Zigzagoon (Pokémon)

Zigzagoon ジグザグマ Ziguzaguma
Artwork from R/S/E
Pronunciation	???
Type	Normal
Species	TinyRaccoon Pokémon
National Dex	#263
Johto Dex	#—
Hoenn Dex	#012
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-047
Almia Browser	R—
Height	1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight	38.6 lbs. (17.5kg)
Abilities	Pickup or Gluttony
Egg group	Ground
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	1 Spd
Exp. yield	60 base exp.
Lv. 100 at	1,000,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀/50% ♂
Pokédex color	Brown
Catch rate	255
Footprint
Body style
On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Zigzagoon (Japanese: ジグザグマ Ziguzaguma) is a Normal-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Linoone at level 20.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the TCG 4 Game data 4.1 NPC appearances 4.2 Pokédex entries 4.3 Game locations 4.3.1 In side games 4.4 Base stats 4.5 Type effectiveness 4.6 Learnset 4.6.1 By leveling up 4.6.2 By TM/HM 4.6.3 By breeding 4.6.4 By tutoring 4.6.5 Special moves 4.7 Side game data 4.8 Evolution 4.9 Sprites 5 Trivia 5.1 Origin 5.1.1 Name origin 6 In other languages 7 External links

Biology

Physiology

Zigzagoon looks like a brown and white raccoon. Its fur has a zig-zag pattern.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Since Zigzagoon have a keen sense of smell, and supported by the fact that they are curious about anything on the ground, they are able to locate and Pickup items while its trainer walks around.

When the Generation IV games were introduced, Zigzagoon was given another ability. Due to the fact that it loves berries more than almost anything else, it is a complete glutton when it comes to them.

Behavior

Zigzagoon are easily distracted. They continually run back and forth between things that catch their attention.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Nicholai caught a Zigzagoon in In the Knicker of Time.

One of the Badge Thieves from The Blue Badge of Courage had a 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 choose their Starter Pokémon to defeat it.

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
III	Ruby	Zigzagoon restlessly wanders everywhere at all times. This Pokémon does so because it is very curious. It becomes interested in anything that it happens to see.
	Sapphire	The hair on Zigzagoon's back is bristly. It rubs the hard back hair against trees to leave its territorial markings. This Pokémon may play dead to fool foes in battle.
	Emerald	Rubbing its nose against the ground, it always wanders about back and forth in search of something. It is distinguished by the zigzag footprints it leaves.
	FireRed	A Pokémon with abundant curiosity. It shows an interest in everything, so it always zigs and zags.
	LeafGreen	A Pokémon with abundant curiosity. It shows an interest in everything, so it always zigs and zags.
IV	Diamond	It walks in zigzag fashion. It is good at finding items in the grass and even in the ground.
	Pearl	It walks in zigzag fashion. It is good at finding items in the grass and even in the ground.
	Platinum	Currently unknown

Game locations

Gen	Game		Rarity	Location
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Common	Routes 101, 102, 103, 104, 110, 116, 117, 120, 121 and 123, Petalburg Woods
	Emerald		Uncommon	Routes 101, 102, 103, 118, and 119
	FireRed	LeafGreen	None	Trade
	Colosseum		None	Trade
	XD		None	Trade
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Swarm	Route 202
	Platinum		Swarm	Route 202
	Pal Park			Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire	Store 100 Pokémon from one cartridge*
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Forest
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 12 Endless Level 25 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Red and Blue)	Mt. Steel (1F-5F)
Pokémon Ranger	Lyra Forest
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Time and Darkness)	Foggy Forest (1F-11F)

Base stats

HP:	38
Attack:	30
Defense:	41
SpAtk:	30
SpDef:	41
Speed:	60

Type effectiveness

Weak to	Resistant to	Immune to	Normal effectiveness
Fighting : 2×		Ghost : 0×	Normal : 1×  Flying : 1×  Poison : 1×  Ground : 1×  Rock : 1×  Bug : 1×  Steel : 1×  Grass : 1×  Fire : 1×  Water : 1×  Electric : 1×  Psychic : 1×  Ice : 1×  Dragon : 1×  Dark : 1×

