History FanonPokedex / Zorua

Curiously enough, Zoroark appear to have become increasingly ingrained in the popular culture in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and their surrounding regions since first contact with Unova and its surrounding regions, with works derived from local folklore that is presently presumed to have been written in reference to Vulpix line members sometimes being reworked around members of the Zorua line. One example being the modeling of a [[{{Okami}} shapeshifting swordsman from a video game carrying hefty influence by local folklore off of these creatures]] There is a small amount of evidence that suggests that Zoroark may have had a presence in these regions even before this event, though its veracity is presently hotly contested.

Creatures from the Zorua line have had a strong historical tie to the film industry. Before the advent of computer effects, many Unovan films utilized illusions generated by Zorua line members to provide visual spectacle, a practice which remains alive in independent and small film scenes in Unova. There have been recorded cases of Zoroark cries being sampled and modified for the cries of deadly monsters. Zorua cries have also been sampled for the cries of a smaller creature, [[MonsterIsAMommy often revealed to be the reason for a larger monster's rampage]]. As of this writing, the only Zoroark Actress was one nicknamed 'Julia', used to play the role of 'Tweedle Dee' in the classic film '[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Nidorina in Wonderland]]'. It should come as no surprise based off of this that other sectors of the film industry would be influenced by these creatures' iconography and portrayal. A particularly famous example stems from a series of cartoon shorts featuring [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner a male Zoroark fruitlessly chasing an unusually speedy Unfezant]] with the intent to eat it. His whacky adventures [[LongRunners have entertained three generations so far]] and shows no sign of stopping in the immediate future. The Zoroark, named [[FunWithAcronyms Wile E.]] [[SpeciesSurname Zoroark]], has once even been adopted as the mascot of the studio that created him, eventually replaced with [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Beethoven the Beheeyem, Unovan Drillbur]], and finally [[BugsBunny Mint Mincinno]].

For obvious reasons, Zorua and Zoroark have very poorly-documented ranges, though sightings of the creatures are not uncommon in Unova. Based off of the locations of most sightings, it is generally accepted that Zorua and Zoroark typically dwell in woodland and grassland settings in wild contexts. Sightings appear to be particularly high near bodies of water such as rivers and streams, suggesting a valuing of mobility amongst wild Zorua line members. A handful of accounts suggest that Zorua and Zoroark may have had a range in Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and their surrounding regions, though it is unclear whether or not this is merely conflation with local accounts revolving around Pokemon such as Ninetales, which have at times been documented exhibiting more limited analogues to the illusions of the Zorua line.

Zorua is the premature morph, a vulpine Pokémon mainly slate-gray in coloration with red and black accents on its head and feet. Zorua's ears are triangular with dark insides, and it has a large, whirled scruff of fur on its head, tipped with red coloration. This whirl of hair eventually grows out into an enormous mane, to be pulled back by a special ‘hair tie’ made by a female Zoroark, whether the mother of the Zorua or the Zorua herself, as a bit of a ‘coming of age’ task. Often the hair tie is made of some kind of orb, though there have been instances of it using a bone to tie its hair back (much like a Mandibuzz would) when there is no orb to be found.

Its eyes appear to possess no pupils, and its eyelids and circular "eyebrow" markings are red. Most Zorua are born blind, and for a majority of its pre-evolutionary life, it cannot open its eyes all the way. Zorua also possesses a scruff of black fur around its neck that eventually grows to cover the chest area as Zoroark, and limbs tipped with red. Its tail is bushy, and when it opens its mouth, small fangs can be seen developing.

Zoroark is the mature form, and is a sign of reproductive maturity in the eyes of other Zoroark. It has developed stronger hind legs, and their front limbs have developed elbow joints and sharp red claws. Zoroark is mainly grayish-brown in coloration, with red and black accents. It has a pointed snout and ears, the insides of which have red coloration. Zoroark also has some red markings rimming its eyes and mouth; these markings vary per individual, and could have patterns that cover the entire face or could barely be seen at all.

!!Abilities
The Zorua Line is especially notable for their mysterious ability, Illusion. Illusion is a very poorly understood ability, which gives the user the power to disguise anything it so chooses as something completely different. The Illusion is extremely thorough; many that have encountered Illusion are capable of interacting with and feeling the Illusion created. Illusion has so far been seen to disguise the user, another item, an entire landscape, and even create sensations of heat from a barrier of fire.

