Luke's female Zorua debuted in Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!, where she was used to play multiple roles in her Trainer's films. Hisuian Zorua may be based on vengeful ghosts and revenants. Its coloration may be based on kitsune masks. Alabaster Icelands: near Avalugg's Legacy ( mass outbreaks), near Glacier Terrace, Icepeak Cavern, massive mass outbreaks ( Hisuian Form) Zorua may be a combination of zorro (Spanish for fox) and rua (Irish for red, possibly referring to its red fur; madra rua is Irish for fox).

Zorua is a timid Pokémon. This disposition seems to be what led to the development of Zorua's ability to take on the forms of other creatures. Pinsir Sea, Mimikyu Sea, Rowlet Sea, Buzzwole Sea, Mimikyu Sea Final, Rowlet Sea Final, Buzzwole Sea Final Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Zorua appears to be based on the kitsune of Japanese folklore, a mythical fox capable of shape-shifting. The concept of a Zorua still having its tail while in human form may refer to how a kitsune has difficulty in hiding its tail when it takes on human form in some stories. Its facial markings may draw inspiration from Kabuki and Noh theater makeup.To protect themselves from danger, they hide their true identities by transforming into people and Pokémon. This Pokémon has a cowardly disposition, so when it's not around friends, it basically always stays transformed as something else.

Zorua sometimes transforms into a person and goes into cities to search for food. When Zorua does this, it usually takes on the form of a child. If Foresight or Odor Sleuth is used by an opponent, the opponent has Scrappy, or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Normal-type moves is 1× and the effectiveness of Fighting-type moves is 2×.

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Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Zorua Prior to Version 1.2.0 of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Hisuian Zorua's base stats were the same as Unovan Zorua's. This change was undone when Hisuian Zorua became available in those games. Similar occurences happened to Hisuian Zoroark and Kleavor. A once-departed soul, returned to life in Hisui. Derives power from resentment, which rises as energy atop its head and takes on the forms of foes. In this way, Zorua vents lingering malice.