The next Mythical Pokemon has been revealed to be an evil monkey named Zarude, and the Pokemon community certainly seems to have some thoughts about it. Zarude is a Dark/Grass-type Pokemon who uses the Leaf Guard ability and has been likened to an evil twin for Rillaboom by the community so far among other comparisons. The Pokemon is almost entirely black with green and white accents on different parts of its body to personify its dual types, and it’s got sharp claws and teeth to use against its opponents, according to The Pokemon Company’s official description of the new Pokemon.
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A trailer for Zarude was released to reveal the Pokemon and showed off some of its stats. While it’ll be in Pokemon Sword and Shield soon enough, it’ll also make an appearance in Pokemon the Movie: Coco which is releasing later in the year.
While we wait to learn more about this new Pokemon, the Pokemon community will just have to speculate about how it’ll do and continue to share their reactions and memes about it. You can see some of the best examples of those reactions below.
Pokemon Day is underway now, so expect to see more announcements as the Pokemon holiday continues.
New Favorite
No jokes, this could be one of my favorite mon of this Gen
โ Eclipse โ๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ๐๐! (@eclipse_tt) February 27, 2020
The typing are also my favorite ones, looks sick.
Now I’m only waiting for a good story behind Zarude and that’s it!
๐ค๐โ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/1LtVDs3sd8
Nowhere Near as Cool
Zarude looks cool, but it’s nowhere near as cool as Zeraora imo. #PokemonSwordShield pic.twitter.com/IIYEOBOlBw
โ ๐โจ๐ Tommo the Cabbit ๐โจ๐ (@TommoTheCabbit) February 27, 2020
Zarude Sandstorm Anyone?
Zarude is the first dark grass type so thatโs at least a plus
โ โก Lฮนฮฝ โก (@SweetLew_) February 27, 2020
also iโm not the first but ZARUDE SANDSTORM DO DO DODO ๐คฃ
Looking Awesome
The new mythical Pokรฉmon Zarude looks sooo awesome!!!!! #PokemonDay pic.twitter.com/UCThJLNjol
โ ๐โง๏พ Christine ๐โง๏พ (@corsolanite_) February 27, 2020
Kanto Zarude
Kantonian Zarude looks CRAZY! pic.twitter.com/VPYN6mfIqW
โ Kieran (@ChocolateKieran) February 27, 2020
Looks Familiar …
You know, Zarude kind of looks a bit fami-
โ Christina Fentner (@TheSimpleEevee) February 27, 2020
Oh my god…#PokemonDay pic.twitter.com/nHlAQgo7zx
Whatever It Takes
I like Zarude.
โ Norendera (@Norendera) February 27, 2020
But I do not like the fact that I’ll probably have to fly to another country, watch a movie, go to gamestop, sacrifice my loved ones to shuckle and eat the whole KFC Menu to get him.
Big Reveal
okay but the Zarude reveal trailer music kinda went hard tho pic.twitter.com/sFg9i0nRnG
โ Skides (@TheSkidesZ) February 27, 2020
No Monkeying Around
zarude & grookey ainโt monkeying around… ๐ pic.twitter.com/oXxxLdYzg3
โ โ๏ธ mana mana โ๏ธ (@mana_chan__) February 27, 2020
A Different Type of Mythical
MYTHICAL POKรMON:
โ Aaron Margolin (@ARMZAaron) February 27, 2020
Victini: The spirit of victory, success, hope.
Magaerna: The spirit of progress, innovation, invention.
Mew: The spirit of origin, evolution, transformation.
Zarude: The spirit of going absolutely apeshit, going crazy, getting sillay. pic.twitter.com/Iut2urvF8R
Rillaboom vs. Zarude
Official footage of Rillaboom and Zarude facing off. pic.twitter.com/GNcKBdrltT
โ OniMedicham (@OniMedicham) February 27, 2020
