Zygarde Cell
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A Zygarde Cell (Japanese: ジガルデ・セル Zygarde Cell) is a cell-like component of the Legendary Pokémon Zygarde, making up the majority of its body. On their own, they have no will and little power, but by acting at the direction of a Core, they can assemble Zygarde's different forms.
Biology
Zygarde Cells are small, green cell-like blobs that resemble a planarian and are almost indistinguishable from a Zygarde Core. Their body can be segmented into three sections: a large, round head, an abdomen with a colored hexagon, and a stubby tail. They have two eyes, though one is larger and has a green pupil, and are most commonly seen lying down, though they can stand on their tail. On their abdomen, there is a green hexagon. Their gelatinous body is semi-translucent, with the green hexagon being embedded inside its body, resembling that of a single-celled organism.
These individuals lack any sort of will and cannot use moves, leading to the question on whether or not they could be considered Pokémon. They are controlled by one or more Zygarde Cores, the brains of a Zygarde, who they can combine with to form a Zygarde, acting as Zygarde's body. They can also be used as weapons, such as arrows or waves before being called back into Zygarde's body.
As depicted throughout Pokémon the Series: XY, Zygarde Cells have the ability to turn invisible and fly, though the latter is only seen when assembling Zygarde. Moreover, they can act as the eyes for a Core and, according to Pokémon Horizons: The Series, transmit what they see to anyone Zygarde wishes to. This series also implies Cells can have some degree of will of their own, unlike in the games.
Unlike other forms of media, Pokémon Horizons: The Series also depicts Zygarde Cells having a Shiny coloration, similar to the one of a Shiny Zygarde, with a darker mint-green hue and a more yellow tint to the eyes.
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Zygarde Cells flying towards a Zygarde Core -
A Zygarde Cell turning invisible -
A Zygarde Core seeing through a Cell's eyes
In the core series games
Zygarde Cells can be found all around the Alola region in Pokémon Sun and Moon. Upon receiving the Zygarde Cube from Dexio in Heahea City, the player is tasked with collecting all 95 Cells and five Cores spread throughout the region.
In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Zygarde Cells and Zygarde Cores are not directly collectable as they were in Sun and Moon, as the player is given a Zygarde Cube already filled with 40 Cells and a 10% Forme Zygarde from Dexio; the remaining 50% can be obtained by separating other Zygarde from Resolution Cave with the Reassembly Unit. Like in Sun and Moon, a Zygarde can be dissembled to gain more cells, including those Transferred. Zygarde Cells are instead replaced by Totem Stickers.
In Pokémon Sword and Shield, Zygarde Cells are mentioned in the description for the Zygarde Cube. They also briefly appear everytime Zygarde transforms into its Complete Forme and everytime it uses Thousand Arrows and Thousand Waves.
Zygarde Cells reappear in Pokémon Legends: Z-A and appear fully modeled and capable to moving around, not as just items, unlike the previous games.
Locations
In Pokémon Sun and Moon, a total of 95 Cells can be collected. Some of the Cells are not visible to the player, such as the ones on Melemele Island until they are given the Zygarde Cube by Dexio. Many of them are also tied to the time of day the game is currently at.
The locations of all the Cells in Pokémon Sun and Moon are below:
Melemele Island
These Cells will only appear after the player has obtained the Zygarde Cube from Dexio in Akala Island's Heahea City.
