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| Zygardes design is based on a snake and the letter Z. It also draws inspiration from {{wp|Níðhöggr}}, the serpent from the {{wp|Poetic Edda}}, which believed to resided at the very bottom of the World Tree {{wp|Yggdrasill}} and gnaws at its roots.
| | Like both [[Yveltal (Pokémon)|Yveltal]] and [[Xerneas (Pokémon)|Xerneas]], Zygarde is mainly based on the principle of Order. Zygarde's design is based on a snake and the letter Z. It also draws inspiration from {{wp|Níðhöggr}}, the serpent from the {{wp|Poetic Edda}}, which believed to resided at the very bottom of the World Tree {{wp|Yggdrasill}} and gnaws at its roots. |
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Revision as of 05:24, 24 October 2013
Zygarde (Japanese: ジガルデ Zygarde) is a dual-type Dragon/Ground Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
In the anime
Major appearances
Minor appearances
Pokédex entries
In the manga
In the TCG
Zygarde has not yet been featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Generation VI
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When the Kalos region's ecosystem falls into disarray, it appears and reveals its secret power.
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Y
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It's hypothesized that it's monitoring those who destroy the ecosystem from deep in the cave where it lives.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VI.
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Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zygarde
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Zygarde
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Game
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Move
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Type
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Cat.
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Pwr.
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Acc.
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PP
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Contest
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Appeal
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Jamming
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OR
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AS
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Draco Meteor
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Dragon
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Special
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130
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90%
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5
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Cool
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Zygarde can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Zygarde cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zygarde
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Zygarde
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Sprites
Trivia
Origin
Like both Yveltal and Xerneas, Zygarde is mainly based on the principle of Order. Zygarde's design is based on a snake and the letter Z. It also draws inspiration from Níðhöggr, the serpent from the Poetic Edda, which believed to resided at the very bottom of the World Tree Yggdrasill and gnaws at its roots.
Name origin
Zygarde may be a combination of Z-axis, ζυγωτός zygōtos (Greek for joined), and garde (French for guard).
In other languages
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ジガルデ Zygarde
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Possibly from Z-axis, ζυγωτός zygōtos, and garde
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French
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Zygarde
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Same as English name
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Spanish
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Zygarde
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Same as English name
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German
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Zygarde
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Same as English name
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Italian
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Zygarde
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Same as English name
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Korean
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지가르데 Jigareude
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Transliteration of its Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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Cantonese Chinese
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External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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