
From October 1st, players will get the chance to partake in the Search for Zarude research task. A task in 5 parts which will eventually lead to the chance to catch the rogue monkey Pokémon. We’ll take you through the various tasks to eventually catch Zarude.

Search for Zarude (1/5)
The first part of the Search for Zarude research task involves the following:
Catch 7 different species of Pokémon | 1 Sunstone |
Catch 7 Pokémon | Diglett Encounter |
Snapshot 3 Ground-type Pokémon | 15 Pokeballs |
Overall rewards | x250 Stardust, x10 Nanab berries and a Pokémon encounter |
Search for Zarude (2/5)
Make five Great Throws in a row | Five Pinap Berries |
Catch ten Bug-type Pokemon | Dwebble encounter |
Take three snapshots of wild Bug-type Pokemon | Ten Great Balls |
Search for Zarude (3/5)
Use 20 Berries to help catch Pokemon | Sunny Cherrim |
Catch 30 Grass or Bug-type Pokemon | Vileplume |
Take three snapshots of wild Grass-type Pokemon | Ten Great Balls |
Search for Zarude (4/5)
Defeat six Team GO Rocket Grunts | Ariados encounter |
Catch fifteen Pokemon with Weather Boost | Butterfree encounter |
Take three snapshots of wild Flying-type Pokemon | Ten Ultra Balls |
Search for Zarude (5/5)
After claiming the final rewards, players will be awarded with 1,000 Stardust, ten Zarude Candies, and an encounter with Zarude itself.

Best Zarude Build
Zarude is a dark / grass type Pokémon.
It is vulnerable to Bug, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Fire, Ice and Fairy moves.
Zarude’s strongest moveset is Vine Whip & Power Whip and it has a Max CP of 3,833.
Zarude’s moveset
Main move | Damage | EPS | DPS |
---|---|---|---|
Dark Pulse | 80 | -16.7 | 32 |
Power Whip | 90 | -19.2 | 41.5 |
Energy Ball | 90 | -12.8 | 27.7 |
Shiny Zarude in Pokémon Go
As this is Zarude’s Pokemon Go debut, people might wonder whether there will be a shiny Zarude. Unfortunately, for the time being, there is not a shiny Zarude in-game.
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