Zorua

Zorua is a Dark-type Pokémon from the Unova region. It evolves into Zoroark when fed 50 candies.

Trivia

 * Zorua was planned to be released at the start of Shuppet Spotlight Hour on October, 2022. It would appear during the first and last five minutes of the hour.
 * However, a bug caused Zorua would copy the stats and moves of the Buddy Pokémon. The initial release of Zorua was cancelled in all time zones after GMT+13.
 * Zorua was later released on October, 2022.
 * Zorua caught on October, 2022 had their status fixed on November , 2022. The erroneous Zorua and Zoroark could not be traded, used in GO Battle League and transferred to Pokémon HOME. An item bundle was offered as an apology.
 * Zorua disguising itself as other Pokémon is a reference to the illusion ability which it and Zoroark have in the main series where it can take on the appearance (but not other gameplay stats) of a Pokémon in the party.
 * A bug existed during the initial release of Zorua where catching one that spawned from an Incense or Lure Module with a Pokémon GO Plus (or similar Bluetooth device) would instead result in catching a copy of the Pokémon it was disguised as.
 * Zorua will copy Shiny status, costumes, best buddy ribbons, Shadow and Purified auras in its disguise, although they have no effect on the Zorua that is caught itself. It would even copy Mega Evolutions, but the text will still introduce it as the base form.
 * If a Zorua is assigned as buddy, wild Zorua would be available to catch normally and skipping the unique animation.
 * Zorua that had already spawned will not change if the Trainer changes their buddy.
 * A bug sometimes has Zorua caught without full health.