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	95%	35	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
Start	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100%	40	Cute	2 ♥♥
5	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	Cute	2 ♥♥
9	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
13	Sand-Attack	Ground	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
17	Odor Sleuth	Normal	Status	—	—%	40	Smart	1 ♥
21	Mud Sport	Ground	Status	—	—%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
25	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	14	85%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
29	Covet	Normal	Physical	40	100%	40	Cute	0
33	Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
37	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
41	Belly Drum	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
45	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10	Tough	1 ♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By TM/HM

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85%	10	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15	Smart	1 ♥
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10	Smart	1 ♥
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10	Tough	0
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10	Tough	1 ♥
TM57	Charge Beam	Electric	Special	50	90%	10	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	100%	10	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Beauty	2 ♥♥
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	Cool	2 ♥♥
TM86	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	—	100%	20	Smart	2 ♥♥
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30	Cool	3 ♥♥♥
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15	Tough	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon

By breeding

Generation IV Other generation learnsets: III
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa, Ursaring Phanpy, Donphan Skitty, Delcatty Pachirisu Buneary, Lopunny Glameow, Purugly	Charm	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking Growlithe, Arcanine Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon Espeon, Umbreon Leafeon, Glaceon Sentret, Furret	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20	Smart	1 ♥
Diglett, Dugtrio Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
Rattata, Raticate Tauros Umbreon Dunsparce Zangoose Absol Buizel, Floatzel	Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100%	20	Smart	1 ♥
Kecleon	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
Aipom, Ambipom	Tickle	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	Cute	2 ♥♥
Sentret, Furret Spoink, Grumpig Spinda Kecleon	Trick*	Psychic	Status	—	100%	10	Smart	0
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB from an evolution of this Pokémon *Indicates a move only available by chain breeding

By tutoring

Generation III and IV Other generation learnsets: III
Game							Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Contest	Appeal
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100%	15	Tough	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—%	40	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	Tough	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	Beauty	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20	Tough	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100%	15	Smart	0
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Snore	Normal	Special	40	100%	15	Cute	3 ♥♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10	Smart	1 ♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15	Cute	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
FR	LG	E	XD	D	P	Pt	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	100%	20	Cool	2 ♥♥
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game, while a colored background indicates that the move is available.

Special moves

The egg in Pokémon Box will hatch into a Zigzagoon with ExtremeSpeed.

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	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 Ranger
Group:	Loops: 2	Minimum Experience: 9
Poké Assist: None	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 9
Zigzagoon always zigzags when it moves. It's fun to just watch it.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 8.2%	IQ Group: D

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 20	First evolution
	Zigzagoon  Normal		Linoone  Normal

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
				Image:Spr 3f 263.png
			Image:Spr 3e 263 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 263 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 263 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
			Image:Spr 4p 263.png
			Image:Spr 4p 263 s.png

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

Trivia

• Zigzagoon is the fifth lightest non-water type Pokémon to learn Surf by HM. Mew, Sentret, Dratini, and Azurill are lighter. Additionally, Zigzagoon is tied with Mew for the second shortest Pokémon to do this (next to Azurill).
• Zigzagoon is one of the two Pokémon left out of the Hoenn Pokérap, the other being Relicanth.
• In all regions, there is a two-stage Normal-type Pokémon encountered early in the region that is based on a rodent. Zigzagoon is the Hoenn variation on this theme. Compare to Rattata, Sentret, and Bidoof.

Origin

Considering its wire-like hair and coloring, it is probably based on a raccoon dog, a species of Asian canine that looks somewhat similar to raccoons, or the aforementioned Euroasian badger.

Name origin

Zigzagoon's name appears to be a combination of zigzag, referring to its fur pattern, and raccoon. Its Japanese name is a combination of zigzag and 洗い熊 araiguma, Euroasian badger.

In other languages

• German: Zigzachs
• French: Zigzaton
• Korean: 지그재구리 Zigzaguri - A combination of the word "zigzag" and neoguri which means "raccoon".

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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