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As if Game Freak had n’t garnered enough ill will from its fans withPokémon Sword and Shield’smany controversies , its newly revealedMythical Pokémon , Zarude , is getting memed to oblivion . Known as the Rogue Monkey Pokémon , Zarude has a few unfortunate doppelganger that make obvious mocking potential .
Pokémon Sword and Shieldwere factious entries in the usually dear serial publication , beginning with the"No National Pokédex " controversy . Game Freak shipped the games with many of the series ' tool inaccessible , which led to lots of fan anger . Along with this , issue like lackluster graphics led to call for aSword and Shieldboycott . Predictably , this did n’t have much impact , asPokémon Sword and Shield , combined , became thefastest - selling Switch secret plan ever .
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Many buff are once again disappointed with Game Freak after Zarude ’s reveal . Despite being a Mythical Pokémon , Zarude is n’t very mythical . Many mythic ' mon ( which traditionally function like less - powerful Legendaries ) are supposed to be unique in the context of each game ’s worldly concern , but Zarude is said to live in ingroup of other Zarude . Additionally , its visual aspect is n’t quite as mystical as Mythical Pokémon like Mew or Celebi , and its humanoid design does n’t stand up out as much as something likeSun and Moon ’s Mythical Zeraora- part of which is likely due to its obvious similarity to other Pokémon and other fictional quality .
Zarude ’s name apace brought outRedditreferences to ill-famed meme Sung dynasty " Darude Sandstorm , " as well as to"za warudo,“the Japanese orthoepy of"the world,“often scream byJojo ’s Bizarre Adventurevillain Dio . A different " Jojo " spawned most of the meme , though : Zarude ’s black pelt , cherry-red oculus , and black construction have a unattackable resemblance toPowerpuff Girlsvillain Mojo Jojo . Zarude even wears a empurpled mantle like Mojo Jojo ’s in the upcomingPokémonmovie , Coco . This , in combining withSword and Shield ’s starter designs , almost makes it seem like Game Freak is designedly drawing breathing in from the show , as Reddit userFunHaversClubtheorized . compare were also suck up to Ms. Simian , a character fromThe awesome World of Gumball , and toGremlinsmovie villain Stripe .
Along with all the meme were lingua - in - cheek criticisms of Game Freak ’s seeming want of creative thinking . Reddit userJebcom2000compared Zarude to one ofPokémon Sword and Shield ’s starters , Rillaboom,“after drugs . “Both are Grass - type , dark - furred primates , moderate to disappointment that Zarude ’s design is merely a skinny , evil Rillaboom . Its typing disappointed buff likePugpooy , as well , since the Dark / Grass jazz group gives it a 4x failing to the relatively common Bug type . Additionally , Zarude appears to emerge from a Cherish Ball in the reveal trailer , suggesting it will be given out as an internet endowment toSword and Shieldplayers . While it see like Zarude will get some story in theCocomovie , perhaps the worst part about the Mythical ' Monday is that its bad blueprint wo n’t even join players ' teams within any interesting , in - game storey context .
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Pokémon Sword and Shieldreleased for the Nintendo Switch on November 15 , 2019 .
