#0718 · Kalos · Generation 6 · legendary

Zygarde

Order Pokémon · Dragon/Ground-type

Zygarde is a Dragon/Ground-type Pokémon, the Order Pokémon, number 718 (#0718) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 5 m tall and weighs 305 kg.

Zygarde is the Order Pokémon, a guardian of the ecosystem that is built from many small Cells commanded by a few Cores, and that can assemble as a fast dog-like 10% Forme, a serpentine 50% Forme or a giant humanoid Complete Forme. Fans call it, Xerneas and Yveltal the aura trio, with Zygarde as the Z.

How to pronounce Zygarde

Zygarde is pronounced ZY-gard. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Zygarde said out loud:

In Japanese it is ジガルデ.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

In its main 50% Forme Zygarde is a 5 m, 305 kg black and green serpent covered in glowing green hexagons. Bulbapedia says every form is made of Zygarde Cells and Cores, small gelatinous green blobs shaped a little like planarian flatworms. Cells have no will of their own; a Core acts as the brain, and a Zygarde can have up to five. When it runs out of power it splits back into Cells and Cores that scatter across the world.

Behaviour

The Pokédex says Zygarde appears when the Kalos ecosystem falls into disarray, and that it is thought to monitor anyone who harms nature from deep in a cave. Bulbapedia describes it as a being that tries to correct excess and restore balance, staying out of fights unless the ecosystem is seriously threatened. It can ask humans for help.

Habitat

The Pokédex places it deep in a cave; Bulbapedia names Terminus Cave in Kalos and Resolution Cave in Alola. It cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet, and in Legends: Z-A a single Zygarde waits in Wild Zone 20 at Centrico Plaza.

Powers

Its Abilities are Aura Break and Power Construct. It is the only known Pokémon able to learn Land's Wrath, Thousand Arrows, Thousand Waves and Core Enforcer. The 10% Forme, assembled in emergencies, is 1.2 m tall, weighs 33.5 kg and has base Speed 115. A Zygarde with Power Construct becomes the Complete Forme, with base HP 216, when its HP falls below half; in Legends: Z-A every 10% or 50% Zygarde does this. Only the Complete Forme can Mega Evolve, and Mega Zygarde swaps Core Enforcer for Nihil Light.

Name origin

Zygarde starts with Z, following Xerneas and Yveltal, and may come from Greek zygōtos ('joined') or 'zygote', French garde ('guard') and Old Norse garðr ('enclosure' or 'realm'). The Japanese name is ジガルデ, romanised Zygarde.

Design inspiration

Bulbapedia suggests the three formes may echo Loki's children in Norse myth: the wolf Fenrir for the 10% Forme, with its leash-like ribbon, the serpent Jörmungandr for the 50% Forme, and Hel for the Complete Forme. The Cells may be based on planarians and slime moulds. These are fan readings.

In the games

Introduced in X and Y, where one 50% Forme waits in Terminus Cave, and expanded in Sun and Moon with the 10% and Complete Formes, Zygarde Cells and Cores to collect, and the Reassembly Unit. In Legends: Z-A it is a major character, and Mega Zygarde appears in the base game. Cells and Cores are not catchable.

In the anime

Bonnie nicknamed a runaway Zygarde Core 'Squishy' in 'From A to Z!', where it first took its 10% Forme. The Complete Forme debuted in the film Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel.

Fun facts

• Bulbapedia notes that Zygarde comes last when Pokémon are listed alphabetically by English name.
• Mega Zygarde has base Special Attack 216, the highest of any Pokémon.
• The 50% Forme weighs exactly half of the Complete Forme's 610 kg, but the 10% Forme weighs 33.5 kg instead of the 61 kg a tenth would give.
• The 10% and Complete Formes did not exist in the Generation VI games, yet Pokémon Bank and Pokémon HOME give them Generation VI Pokédex entries copied from the 50% Forme.

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

Base stats

• HP: 108
• Attack: 100
• Defense: 121
• Sp. Atk: 81
• Sp. Def: 95
• Speed: 95

Zygarde’s base stat total is 600. Its highest stat is Defense.