What sets this ability apart from the Imposter or Transform abilities, which are commonly enacted by Ditto and the elusive Pokémon Mew, is that the typing, behavior, and abilities are not changed. While a Ditto can transform into a fighting type in order to use Brick Break, a Zoroark can only ''look'' like a fighting type (while actually using dark type moves). It is also quite noticeable in the behavior of the Zoroark; while a regular member of the Minccino line is germophobic and cleanly to a fault, a Zorua disguised as one behaves like a regular Zorua; rude, tricky, and somewhat violent. This varies per Zorua/Zoroark, and what nature they have, however.

Even after exhaustive research by several revered scientists, including Professors Juniper, the way Illusion works is still very poorly understood. Further research is needed, and a unifying hypothesis on the subject has yet to be made. Extremely rarely, a Zorua will be born with the ability to communicate telepathically. This ability is so rare in Zorua, however, that so far only five instances have been recorded.

Accompanied with their Illusion ability, fully grown Zoroark are capable of a move known as Night Daze by journalists. This move creates a large pulse of Dark Energy, more powerful than the Dark Pulse attack, that encompasses up to a one-kilometer radius dome, blowing away and injuring any living thing in the vicinity. Strangely, it does not seem to affect any nonliving matter in the area. Like the Illusion ability, this move is poorly understood, and for now, its use is banned in Tournament-Sanctioned Pokemon battles until it can be deemed safe.

Zoroark live with their immediate families in grasslands or forests. Many Zoroark and Zorua prefer to live near water for ease of access. In order to protect themselves from unwanted visitors, they will disguise their habitat as something very different using their Illusion ability. Oddly enough, most illusory landscapes resemble human households, the most common being either abandoned warehouses or a trailer house.

The most astonishing instance of illusory human households was when an entire acre of flat grassland with a farm in the center, a fence surrounding the land, and a ‘Keep Out’ sign on top of a mailbox was revealed to be nothing more than an illusion conjured up by a talented pack of Zoroark. This was revealed by a group of rowdy young men, who had intended to ‘TP’ the enormous house on Halloween Night because they were never allowed beyond the fence.

They eventually canceled out the illusion due to startling the Zoroark with a loud firecracker, and the Zoroark fled. This particular pack of Zoroark was never seen again, nor have there been any more amazing feats of Illusion recorded.

Zorua and Zoroark are an exclusively carnivorous species, as they are not situated with blunted teeth suitable for chewing. Once a kill has been made, they ravenously chomp on it and swallow bits and pieces of the meat. They prefer to eat mammalian meat, such as those from Bouffalant or the Minccino Line, for reasons only explained as ‘they taste better’. Occasionally, Zoroark may store spare food, but as they are not at immediate disposal to refrigeration technology or any salt to preserve their favorite meat, this is discouraged by experienced Zoroark.

Starving Zoroark have been known to eat other types of meat, however, ranging from Water-Type meat to [[ImAHumanitarian their own kind]], if in particularly desperate situations. Many Zoroark that have to resort to cannibalism have become very ashamed of themselves afterwards. Berries and fruits are somewhat edible substances for a Zorua/Zoroark, but thus far they are only used by Zoroark in the wild to treat wounds. [[Trainer's Note: Feeding a Zorua or Zoroark fruits and berries in small, irregular bursts has no bearing on its health, but overconsumption of berries can lead to indigestion and stomach illness.]]

Many occasions where a mother Zoroark’s children have been threatened have led to the death of the attacker, and they occasionally end in [[MissingMom the death of the mother]]. One of the most recent documentations of a mother Zoroark defending her children happened in Crown City, Sinnoh, where former businessman Grings Kodai kidnapped a mother Zoroark and her child, a Telepathic Zorua, and forced her to do his bidding in exchange for Zorua’s safety.

The methods taken by both mother and child to reunite were great; the telepathic Zorua had befriended the Legendary Pokemon Celebi and gained its assistance in finding his mother, while the mother, dubbed ‘Meema’ by journalists, had shown a great amount of strength and power by breaking through an electrocuted prison, a fully-armed airplane, several buildings, and even managed to battle the ''actual'' [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokémon Entei, Raikou, and Suicune]] [[WorthyOpponent to a standstill]]. However, the incident was grossly over-documented, and the story was exaggerated so thoroughly that many have begun to question whether ‘Meema’ had truly done such amazing feats.

