Base Stats

Both forms are glass cannons: paper-thin 60/60/60 (Hisuian: 55/60/60) bulk paired with high Special Attack and 105+ Speed. Standard Zoroark has 120 Special Attack and 105 Speed; Hisuian Zoroark pushes to 125 Special Attack and 110 Speed. Neither takes a hit well, so they win games through the Illusion bluff and raw speed, not durability.

Type Matchups

Abilities

• Illusion — Zoroark enters battle disguised as the last Pokemon in your party, copying its name and sprite until it takes a direct hit. In doubles this is genuine mind-games: opponents may aim the wrong attack, waste a redirection, or fail to Protect the right slot. The bluff is the build-around for both forms.

Best Moveset

Zoroark wants to set up the Illusion bluff and then fire off fast, hard special hits. Standout options for Regulation M-A doubles:

Illusion special attacker (base, Dark)

• Dark Pulse — Dark STAB; reliable with a flinch chance.
• Flamethrower — coverage for Steel, Bug and Grass types that resist Dark.
• Nasty Plot — double Special Attack to turn a bluffed turn into a sweep.
• Sucker Punch or Protect — priority to pick off weakened foes, or safety to preserve the frail body.

Hisuian set (Normal/Ghost)

• Shadow Ball — Ghost STAB; the Hisuian form's main offensive button.
• Hyper Voice — spread Normal STAB hitting both foes.
• Flamethrower / Focus Blast — coverage; Nasty Plot to snowball.

Other notable tools shared across the line include Knock Off, Snarl, Encore, Taunt, U-turn, Foul Play, Swords Dance and Tera Blast.

Suggested SP Spread

With the Champions SP system (66 points, max 32 per stat), Zoroark wants Special Attack and Speed to land the Illusion hit before it gets KO'd — its bulk is too low to invest in, so go all-in on offense with a Speed- or SpA-boosting Stat Alignment. Hisuian Zoroark plays the same way with marginally better numbers. Build the exact Level 50 spread in the team builder.

Competitive Role in Regulation M-A

Zoroark is a high-risk, high-reward special attacker whose value is almost entirely informational: Illusion lets it masquerade as a teammate, and a well-disguised Zoroark can dodge a kill, eat a misdirected attack, or open a Nasty Plot turn the opponent did not see coming. Once the disguise drops it is fast and hits hard, but 60/60/60 bulk means it dies to almost anything super-effective or even to chip and priority — so it must convert its bluff immediately. The Hisuian form is the more enticing pick defensively: weak only to Dark and immune to Normal, Fighting and Ghost, it has a far cleaner switch-in profile to back up its higher Special Attack. Both forms reward careful team-building around the Illusion lie and benefit from speed control or redirection to land their hit safely.

Evolution Line

Zorua → Zoroark (Level 30). Hisuian Zoroark evolves from Hisuian Zorua at the same level. Zoroark does not Mega Evolve.

How to Get Zoroark in Pokemon Champions

• Evolve Zorua — raise Zorua to Level 30 to evolve it into Zoroark (Hisuian Zorua yields Hisuian Zoroark).
• Roster Ranch recruitment — available during the Regulation M-A season (around April–June 2026); permanently recruitable with Teammate Tickets.
• Transfer via Pokemon HOME — move a Zoroark from another title into Pokemon Champions.

Obtaining details via Game8.