Is Zigzagoon Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Normal with AbilityPickup for free items. Linoone is too weak for battles. Use Zigzagoon as an item-finding utility slot, not a fighter.
Roark's typing presses Zigzagoon's defenses.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Fantina's typing presses Linoone's defenses.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Linoone has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Linoone trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Zigzagoon on Route 202 (walking, Lv 3, common). Swarm.
Your Zigzagoon should hit Level 20 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Zigzagoon in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Zigzagoon is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 8 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Where To Catch Zigzagoon in BDSP
The path to Zigzagoon starts with Zigzagoon at Lv. 3-63 via walking encounters. 1 catchable stage total, with locations listed for each one below.
Zigzagoon Weakness
Zigzagoon's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Zigzagoon's Normal typing only leaves 1 gap to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
What is Zigzagoon Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Zigzagoon
 Machop Fighting | C | |
Machop Fighting | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Urshifu can KO Zigzagoon with Close Combat (541-637%).
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Zigzagoon View Urshifu builds →Close Combat 2x541-637%KO Sucker Punch159-187%KO U Turn106-124%KO | ||
Zigzagoon Evolutions
Zigzagoon is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Linoone. Check the evolution method below. A massive partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 180 total stats over Zigzagoon. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Zigzagoon easily with 131 breeding partners from the Ground egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Extreme Speed, Helping Hand and 4 more to offspring.
BDSP Zigzagoon Best Moveset
Normal pre-evo with AbilityPickup and hidden AbilityQuick Feet boosting Speed under status. 30/30 offenses at 60 Speed make the moveset non-functional. One evolution from Linoone where MoveBelly Drum access and AbilityGluttony create B-tier setup potential.
Best Build
Zigzagoon best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Revenge Killer Moveset
- Extreme Speed
- Thunder Wave
- Baby Doll Eyes
- Trick
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Zigzagoon won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 10 types means it always has an effective option. Double-Edge and Take Down anchor the STAB core.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It walks in zigzag fashion. It’s good at finding items in the grass and even in the ground.
Zigzagoon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, For a casual playthrough, Zigzagoon works as a placeholder. Normal coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Linoone. That's where the stats start mattering.
Zigzagoon has an Galarian form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 8. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
Game Availability
Available since Ruby & Sapphire, Zigzagoon appears in 14 games spanning 8 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGalarian
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves