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Zeraora

Thunderclap Pokémon · Electric-type

Zeraora is a Electric-type Pokémon, the Thunderclap Pokémon, number 807 (#0807) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 1.5 m tall and weighs 44.5 kg.

Zeraora is the Thunderclap Pokémon, a Mythical Electric cat that runs as fast as a lightning strike and tears opponents apart with electrified claws. Wherever it sprints, the Pokédex says, lightning flashes and thunder echoes.

How to pronounce Zeraora

Zeraora is pronounced zeh-rah-OH-rah. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Zeraora said out loud:

In Japanese it is ゼラオラ.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Zeraora is a bipedal, cat-like Pokémon, 1.5 m tall and 44.5 kg, with yellow and black fur and a lightning-bolt whisker on each cheek. A ponytail of fur hangs between its shoulders, and its clawed forepaws have light blue pads. Sparks leap from the pads on its limbs. A manga tie-in to its film says it has no organ for making electricity, so it gathers it from outside and uses currents from its pads to build a magnetic field for levitating and speeding along.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says Zeraora closes on enemies at lightning speed and shreds them with its claws, and even a dodged swipe shocks the target with flying sparks. Bulbapedia notes that its fur stands on end when it uses a lot of power, and that it has turned up in towns, seeking battles or acting as a bodyguard.

Habitat

The Pokédex gives no habitat. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet.

Powers

Zeraora's only Ability is Volt Absorb, which turns Electric moves aimed at it into healing. Plasma Fists is a move no other known Pokémon can learn, and it also uses Wild Charge and Close Combat. The Pokédex says Mega Zeraora, reached with Zeraorite, stores 10 lightning strikes' worth of electricity and, once it stops limiting itself, ranks among the strongest Electric Pokémon. Even without Mega Evolution, base Speed 143 and Attack 112 make it a fast, hard-hitting attacker.

Name origin

Zeraora may blend Zeus, the Greek god of thunder, the Arabic zarra ('to shine') and the Japanese tora ('tiger'); Bulbapedia adds that tora means 'thunder' in Faroese. The Japanese name is Zeraora (ゼラオラ).

Design inspiration

Takao Unno designed Zeraora. Its look may draw on cats and tigers, and its Electric type could allude to Kanehekili, a Hawaiian thunder god, or to the raijū, a Japanese lightning beast sometimes drawn as a cat. Its slashing speed may echo the kamaitachi, and Mega Zeraora's tail splitting in two may nod to the two-tailed nekomata. These are fan readings.

In the games

Zeraora was a Mythical event Pokémon in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, where it is the last entry in the Alola Pokédex, and it later reached Sword and Shield through Pokémon HOME. Mega Zeraora arrived with Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC, where Bulbapedia lists Zeraora in Hyperspace Lumiose once a Mystery Gift is activated. It is also playable in Pokémon UNITE.

In the anime

Zeraora first appeared in the film The Power of Us, set in Fula City, where a fire fifty years earlier left it hostile towards people. In the series, Dia, a former Ultra Ranger, had befriended one, and in 'Battling the Beast Within!' it helps Ash and Pikachu against an Ultra Beast before beating Pikachu in a battle.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia, citing the Pokécology book, says Zeraora shares the record for fastest known Pokémon with Raikou, at 720,000 km/h (450,000 mph).
• A Shiny Zeraora was unlocked once one million victories had been won against Dynamax Zeraora in The Isle of Armor, which Bulbapedia says makes Zeraora the sole Mythical Pokémon ever met in a Max Raid Battle.
• Bulbapedia notes that Mega Zeraora has the highest base Speed of any Mega-Evolved Pokémon, and that its Attack of 157 and total of 700 are the highest of any Electric type.
• Bulbapedia says Zeraora is the only Electric-type Mythical Pokémon, not counting Arceus holding a Zap Plate.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Zeraora (Pokémon) · Serebii: Zeraora (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 88
• Attack: 112
• Defense: 75
• Sp. Atk: 102
• Sp. Def: 80
• Speed: 143

Zeraora’s base stat total is 600. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Zeraora weak to?

Zeraora takes extra damage from Ground (2×) moves.

It resists Electric (½×), Flying (½×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

Zeraora does not evolve, and it does not evolve from any other Pokémon.

Forms

• Mega Zeraora (Mega): Electric-type, base stat total 700 (HP 88, Attack 157, Defense 75, Sp. Atk 147, Sp. Def 80, Speed 153). Ability: Volt Absorb.

Abilities

• Volt Absorb: Absorbs Electric moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Moves

Moves Zeraora learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (54)

Zeraora can learn 54 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Mega Punch, Mega Kick, Pay Day, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Thunder Wave, Rest, Snore, Protect, Scary Face, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Revenge, Brick Break, Bounce, Assurance, Fling, Drain Punch, Low Sweep, Round, Acrobatics, Volt Switch, Electroweb, Snarl, Electric Terrain, False Swipe, Brutal Swing, Low Kick, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Agility, Substitute, Reversal, Outrage, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Taunt, Superpower, Blaze Kick, Bulk Up, Calm Mind, Close Combat, Aura Sphere, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Electro Ball, Work Up, Wild Charge, Play Rough, Throat Chop.

Move tutor moves (2): Coaching, Rising Voltage.

Breeding & training

• Gender: genderless.
• Egg groups: Undiscovered.
• Egg cycles: 120 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 15,360).
• Catch rate: 3 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 0.
• Growth rate: Slow (1,250,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 3 Speed effort values.
• Base experience yield: 270.

Pokédex entries

Electricity sparks from the pads on its limbs. Wherever Zeraora runs, lightning flashes and thunder echoes. (Shield)

It runs as fast as lightning strikes, shredding its opponents with its high-voltage claws. (Sword)

It approaches its enemies at the speed of lightning, then tears them limb from limb with its sharp claws. (Ultra Moon)

It electrifies its claws and tears its opponents apart with them. Even if they dodge its attack, they'll be electrocuted by the flying sparks. (Ultra Sun)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Electric type in Gen 7: 143 Speed.
• Highest HP among Electric types in Gen 7: 88.
• Highest Sp. Def among Electric types in Gen 7: 80.
• Highest base stat total among Electric types in Gen 7: 600.
• Taller than 72% of all Pokémon (1.5 m).
• Heavier than 64% of all Pokémon (44.5 kg).
• Base stat total 600, ranked #25 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Speed, ranked #7 of 1,025.
• One of 69 Electric-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 88 yellow Pokémon.
• Number 86 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
• Can learn 68 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Zeraora (Pokémon), Serebii: Zeraora (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (zeh-rah-OH-rah): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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