Outside of harming a mother Zoroark’s young, antagonizing a member of the line can result in severe blood loss from [[ZergRush being assaulted by every member of the Pokémon’s pack at once]] in a bout of defense. If the assault is [[ThisIsUnforgivable brutal enough]] according to the Pokémon’s morality, the attacker will be assaulted with falsely assuring illusions to lead them into even more danger, such as accidentally falling off cliffs thinking it was the entrance to a Pokemon Center, among other injuries.

Only Zoroark breed in the wild, though Zorua can be bred in captivity. As this line does not approve of inbreeding, packs of Zoroark will often live their entire lives searching for other packs in order to mate. Once found, they will examine the gender ratio of the pack, and if there are enough females and males, arrangements will be made and the pairs of Zoroark will leave their respective packs to live together. This ‘trial period’ can take up to five months, in order to decide if the Zoroark are willing to settle down with each other to raise a family. If a male and female Zoroark both agree, they battle each other to see who is the strongest, and thus who will be the patriarch or matriarch of the upcoming family.

The new mating pair often lay one egg at a time; though on rare occasions have laid up to six eggs at once. The eggs are [[MamaBear protected violently by the mother]] while the male goes out and gathers food for the family. Once the first egg hatches, many more are eventually hatched, often leading to a family where there are more children than parents. The group stays together until the next mating season after evolving into Zoroark, where they are eventually separated to begin new families.

The Zorua line lives exclusively in packs of families. Many of the line believe that a ‘family’ consists of at least one parent and one child. After the mating season, the ‘leftover’ Zoroark form a pack and [[TrueCompanions continue to hunt together for the rest of their lives]]. Abandonment is highly frowned upon and akin to the highest crime to many Zoroark. Those who abandon their pack are punished fiercely.

Loner Zoroark do exist, but as they are often a sign of failure to find a suitable mate, they are pitied by other members of the line. Once discovered by other Zoroark, they will immediately be approached and either adopted or, if particularly elderly, euthanized. Occasionally, a loner Zoroark will either discover or be approached by a Zorua of any age, and they will adopt each other as parent and child, regardless of blood ties, and their bond is just as strong as it would be if they were biological parent and child. This is very rare, however, as the Zorua must have lost its original family by some means, and those circumstances do not happen very often.

The image of a Zoroark has been imitated by several human cultures throughout the years, especially in Unova. A prevalent legend in Unova is of the Trickster Zoroark, who could reshape itself so thoroughly that it could [[GenderBender switch gender at will]]. While Zoroark’s ability to create illusions is true, the gender switching is only true for the sexual dimorphism of a living creature it disguises itself as. The markings on the face of a fully grown Zoroark were often mimicked in Unovan stage plays back in the 1800’s, usually worn by the villain of the story.

There has also been an animated cartoon of note, featuring [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner a male Zoroark fruitlessly chasing an unusually speedy Unfezant]] with the intent to eat it. His whacky adventures [[LongRunners have entertained three generations so far]] and shows no sign of stopping in the immediate future. The Zoroark, named [[FunWithAcronyms Wile E.]] [[SpeciesSurname Zoroark]], has once even been adopted as the mascot of the studio that created him, eventually replaced with [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Beethoven the Beheeyem, Unovan Drillbur]], and finally [[BugsBunny Mint Mincinno]].

Many Zoroark have also been used to aide in special effects, before the advent of computer effects. Many Unovan films include an enactment of Night Daze to simulate an explosion of some sort, and there have been recorded cases of Zoroark cries being sampled and modified for the cries of deadly monsters. Zorua cries have also been sampled for the cries of a smaller creature, [[MonsterIsAMommy often revealed to be the reason for a larger monster's rampage]]. As of this writing, the only Zoroark Actress was one nicknamed 'Julia', used to play the role of 'Tweedle Dee' in the classic film '[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Nidorina in Wonderland]]'.
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[-Written by @/CalamityJane-]

The most astonishing instance of illusory human households was when an entire acre of flat grassland with a farm in the center, a fence surrounding the land, and a ‘Keep Out’ sign on top of a mailbox was revealed to be nothing more than an illusion conjured up by a talented pack of Zoroark. This was revealed by a group of rowdy young men, who had intended to ‘TP’ the enormous house on Halloween Night because they were never allowed beyond the fence.

