Pokémon Sword And Shield Mythical Pokemon Zarude Announced - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 27 February 2020 / 2,902 Views

The Pokemon Company and Nintendo to celebrate Pokemon day have announced new Mythical Pokemon Zarude for Pokemon Sword and Shield. It is a rogue monkey Pokemon.

The companies also announced until March 1 at 3:59pm PT / 6:59pm ET that Dynamax Mewtwo may appear in Max Raid Battles in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Mewtwo is "incredibly powerful" and cannot be caught.

View a trailer of Zarude below:

Here is an overview of Zarude:

Category: Rogue Monkey Pokemon
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 154.3 lb.
Type: Dark/Grass

Zarude is a Dark- and Grass-type Pokemon that can grow vines from the back of its neck, its wrists, and the soles of its feet at will. The vines are strong and flexible and are useful for many different situations. They can be used to wrap around tree branches to move around and grab Berries from distant branches, and they even have healing properties.

This Mythical Pokemon lives in a pack deep in the dense forests of Galar. It treats anyone that isn’t part of its pack with immediate hostility. When fighting, Zarude swings around from tree branches, attacking relentlessly with its sharp claws. Its quick wit helps it excel in battles. Zarude is only available in Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield, and can’t be encountered in regular gameplay.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

8 Comments

Flilix (on 27 February 2020)

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Nu-13 (on 27 February 2020)

All pokemon should be catchable. No more of this event BS.

KLAMarine (on 27 February 2020)

Cool-looking Pokemon. And lol at the meme!

Immersiveunreality (on 27 February 2020)

Ah the meme hits me hard.

Kwaidd (on 27 February 2020)

never played a pokemon game...but how is one supposed to encounter said mythical if it "can't be encountered in regular gameplay"?

Darwinianevolution Kwaidd (on 27 February 2020)

It's one of those pokemon that has to be caught by event. You usually get some sort of code, either by download or by code, and it will appear in the game. It's annoying, especially once the event is over and you don't have access to the codes anymore.