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Zigzagoon Tiny Raccoon Pokémon ジグザグマ Jiguzaguma #263 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Pickup or Gluttony Cacophony Cacophony Quick Feet Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 255 (43.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 1'04" 0.4 m Zigzagoon 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 38.6 lbs. 17.5 kg Zigzagoon 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 60 Gen. III-IV Unknown IV 56 V+	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 Zigzagoon 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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

It evolves into Linoone 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 grassy fields.

In the anime

Zigzagoon in the anime

Major appearances

Nicholai caught a Zigzagoon in In the Knicker of Time. It also appeared in Zig Zag Zangoose!.

One of the Gym Badge Thieves from The Blue Badge of Courage had a Zigzagoon.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Candid Camerupt! belonging to Victor Winstrate where it battled against Brock's Mudkip and was able to defeat Mudkip using Thunderbolt.

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 first appeared in Johto Photo Finish.

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

A Trainer's Zigzagoon appeared in Off the Unbeaten Path participating in the Pokémon Orienteering.

Multiple Zigzagoon appeared in Destiny Deoxys.

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

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

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

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

A Zigzagoon appeared in Lumiose City Pursuit!, Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, Day Three Blockbusters!, Battling With a Clean Slate! and even 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/fantasy in The Forest Champion!.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction.

A Zigzagoon appeared in Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad.

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.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Zigzagoon in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

A wild Zigzagoon appeared in Making Mirth with Mightyena.

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

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

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.

In the TCG

Main article: Zigzagoon (TCG)

Game data

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.
• Pokémon Emerald: At the beginning of the game, a wild Zigzagoon attacks Professor Birch. The player must use his/her starter Pokémon to defeat it.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
RS	Ruby Zigzagoon	Japanese	Japan	5	December 29, 2003 to March 31, 2004
RS	Sapphire Zigzagoon	Japanese	Japan	5	December 29, 2003 to March 31, 2004
RS	Ruby Zigzagoon	English	United States	5	March 1, 2004 to April 22, 2007
RS	Sapphire Zigzagoon	English	United States	5	March 1, 2004 to April 22, 2007

In-game events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Ruby	Sapphire	Oran Berry (5%)
Emerald
Diamond	Pearl	Oran Berry (5%)
Platinum
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Oran Berry (5%)
Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire	Potion (50%)	Revive (5%)
Events*		Liechi Berry (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/HM

Generation VII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 TM01 Work Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 30 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM57 TM57 Charge Beam Electric Special 05050 090}}90% 10 TM73 TM73 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM86 TM86 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM94 TM94 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 20

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zigzagoon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Zigzagoon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VII Other generations: III - IV - V - VI - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Charm Fairy Status — 100% 20 Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20 Rock Climb Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Simple Beam* Normal Status — 100% 15 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Tickle Normal Status — 100% 20 Trick* Psychic Status — 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Zigzagoon in Generation VII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Zigzagoon in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Zigzagoon Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Zigzagoon Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball RS   Acquisition: Catch			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.5% Friend Area: Wild Plains Phrases 51%-100% HP I wonder what's in store here? This is so exciting! 26%-50% HP Listen, half my HP's gone. 1%-25% HP No more... I couldn't run if I wanted to... Level up I leveled up! Ooh, this is so exciting!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 8.2% IQ group: D
Pokémon Ranger Group: Normal Poké Assist: Normal Field move: None Loops: 2 Min. exp.: 9 Max. exp.: 9 Browser entry R-000 Zigzagoon always zigzags when it moves. It's fun to just watch it.
Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ● Defense ● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Battle Trozei Normal Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Normal Attack Power: 30 - 55 0 #678 Cloud Clear++ Sometimes clears away five black-cloud disruptions.

Evolution

Unevolved Zigzagoon  Normal

Level 20 →

First evolution Linoone  Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back
Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back
Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

For other sprites and images, please see Zigzagoon images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Zigzagoon is one of the two Pokémon left out of the Hoenn Pokérap; the other is Relicanth.
• A Shiny 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 tanuki (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 raccoons.

Name origin

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

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

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ジグザグマ Jiguzaguma From zigzag and アライグマ araiguma or 穴熊 anaguma French Zigzaton From zigzag and raton Spanish Zigzagoon Same as English name German Zigzachs From zigzag and Dachs Italian Zigzagoon Same as English name Korean 지그제구리 Jigujaeguri From zigzag and neoguri Mandarin Chinese 蛇紋熊 / 蛇纹熊 Shéwénxióng Literally "Snake-patterned bear", referring to the zigzag pattern in its fur resembling a wriggling snake Cantonese Chinese

More languages Hindi ज़िगज़ागून Zigzagoon Transcription of English name Russian Зигзагун Zigzagun Transcription of English name