Zorua and Zoroark are an exclusively carnivorous species, as they are not situated with blunted teeth suitable for chewing. Once a kill has been made, they ravenously chomp on it and swallow bits and pieces of the meat. They prefer to eat mammalian meat, such as those from Bouffalant or the Minccino Line, for reasons only explained as ‘they taste better’. Occasionally, Zoroark may store spare food, but as they are not at immediate disposal to refrigeration technology or any salt to preserve their favorite meat, this is discouraged by experienced Zoroark.

Many occasions where a mother Zoroark’s children have been threatened have led to the death of the attacker, and they occasionally end in [[MissingMom the death of the mother]]. One of the most recent documentations of a mother Zoroark defending her children happened in Crown City, Sinnoh, where former businessman Grings Kodai kidnapped a mother Zoroark and her child, a Telepathic Zorua, and forced her to do his bidding in exchange for Zorua’s safety.

There has also been an animated cartoon of note, featuring [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner a male Zoroark fruitlessly chasing an unusually speedy Unfezant]] with the intent to eat it. His whacky adventures [[LongRunners have entertained three generations so far]] and shows no sign of stopping in the immediate future. The Zoroark, named [[FunWithAcronyms Wile E.]] [[SpeciesSurname Zoroark]], has once even been adopted as the mascot of the studio that created him, eventually replaced with [[LooneyTunes Beethoven the Beheeyem, Unovan Drillbur]], and finally [[BugsBunny Mint Mincinno]].

Many Zoroark have also been used to aide in special effects, before the advent of computer effects. Many Unovan films include an enactment of Night Daze to simulate an explosion of some sort, and there have been recorded cases of Zoroark cries being sampled and modified for the cries of deadly monsters. Zorua cries have also been sampled for the cries of a smaller creature, [[MonsterIsAMommy often revealed to be the reason for a larger monster's rampage]]. As of this writing, the only Zoroark Actress was one nicknamed 'Julia', used to play the role of 'Tweedle Dee' in the classic film '[[AliceInWonderland Nidorina in Wonderland]]'.

There has also been an animated cartoon of note, featuring [[WileECoyoteAndRoadrunner a male Zoroark fruitlessly chasing an unusually speedy Unfezant]] with the intent to eat it. His whacky adventures [[LongRunners have entertained three generations so far]] and shows no sign of stopping in the immediate future. The Zoroark, named [[FunWithAcronyms Wile E.]] [[SpeciesSurname Zoroark]], has once even been adopted as the mascot of the studio that created him, eventually replaced with [[LooneyTunes Beethoven the Beheeyem, Unovan Drillbur]], and finally [[BugsBunny Mint Mincinno]].

The Zorua line lives exclusively in packs of families. Many of the line believe that a ‘family’ consists of at least one parent and one child. After the mating season, the ‘leftover’ Zoroark form a pack and [[{{Nakama}} continue to hunt together for the rest of their lives]]. Abandonment is highly frowned upon and akin to the highest crime to many Zoroark. Those who abandon their pack are punished fiercely.

Zorua is the premature morph, a vulpine Pokémon mainly slate-gray in coloration with red and black accents on its head and feet. Zorua's ears are triangular with dark insides, and it has a large, whirled scruff of fur on its head, tipped with red coloration. This whirl of hair eventually grows out into an enormous mane, to be pulled back by a special ‘hair tie’ made by a female Zoroark, whether the mother of the Zorua or the Zorua herself, as a bit of a ‘coming of age’ task. Often the hair tie is made of some kind of orb, though there have been instances of it using a bone to tie its hair back similar to a Mandibuzz when there is no orb to be found.

Its eyes appear to possess no pupils and its eyelids and circular "eyebrow" markings are red. Most Zorua are born blind and for a majority of its pre-evolutionary life cannot open its eyes all the way. Zorua also possesses a scruff of black fur around its neck that eventually grows to cover the chest area as Zoroark, and limbs tipped with red. Its tail is bushy, and when it opens its mouth small fangs can be seen developing.

Zoroark is the mature form, and is a sign of reproductive maturity in the eyes of other Zoroark. It has developed stronger hind legs and their front limbs have developed elbow joints and sharp red claws. Zoroark is mainly grayish-brown in coloration, with red and black accents. It has a pointed snout and ears, the insides of which have red coloration. Zoroark also has some red markings rimming its eyes and mouth; these markings vary per individual, and could have patterns that cover the entire face or could barely be seen at all.

