Zorua (Pokémon)


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Zorua (Japanese: ゾロア Zorua) is a  introduced in Generation V.

It evolves into starting at level 30.

Both it and Zoroark were the first Generation V Pokémon to be revealed to the public on February 10, 2010.

Biology
Zorua is a slate gray, fox-like Pokémon with red and black accents. Its ears are triangular with dark insides, and it has a large tuft of fur tipped with red on top of its head. It has greenish blue eyes with red eyelids. There are circular, red markings above the eyes that resemble eyebrows. Its muzzle is short and tapered with two small fangs seen in the upper jaw when its mouth is open. Zorua possesses a ruff of black fur around its neck and four short limbs tipped with red. Its tail is short and bushy. Zorua can change its physical appearance, though this transformation is merely an illusion as it keeps its own type and moves.

Zorua keeps its true form hidden to ensure its safety, and takes on the appearance of other Pokémon to frighten off enemies. Sometimes it will take the form of a silent child. As seen in its movie debut, the tail of an unpracticed Zorua may remain when it takes on a human form, and if the tail is touched, it will revert to its true form. Zorua is mischievous and loves to surprise others.

Zorua (M13)
Zorua debuted in Zoroark: Master of Illusions, where it was used by the antagonist, Grings Kodai, to blackmail its foster mother into attacking Crown City. It escaped and met and, before befriending. Zorua and Celebi were captured by Kodai, but were able to defeat him with help from Zoroark and the three Legendary beasts serving as Crown City's guardians.

Luke's Zorua
Luke's female Zorua debuted in Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!, when she refused to play multiple roles in her Trainer's film. After reconciling with Luke, the Zorua took part in the film as the princess who is kidnapped. She is actually kidnapped later on by Team Rocket and rescued by and. Zorua reappeared with her Trainer in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! through Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!, in which she was constantly smothered by Bianca, and again in An Epic Defense Force!. It was commonly seen outside of her Poké Ball.

Other
A Zorua appeared in a flashback in The Island of Illusions!. It was a Pokémon taken care by a Nurse Joy years ago. It eventually evolved into a.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A Zorua appeared in Castelia City where he fought 's Tep, teasing him throughout the entire battle before escaping. The same Zorua later appears to wreak havoc on the Driftveil Drawbridge. Later, it is revealed that this Zorua worked alongside. He first appeared in Listening to Pokémon.

In the Pokémon RéBURST manga
Hariru has a Zorua, which evolved into Zoroark, in which he can use it as a Burst form.

NPC appearances

 * ; Zorua is one of 's minions. It acts as a guide during Chapter 3, and helps the player to Firebreathing Mountain where it reveals its true intentions and calls in an army of Fossil Pokémon as well as a . It was later rusted when Cobalion's forces tried to infiltrate the World Axle. After the game's events, it makes a full recovery and returns to Westerly Town.

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Trivia

 * Zorua was first revealed with its evolved form,, in the March 2010 issue of CoroCoro.
 * Zorua and its evolved form Zoroark are the only non-Mythical Pokémon to have been event-exclusive for a time (prior to the release of ).

Origin
Zorua is likely based on of Japanese folklore, a mythical  capable of shape-shifting. The concept of a Zorua still having its tail while in human form refers to how a kitsune has difficulty in hiding its tail when it takes on human form in some stories. Its facial markings draw inspiration from and  theater makeup.

In addition, Zorua's habit of replacing children with itself is similar to Irish folklore about the, a fairy-child that replaces human children kidnapped by fairies or, in some tales, the devil. Zorua also resembles the characters of many cultures in both appearance and behavior; such characters are often depicted as foxes.

Name origin
Zorua may be a combination of zorro (Spanish for fox) and rua (Irish for red, possibly referring to its red fur; madra rua is Irish for fox).

Related articles

 * Zorua (M13)
 * Luke's Zorua
 * N's Zorua