Type matchups

What is Zygarde weak to?

Zygarde takes extra damage from Ice (4×), Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (½×), Poison (½×), Rock (½×).

It is immune to Electric moves.

Evolution

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

Forms

• Mega Zygarde (Mega): Dragon/Ground-type, base stat total 778 (HP 216, Attack 70, Defense 91, Sp. Atk 216, Sp. Def 85, Speed 100). Ability: Aura Break.
• 10% Zygarde (Power Construct) (Forme): Dragon/Ground-type, base stat total 486 (HP 54, Attack 100, Defense 71, Sp. Atk 61, Sp. Def 85, Speed 115). Ability: Power Construct.
• 50% Zygarde (Power Construct) (Forme): Dragon/Ground-type, base stat total 600 (HP 108, Attack 100, Defense 121, Sp. Atk 81, Sp. Def 95, Speed 95). Ability: Power Construct.
• 10% Zygarde (Forme): Dragon/Ground-type, base stat total 486 (HP 54, Attack 100, Defense 71, Sp. Atk 61, Sp. Def 85, Speed 115). Ability: Aura Break.
• Complete Zygarde (Battle form): Dragon/Ground-type, base stat total 708 (HP 216, Attack 100, Defense 121, Sp. Atk 91, Sp. Def 95, Speed 85). Ability: Power Construct.

Abilities

• Aura Break: Makes Dark Aura and Fairy Aura weaken moves of their respective types.

Moves

Moves Zygarde learns by level up in Sword / Shield

TM moves (39)

Zygarde can learn 39 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Dig, Safeguard, Rest, Rock Slide, Snore, Protect, Sandstorm, Sunny Day, Facade, Swift, Brick Break, Payback, Round, Retaliate, Bulldoze, Stomping Tantrum, Breaking Swipe, Body Slam, Earthquake, Substitute, Reversal, Outrage, Endure, Sleep Talk, Iron Tail, Crunch, Superpower, Hyper Voice, Dragon Dance, Dragon Pulse, Focus Blast, Earth Power, Zen Headbutt, Stone Edge, Grass Knot, Sludge Wave, High Horsepower.

Move tutor moves (4): Draco Meteor, Scale Shot, Scorching Sands, Skitter Smack.

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 HP effort values.
• Base experience yield: 270.

Pokédex entries

Some say it can change to an even more powerful form when battling those who threaten the ecosystem. (Ultra Moon)

This is Zygarde's form when about half of its pieces have been assembled. It plays the role of monitoring the ecosystem. (Ultra Sun)

It's thought to be monitoring the ecosystem. There are rumors that even greater power lies hidden within it. (Moon)

This is Zygarde's form when it has gathered 50% of its cells. It wipes out all those who oppose it, showing not a shred of mercy. (Sun)

It's hypothesized that it's monitoring those who destroy the ecosystem from deep in the cave where it lives. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)

When the Kalos region's ecosystem falls into disarray, it appears and reveals its secret power. (X, Omega Ruby)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Heaviest Dragon type in Gen 6: 305 kg.
• Tallest Dragon type in Gen 6: 5 m.
• Highest HP among Dragon types in Gen 6: 108.
• Highest Defense among Dragon types in Gen 6: 121.
• Highest base stat total among Dragon types in Gen 6: 600, shared with 1 other.
• Taller than 98% of all Pokémon (5 m).
• Heavier than 96% of all Pokémon (305 kg).
• Base stat total 600, ranked #25 of 1,025.
• Its best stat is Defense, ranked #61 of 1,025.
• One of 6 Pokémon that are both Dragon and Ground.
• One of 130 green Pokémon.
• Number 69 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
• Can learn 53 different moves in Sword / Shield.
• Catch rate 3: about 0.4% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Has 5 alternate forms.
• Appears in 6 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: Zygarde (Pokémon), Serebii: Zygarde (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (ZY-gard): 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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