The Zorua Line is especially notable for their mysterious ability, Illusion. Illusion is a very poorly understood ability, which gives the user the power to disguise anything it so chooses as something completely different. The Illusion is extremely thorough; many that have encountered Illusion are capable of interacting and feeling the Illusion created. Illusion has so far been seen to disguise the user, another item, an entire landscape, and even create sensations of heat from a barrier of fire.

What sets this ability apart from the Imposter or Transform abilities, which are commonly enacted by Ditto and the elusive Pokémon Mew, the typing, behavior, and abilities are not changed. While a Ditto can transform into a fighting type in order to use Brick Break, a Zoroark can only look like a fighting type while actually using dark type moves. It is also quite noticeable in the behavior of the Zoroark; while a regular member of the Minccino Line are germophobic and cleanly to a fault, a Zorua disguised as one behaves like a regular Zorua; rude, tricky, and somewhat violent. This varies per Zorua/Zoroark, and what nature they have, however.

Even after exhaustive research by several revered scientist, including Professors Juniper, the way Illusion works is still very poorly understood. Further research is needed, and a unifying hypothesis on the subject has yet to be made. Extremely rarely, a Zorua will be born with the ability to communicate telepathically. This ability is so rare in Zorua, however, that so far only five instances have been recorded.

Accompanied with their Illusion ability, fully grown Zoroark are capable of a move known as Night Daze by journalists. This move creates a large pulse of Dark Energy, more powerful than the Dark Pulse attack, that encompasses up to a one kilometer radius dome, blowing away and injuring any living thing in the vicinity. Strangely, it does not seem to affect any nonliving matter in the area. Like the Illusion ability, this move is poorly understood, and for now, its use is banned in Tournament-Sanctioned pokemon battles until it can be deemed safe.

They eventually cancelled out the illusion due to startling the Zoroark with a loud firecracker, and the Zoroark fled. This particular pack of Zoroark was never seen again, nor have there been any more amazing feats of Illusion recorded.

Zorua and Zoroark are an exclusively carnivorous species, as they are not situated with blunted teeth suitable for chewing. Once a kill has been made, they ravenously chomp on it and swallow bits and pieces of the meat. They prefer to eat mammalian meat such as those from Bouffalant or the Minccino Line, for reasons only explained as ‘they taste better’. Occasionally, Zoroark may store spare food, but as they are not at immediate disposal to refrigeration technology or any salt to preserve their favorite meat, this is discouraged by experienced Zoroark.

Many occasions where a mother Zoroark’s children have been threatened have led to the death of the attacker, and they occasionally end in [[MissingMom the death of the mother]]. One of the most recent documentations of a mother Zoroark defending her children happened in the Crown City, Sinnoh, where former businessman Grings Kodai kidnapped a mother Zoroark and her child, a Telepathic Zorua, and forced her to do his bidding in exchange for Zorua’s safety.

The methods taken by both mother and child to reunite were great; the telepathic Zorua had befriended the Legendary Pokemon Celebi and gained its assistance in finding his mother, while the mother, dubbed ‘Meema’ by journalists, had shown a great amount of strength and power by breaking through an electrocuted prison, a fully-armed airplane, several buildings, and even managed to battle the ''actual'' [[OlympusMons Legendary Pokémon Entei, Raikou and Suicune]] [[WorthyOpponent to a standstill]]. However, the incident was grossly over-documented, and the story was exaggerated so thoroughly that many have begun to question whether ‘Meema’ had truly done such amazing feats.

The Zorua Line lives exclusively in packs of families. Many of the line believe that a ‘family’ consists of at least one parent and one child. After the mating season, the ‘leftover’ Zoroark form a pack and [[{{Nakama}} continue to hunt together for the rest of their lives]]. Abandonment is highly frowned upon and akin to the highest crime to many Zoroark. Those who abandon their pack are punished fiercely.

Loner Zoroark do exist, but as they are often a sign of failure to find a suitable mate, they are pitied by other members of the line. Once discovered by other Zoroark, they will immediately be approached and either adopted or, if particularly elderly, euthanized. Occasionally, a loner Zoroark will either discover or be approached by a Zorua of any age, and they will adopt each other as parent and child, regardless of blood ties, and their bond is just as strong as it would be if they were biological parent and child. This is very rare however, as the Zorua must have lost its original family by some means, and those circumstances do not happen very often.