Appearance
Zigzagoon has bristly cream-and-brown zigzag fur, a black mask, and a spiky brush tail. The Galarian form is black and white, with red eyes and a long pink tongue.
#263
Zigzagoon
Tiny Raccoon Pokémon
Normal
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Weight
- 17.5 kg
- Generation
- 3
- Region
- Hoenn
Zigzagoon is a Normal-type Pokémon, No. 263 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn region).
« Zigzagoon that adapted to regions outside Galar acquired this appearance. If you’ve lost something, this Pokémon can likely find it. »
Its story
Lifestyle
Curious, it wanders back and forth in a zigzag and finds lost items. It evolves into Linoone. In Galar, more restless and battle-hungry, it evolves into Galarian Linoone, then Obstagoon.
In the anime
Nicholai catches one after several encounters and uses it against Ash. Later, two Zigzagoon that try to steal Ash's bag befriend Goh's Raboot.
Name origin
Zigzagoon may combine zigzag and raccoon. The pattern suggests a raccoon and the Japanese badger's zigzag fur; Galarian black and white draws on the European badger.
Did you know?
- It plays dead to fool an opponent.
- Outside Galar, it is friendlier and calmer than its Galarian relatives.
- People think the Galarian form wants to be petted, which frustrates it.
Found in the Pokédex of:
HoennKalosGalar
In other languages
Zigzaton
Zigzachs
ジグザグマ지그제구리蛇紋熊