in a battle video released by the Pokémon Company on 26/4/2018, it was usable via legitimate means prior to its distribution.

Origin

Like Raikou and Manectric, Zeraora is based on a tiger, and a Raijū, a mythical animal in Japanese legends that is an embodiment of lightning, often represented as a cat or tiger.

Its shiny form is based on white tigers and possibly the White Tiger of the West, a creature in East Asian mythology that represents the element of metal, as metal conducts electricity.

Considering that Alola is based on Hawaii, it may be based on Kanehekili, the Hawaiian god of thunder, though it is not related to the Tapus.

Etymology

Zeraora is a combination of the words "zap" and "tora", (Japanese for "tiger"), as well as the Japanese kiai shouts "ora".

Gallery

Pokémon Zeraora Ga-Olé disk