Zigzagoon (Pokémon)


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Zigzagoon (Japanese: ジグザグマ Jiguzaguma) is a  introduced in Generation III.

It evolves into starting at level 20.

Biology
Zigzagoon is a raccoon-like, quadruped Pokémon with bristly, zigzag-patterned fur. It has stripes formed by alternating layers of cream and brown fur. It has a brown head with spiky ears and a black nose. A black, mask pattern surrounds its brown eyes. The upper half of its mouth is jagged, and when it is open, there are two pointed teeth in its lower jaw. Its feet have three claws and pink paw pads. Its forefeet are cream-colored, but the hind feet are brown. Its brush tail is spiky and bristly.

Zigzagoon is abundantly curious, as it wanders restlessly back and forth while rubbing its nose to the ground in search of something. It rubs its bristly back hair against trees to mark its territory, and plays dead to fool opponents in battle. Zigzagoon is found commonly in.

Major appearances
Multiple Zigzagoon appeared in In the Knicker of Time, where Nicholai spent much of the episode trying to one. He was eventually successful. Nicholai's Zigzagoon reappeared in Zig Zag Zangoose!. In both episodes, it was used in a battle against and his Pokémon.

A Zigzagoon appeared in The Blue Badge of Courage, under the ownership of one of the Gym Badge thieves. It and a battled Misty's Psyduck and Sakura's Espeon, but both were defeated.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Candid Camerupt!, under the ownership of Victor Winstrate. It battled against Brock's Mudkip and was able to defeat it using.

A Zigzagoon appeared in a flashback in A Trip Down Memory Train!, where it was among the group of Pokémon that befriended Clemont's Bunnelby when it was still a wild Pokémon.

Minor appearances
Zigzagoon debuted in Johto Photo Finish, where it was seen in 's explanation of the Hoenn region.

A Zigzagoon appeared in A Tail with a Twist.

A Zigzagoon appeared in You Said a Mouthful!

A Zigzagoon appeared in A Bite to Remember.

A Zigzagoon appeared in A Meditite Fight!.

A 's Zigzagoon appeared in Now That's Flower Power!.

Multiple Zigzagoon appeared in Destiny Deoxys.

A Zigzagoon appeared in A Scare to Remember!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Beg, Burrow and Steal.

A Coordinator's Zigzagoon appeared in Mean With Envy.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Hi Ho Silver Wind!, under the ownership of a Coordinator.

A 's Zigzagoon appeared in Off the Unbeaten Path, where it was participating in the Pokémon Orienteering competition.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys' Crisis! (Part 2).

A Zigzagoon appeared in Following A Maiden's Voyage!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Drifloon On the Wind!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Buizel Your Way Out Of This!, under the ownership of a. It was carried in after being knocked out by a.

A Zigzagoon appeared in One Big Happiny Family! in Jessie's fantasy.

Multiple Zigzagoon appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions as one of the many Pokémon residing in Crown City. Two Zigzagoon worked with several other Pokémon in surrounding in the park in order to attack him as retribution for what  did to the city. Before a fight broke out, the Zigzagoon, along with the other Pokémon, were calmed down by.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Kalos, Where Dreams and Adventures Begin!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!, Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, Day Three Blockbusters!, and Battling With a Clean Slate!; and in a flashback in Mega Evolution Special I and Garchomp's Mega Bond! at Professor Sycamore's lab.

A Zigzagoon appeared in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Awakening the Sleeping Giant.

A Zigzagoon appeared in a flashback or a fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction as a resident of Allearth Forest.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad. It was among the Pokémon residing in a forest.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Mega Evolution Special IV.

A Zigzagoon appeared in A Giga Battle with Mega Results!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in A Watershed Moment! in a flashback.

A Trainer's Zigzagoon appeared in Unlocking Some Respect!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Seeing the Forest for the Trees!.

Two Zigzagoon appeared in Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

In the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
A Zigzagoon appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, under the ownership of a. It battled against 's.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Zigzagoon made a cameo appearance at the end of The Last Battle XIV, where one was being examined by Professor Elm.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Making Mirth with Mightyena.

A 's Zigzagoon appeared in Plugging Past Electrike I.

encountered and her sick Zigzagoon in I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder. Her way of healing the Zigzagoon caught Winona's attention.

A Trainer's Zigzagoon appeared in A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel I.

In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga
In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga, a Zigzagoon appears in the chapter Let's Go Catch The Dumpling Thief!!. Red's Clefairy is accused of stealing dumplings from a shrine, but it turns out that they were being eaten by a mischievous Zigzagoon.

NPC appearances

 * Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire: Zigzagoon sits to the left of the Sapphire Field and will change its position when the ball hits the button in front of it. When Zigzagoon is positioned to pounce, it will immediately stop the slot machine when the A button is pressed, allowing for the prize to be chosen by the player.
 * : At the beginning of the game, a wild Zigzagoon attacks Professor Birch. The player must use his/her starter Pokémon to defeat it.

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Trivia

 * Zigzagoon is one of the two Pokémon left out of the Hoenn Pokérap; the other is.
 * A Zigzagoon was given to games from an interactive demo to fix the Berry Glitch.
 * Due to this being available for over three years in North America, Zigzagoon has the honor of having the longest event.
 * Zigzagoon has the same Hoenn Pokédex and Central Kalos Pokédex numbers.
 * A Zigzagoon can be seen in the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Introduction Animation.

Origin
Zigzagoon is based on the (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus). Japanese folklore and legend claims that tanuki are tricksters, masters of disguise and capable of shapeshifting, though also absent-minded and gullible. Tanukis are also known for their belly drumming. It also has similarities to ordinary.

Name origin
Zigzagoon may be a combination of zigzag (referring to its fur pattern and unusual habits) and raccoon or .

Jiguzaguma may be a combination of zigzag and アライグマ araiguma or 穴熊 anaguma. Guma (熊 kuma) as a suffix is often used for mammals that resemble bears.