Zeraora (Pokémon)


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Zeraora (Japanese: ゼラオラ Zeraora) is an Mythical Pokémon introduced in Generation VII in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

It is the last Pokémon in the Alola Pokédex.

Zeraora was officially revealed on April 9, 2018 on Oha Suta.

Biology
Zeraora is a bipedal feline Pokémon that has black underfur and yellow fur on its head, forearms, chest, hips, and upper legs. Blue fur can also be seen on its forehead, chest, and whiskers. Its eyes and paw-pads are similarly blue. Black zigzagging stripes can be seen on its thighs and forearms. It has four-fingered paws, while its feet have three toes each. A long, yellow, thunderbolt-shaped ponytail-esque strand extends from the behind its shoulders, giving the appearance of an actual tail.

Zeraora can create a very powerful magnetic field through the strong electric currents generated from its paw-pads. This magnetic field can allow Zeraora to levitate and fly through the air at high speeds. It can travel as fast as a lightning strike. Unlike most Pokémon, Zeraora does not have organs to create electricity; instead, it gathers and stores it from outside sources, then uses it as its own electric energy. Its fur is known to stand on its ends all across the body whenever it is using massive amounts of electricity.

Zeraora is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move.

Zeraora (M21)
Zeraora debuted in The Power of Us. It is a resident of Fula City who was once hunted down by Pokémon poachers. It had developed a hostility towards all humans following a fire that ravaged Fula City fifty years ago.

Other
Zeraora made its main series debut in SM100. , a former member of the Ultra Rangers, befriended it at some point prior to the episode's events. He used it to save and  from. It then battled Pikachu and won. Zeraora reappeared in SM101.

In the movie adaptations
A Zeraora appeared in ESEZ0.

Pokédex entries

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In events

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Trivia

 * Zeraora is the only Mythical Pokémon.
 * On April 26, 2018, The Pokémon Company released a special Battle Video for version 1.2 (code QKUW-WWWW-WWWL-J5TL) allowing Zeraora to be legitimately seen and battled against in-game prior to its official release.

Origin
Zeraora's feline appearance may take inspiration from s and s. Its Electric type may allude to Kanehekili, the Hawaiian god of thunder. The typing might also reference an, a supernatural creature often associated with tiger pelts and lightning; or even a , a creature that is the embodiment of lightning into an animal form, which is sometimes represented as a cat. Based on its swift movement and slicing up of its opponents, it may also draw inspiration from the. Its coloration may be based on s.

Name origin
Zeraora may be a combination of زر zarra (Arabic for to beam/glitter/shine, to encroach upon one's enemy) and 虎 tora (Japanese for tiger) or tora (Faroese for thunder).

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