Halloween’s already here, and it brought many spooky surprises to Pokemon Go! One of them was the introduction of the beloved Gen V Pokemon Zorua, who also had its own unique way of being caught. But sometimes being eccentric is not that awesome, as it could bring some problems in the long term.
And this was sadly the case with Zorua who ended up suffering some consequences of its peculiar way of being found in the wild. Just like Ditto, it takes the appearance of another Pokemon (your buddy Pokemon to be exact) instead of its own, and it’s up to you to find it and catch it if you want to get this tricky fox into your team.
It should return back to its original self after being caught, but Zorua suffered from a bug in which he may simply decide to keep his disguise up, or he may even retain the same stats (from height to CP) of the mimicked buddy Pokemon, which led to Niantic banning him from trades and Pokemon Go Home altogether.
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Can You Trade Zorua in Pokemon Go?
The answer is yes. Although Zoroark is sometimes mistaken for a Mythical or even a Legendary Pokémon, both Zorua and its evolution are still regular ‘mon, so you should have no problem trading Zorua in Pokemon Go in the future.
But Zorua’s currently disabled from trades due to the aforementioned bug found during his release. The first bug was reported as solved, but another issue involving Zorua soon arose, which is probably the reason he wasn’t immediately allowed for trading.
Trainers, we are temporarily disabling Bluetooth devices like the Poké Ball Plus and Pokémon GO Plus as we investigate an issue with Zorua. We will provide an update when this functionality has been restored.
You can catch all Zorua you find, but none of them are eligible for trades yet. But fear not, as this shouldn’t be the case for much longer.
Since Zorua’s scheduled to be a regular wild Pokemon from November 1 onwards, we can expect (most of) its bugs to be fixed by then. So while waiting, you may want to take a look at some of our other tips forPokemon Go, such as thebest picks for the Halloween Cupscurrently available in the Halloween Event.
Patrick Souza
Patrick has been working for Prima since 2022 and joined as a Staff Writer in 2023. He’s been interested in gaming journalism since college, and that was the path he took once he had his degree in hands. Diligently ignores his ever-growing backlog to keep raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, exploring in Genshin Impact or replaying some of his favorite RPGs from time to time. Loves tackling hard challenges in games, but his cats are still the hardest bosses he could ask for.