| Location | Cell | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Route 1 | North of the second grassy patch east of Hau'oli Outskirts | Day |
| Under a tree on the east path behind the rocks south of Iki Town (requires Tauros Charge) | Day | |
| On the east side of the Pokémon Research Lab | Any | |
| Iki Town | On the east side of the tree on the east side of the Mahalo Trail entrance | Night |
| Trainers' School | 1F, in the bed right of Meowth | Night |
| Hau'oli City | Left of the Pokémon Center | Night |
| Inside of Ilima's house to the right of the far left plant | Any | |
| Route 2 | In the northwest corner of the motel area | Any |
| Hau'oli Cemetery | On the west side, north of the westernmost patch of grass | Any |
| Verdant Cavern | Next to the northeastern den | Any |
| Route 3 | South of the entrance to Melemele Meadow | Day |
| Next to the tree to the west of the Berry tree | Any | |
| Kala'e Bay | At the southwestern tip of the land around the Seaward Cave entrance | Any |
| Ruins of Conflict | Right side of the entrance | Any |
Akala Island
| Location | Cell | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Heahea City | In the back-left corner of the Tide Song Hotel lobby | Any |
| To the right of the giant satellite dish outside the Dimensional Research Lab | Night | |
| Route 4 | On the land overhanging the cliff south of the Pokémon Breeder | Any |
| Paniola Ranch | In the northwest corner of the paddock with the ramps | Night |
| North of the sign in the paddock with the ramps | Day | |
| Route 5 | On the northeast side of the Pokémon Center | Any |
| Royal Avenue | In the empty parking spot in the Thrifty Megamart parking lot | Day |
| In the corner northwest of the ring of flower bushes | Night | |
| Route 7 | At the southeast tip of the large rock formation running along the edge of the northern beach (requires Lapras Paddle/Sharpedo Jet) | Any |
| Wela Volcano Park | In the inside corner of the second step down from the trial gate | Any |
| Route 8 | On the east side of the Aether Foundation building | Any |
| In front of a rock next to the Route 5 entrance | Day | |
| Lush Jungle | In the cave beyond the east area, in a corner east of the west entrance (requires Machamp Shove) | Any |
| Diglett's Tunnel | In the northeast of the large open area up the stairs down the west branch of the tunnel | Any |
| Konikoni City | Next to the three Pikachu at Lighthouse Point in the north of the city | Night |
| Akala Outskirts | Above a ledge in the west, southwest of Black Belt Kenji | Any |
| Hano Beach | Under the southwestern-most umbrella | Any |
| Under the lifeguard tower, north of the easternmost umbrella in the south | Day |
Ula'ula Island
| Location | Cell | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Malie City | In front of the two trucks west of the Malie Garden entrance | Day |
| At the end of the hallway in the Malie Community Center | Night | |
| On the south side of the truck on the east side of the Recycling Plant | Day | |
| Malie Garden | In the northwest corner of the garden | Any |
| Route 10 | Near the middle of the route, north of the Trainer Tips sign | Day |
| Hokulani Observatory | In the left end of the hallway beyond the entrance | Night |
| Route 11 | On the side of the dirt path in the east, southeast of Black Belt Clayton | Night |
| Route 12 | After crossing the northernmost rocky terrain by a rock on the north side of the route (requires Mudsdale Gallop) | Any |
| South of Punk Pair Yoko and Lane, between the second and third rocky terrains from the north | Any | |
| Blush Mountain | By a rock in the northeast | Any |
| Secluded Shore | Along the wall east of the entry to the beach | Night |
| At the west end of the beach | Day | |
| Route 13 | On the west end of the motel | Night |
| South of the pond, on the east end of the trailer | Any | |
| Tapu Village | In front of the fence south of the Pokémon Center | Any |
| Route 15 | In the Aether House, in the far corner of the back room on the left | Day |
| Route 15 | Against the southern cliff wall on the southeast beach | Any |
| Route 14 | Among the rubble of the crumbled road south of the entrance from Tapu Village | Night |
| On the far east end of the beach | Any | |
| Haina Desert | Area 3; by the bush, reached by following the stone stacks in the order 2-1 | Any |
| Ruins of Abundance | Next to the shrine's entrance | Any |
| Route 16 | On the west side of the Pokémon Center | Day |
| Ula'ula Meadow | On the walkway where it overlooks the southernmost pond | Any |
| On the east side of the grass on the dirt path in the northeast | Any | |
| Route 17 | On the mountainside, on the east branch going down | Any |
| At the southern corner of the Po Town wall | Any | |
| Po Town | By the red truck southwest of the Shady House in the north | Night |
| By the yellow truck southeast of the Shady House in the north | Day | |
| Mount Lanakila | Upper Reaches: Lower, in front of a rock past the first field of grass | Any |
| Peak, west along the south cliff at the top of the ramp outside the Pokémon Center, by a large rock | Any |
Aether Paradise
These Cells will only become accessible after the player has passed Nanu's grand trial.
