#0263 · Hoenn · Generation 3

Zigzagoon

Tiny Raccoon Pokémon · Normal-type

Zigzagoon is a Normal-type Pokémon, the Tiny Raccoon Pokémon, number 263 (#0263) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 3 and comes from the Hoenn region. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 17.5 kg.

Zigzagoon is the Tiny Raccoon Pokémon, a Normal type so curious about everything that it never walks in a straight line. It is good at finding lost items, and its Galarian form is thought to be the oldest version of the species.

How to pronounce Zigzagoon

Zigzagoon is pronounced ZIG-zag-oon. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Zigzagoon said out loud:

In Japanese it is ジグザグマ (Jiguzaguma).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Zigzagoon is a small, raccoon-like quadruped with bristly brown and cream zigzag stripes, a dark eye mask and a spiky tail. It is 0.4 m tall and weighs 17.5 kg. Galarian Zigzagoon is black and white, with red eyes in a star-shaped mask and a long pink tongue. The Pokédex says it may play dead to fool foes.

Behaviour

Zigzagoon wanders everywhere because it is so curious, rubbing its nose along the ground and leaving zigzag footprints. It rubs its stiff back fur on tree trunks to mark its territory, and the Pokédex says it is good at turning up items in grass and even underground. Outside Galar it is friendlier and calmer; Galarian Zigzagoon runs into other Pokémon on purpose to start fights.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is Grassland, and Bulbapedia says Galarian Zigzagoon roam Galar's fields, forests and towns.

Powers

Zigzagoon has Pickup, which can collect items after battle, or Gluttony, which eats a held Berry early; Quick Feet is hidden. In Sword and Shield it learns Tackle, Headbutt, Take Down, Belly Drum and Double-Edge. Its 240 base total, with Speed 60 its best stat, makes it a starting-route item collector.

Name origin

Zigzagoon may combine 'zigzag' and 'raccoon'. The Japanese name is Jiguzaguma (ジグザグマ), possibly from 'zigzag' plus araiguma ('raccoon') or anaguma ('badger').

Design inspiration

Its names, category and fur pattern suggest a raccoon, while Bulbapedia says its shape and brown colour were inspired by the Japanese badger. The tanuki, whose folklore involves drumming on the belly, may also play a part, much as Zigzagoon learns Belly Drum. James Turner designed the Galarian form, which appears to follow the European badger.

Evolution notes

Zigzagoon evolves into Linoone at level 20. Galarian Zigzagoon follows its own branch through Galarian Linoone and ends as Obstagoon.

In the games

In Emerald a wild Zigzagoon is what attacks Professor Birch in the opening scene. It debuted in Ruby and Sapphire on early Hoenn routes, and Galarian Zigzagoon is wild in Sword and Shield. Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Scarlet and Violet and in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

In 'Goodbye, Friend!', two Zigzagoon try to steal Ash's backpack but are warded off by Goh's Raboot, which later befriends them. In 'Candid Camerupt!', Victor Winstrate's Zigzagoon beats Brock's Mudkip with Thunderbolt.

Fun facts

• In an interview, Ken Sugimori said Zigzagoon's name was thought up before its design was drawn.
• Ruby and Sapphire players could get a Shiny Zigzagoon, the Berry Program Update Zigzagoon, which patched the games' Berry glitch; the United States release ran from 1 March 2004 to 22 April 2007.
• Bulbapedia notes that Zigzagoon and Relicanth are the only two Pokémon missing from the Hoenn Pokérap.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Zigzagoon (Pokémon) · Serebii: Zigzagoon (Sword/Shield Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 38
• Attack: 30
• Defense: 41
• Sp. Atk: 30
• Sp. Def: 41
• Speed: 60

Zigzagoon’s base stat total is 240. Its highest stat is Speed.

Type matchups

What is Zigzagoon weak to?

Zigzagoon takes extra damage from Fighting (2×) moves.

It is immune to Ghost moves.

Evolution

How does Zigzagoon evolve?

Zigzagoon evolves into Linoone (Level 20; Galarian Zigzagoon: Level 20).

The whole family: Zigzagoon, Linoone, Obstagoon.

• Linoone evolves into Obstagoon (Galarian Linoone: Level 35, at night).

Forms

• Galarian Zigzagoon (Galarian form): Dark/Normal-type, base stat total 240 (HP 38, Attack 30, Defense 41, Sp. Atk 30, Sp. Def 41, Speed 60). Abilities: Pickup, Gluttony, Quick Feet (hidden).

Abilities

• Pickup: Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
• Gluttony: Makes the Pokémon eat any held Berry triggered by low HP below 1/2 its max HP.
• Quick Feet (hidden ability): Increases Speed to 1.5× with a major status ailment.

Moves

Moves Zigzagoon learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (38)

Zigzagoon can learn 38 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Pin Missile, Thunder Wave, Dig, Rest, Thief, Snore, Protect, Icy Wind, Charm, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Whirlpool, Facade, Swift, Helping Hand, Mud Shot, Fling, Round, Retaliate, Tail Slap, Body Slam, Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Substitute, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Shadow Ball, Trick, Hyper Voice, Seed Bomb, Gunk Shot, Grass Knot, Work Up.

Egg moves (3):Extreme Speed, Simple Beam, Tickle.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Field.
• Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
• Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Speed effort value.
• Base experience yield: 56.

Pokédex entries

Zigzagoon that adapted to regions outside Galar acquired this appearance. If you've lost something, this Pokémon can likely find it. (Shield)

It marks its territory by rubbing its bristly fur on trees. This variety of Zigzagoon is friendlier and calmer than the kind native to Galar. (Sword)

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. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

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. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

A Pokémon with abundant curiosity. It shows an interest in everything, so it always zigzags. (Y)

It walks in zigzag fashion. It's good at finding items in the grass and even in the ground. (X)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 11% of all Pokémon (0.4 m).
• Heavier than 39% of all Pokémon (17.5 kg).
• Base stat total 240, ranked #985 of 1,025.
• One of 131 Normal-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
• One of 147 brown Pokémon.
• Number 12 of 135 Pokémon introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 52 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 1 alternate form.
• Appears in 10 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: Zigzagoon (Pokémon), Serebii: Zigzagoon (Sword/Shield Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (ZIG-zag-oon): 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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