Zarude in Pokémon GO

Type	Dark / Grass
Pokédex number	#893
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	242 / 215 / 233
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	3,833 / 4,334 / 4,385
Max HP, level 50	208
Class	Mythical
Buddy distance	20 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	100,000 Stardust and 100 Candy
Height / weight	1.8 m / 70 kg

Zarude evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Zarude does not evolve in Pokémon GO.

Family: Zarude

Zarude CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,643	1,577	128	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	2,190	2,102	148	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	2,738	2,628	165	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	3,286	3,154	181	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	3,559	3,417	188
40	3,833	3,680	195
45	4,079	3,916	202
50	4,334	4,160	208
51	4,385	4,210	209	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Zarude best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Zarude at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Zarude gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Vine Whip	Power Whip	14.8
Bite	Power Whip	14.0
Vine Whip	Dark Pulse	13.1
Bite	Dark Pulse	12.6
Vine Whip	Energy Ball	12.3

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bite	Dark	6	4	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2
Vine Whip	Grass	6	5	0.5 s	12.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Dark Pulse	Dark	80	50	3 s	26.7	same type, ×1.2
Energy Ball	Grass	90	50	4 s	22.5	same type, ×1.2
Power Whip	Grass	90	50	2.5 s	36.0	same type, ×1.2

Zarude weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Dark / Grass. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Bug	×2.56
Fairy	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Poison	×1.6
Psychic	×0.39
Dark	×0.625
Electric	×0.625
Ghost	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Ground	×0.625
Water	×0.625

Zarude CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 3,833 · HP 195

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.