| Cell | Time |
|---|---|
| B2F: Lab area, at the end of the hallway containing the secret labs | Any |
| Exterior (north side), at the end of the southeast path | Any |
| Exterior (north side), on the west side of the mansion | Day |
| Exterior (south side), between two pools on the west side | Night |
| Lusamine's Mansion: Entry Room, at the north end under the table on the right side | Any |
Poni Island
| Location | Cell | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Seafolk Village | In the restaurant on the Wailord-shaped ship in the west, under a table at the south end | Any |
| On the northeast platform | Any | |
| Poni Wilds | On the north end of the beach between two rocks | Any |
| Above the ledge east of the Seafolk Village entrance | Day | |
| Next to the Trainer Tips sign east of the Seafolk Village entrance | Night | |
| Ancient Poni Path | In the corner by the well on the east side of Hapu's house | Any |
| In the corner on the opposite side of the wall from the Machamp on the east side of Hapu's house | Day | |
| In the north, in front of the stone sculpture east of the Vast Poni Canyon entrance | Night | |
| Poni Breaker Coast | On the east side of the geyser in the north | Day |
| In the east, just north of the Ruins of Hope entrance | Night | |
| Ruins of Hope | Southeast of the door to the inside of the ruins, at the bottom of the ramp down | Any |
| Vast Poni Canyon | First cave, north of the Machamp Shove block near the entrance, accessed from the south of the canyon area after the third cave | Any |
| Second cave, behind a small rock near the east entrance | Any | |
| Third cave, by the dens on the western wall | Any | |
| Outside the third cave, mid-level, on the west end of the cliff accessed through the exit south of the Machamp Shove puzzle (requires Machamp Shove) | Any | |
| Poni Grove | Against the cliff north of the southern entrance | Any |
| At the east end of the grove | Any | |
| Poni Plains | By the first palm tree north and slightly west of the Poni Grove entrance | Day |
| In the rocky area in the northwest, on the second ledge down (requires Tauros Charge) | Any | |
| In the corner of land east of the Trainer Tips sign north of the Poni Grove entrance | Night | |
| Poni Meadow | In the north, on a ledge south from the entrance to Resolution Cave | Any |
| Resolution Cave | Exterior, to the right of the entrance to Interior | Day |
| Interior, on the right side of the path between the entrance and the center platform | Night | |
| Interior, on the raised platform in the center | Any | |
| Poni Coast | Along the coastline, where one of the rocky outcrops makes a narrow path with the coast (requires Tauros Charge) | Any |
| On the narrow path running by the northern part of the ledge along the west cliff | Any | |
| Poni Gauntlet | On the point of land across the northernmost bridge at the east end of the Poni Gauntlet | Any |
| On the westernmost bridge near the Battle Tree entrance | Any |
In the spin-off games
Pokémon Shuffle
Along with Zygarde Cores, Zygarde Cell sprites appear in Pokémon Shuffle; however, they go unused.
Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, after obtaining the Zygarde Cube, Zygarde Cells can be obtained by following Routes, and sometimes a cell or two can be found by tapping them. 50 are needed to change Zygarde from its 10% Forme to its 50% Forme, and 200 more are needed to change it from its 50% Forme to its Complete Forme. Up to 300 Zygarde Cells can be stored in the Zygarde Cube.
Pokémon Masters EX
In Pokémon Masters EX, Zygarde Cells appear in Verdant Guardian. 10 can be collected to unlock Guardian of the Ecosystem story area from other areas. They are pieces of Serena's Zygarde.
In animation
Pokémon the Series
Pokémon the Series: XY
Zygarde Cells first appeared in Mega Evolution Special IV, appearing in Lysandre Labs alongside a Zygarde Core. They have since appeared throughout the XYZ arc, usually assisting the Zygarde Cores: Squishy and Z2 in achieving the three different forms of Zygarde to defend themselves, their friends, and the ecosystem.
Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Shiny Zygarde Cells appeared in a flashback in HZ075, where Gibeon's Zygarde sent out many of its Cells in an attempt to seal a mass of Laquium against its Trainer's orders. The Cells were blown away when the Laquium mass rapidly expanded, leaving their fate unknown. In HZ083, Hamber was shown to be holding onto one that had grown attached to him. In the same episode, it's revealed that the other Zygarde Cells survived and are currently trapped within the Laquium.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
X & Y arc
Zygarde Cells debut in Zygarde Appears, where they're sucked into Zygarde in the form of "green, squishy things", however, Essentia assumes it is simply absorbing power through the natural world, which allowed them to catch it. They appear once again in Xerneas Gives, where Zygarde absorbs them again before splitting up after Xerneas and Yveltal return to their slumber.
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc
A Zygarde Cell debuted Confusion and Monsters from Another World, where Dexio and Sina hired Sun to gather the Zygarde Cells and Cores scattered around Alola in a Zygarde Cube. They have since appeared throughout the Arc, usually assisting Sun and his Cores in achieving the three different forms of Zygarde.
In other languages
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