Zeraora is not attested in pre-contact Alola, and the legend associated with it is obviously a garbled variant of the story of Ho-oh, the Legendary Beasts, and the Burned Tower, with a particular emphasis on Raikou. Yet Zeraora is invariably depicted as a bipedal, yellow, striped feline, far too slender to be mistaken for Electabuzz and lacking Raikou's characteristic fangs; clearly, some god, or at least some rare pokemon, lies behind at least its iconography.

Electrical fires are a dangerous hazard in modern Alola, and although Araquanid do an impressive job at restricting the damage from the fire itself and rescuing survivors, stray sparks can easily fell these water pokemon. Although these blazes are typically the result of electric rodents gnawing on the wires, a grand tragedy demands an equally grand antagonist, and it is in the aftermath of disaster that people most often turn to the gods in search of mercy or absolution. So Zeraora, at least in the hearts of Alolans, became the culprit behind every electricity-related disaster, a speedy beast that could move through lightning, if needed, to destroy multiple homes at once.

If there is a real Zeraora, it has not caused a fraction of the destruction (if any at all) it is blamed for, and understandably has grown confused by and afraid of Man. Yet its heart is not closed to human suffering, and it answers prayers for protection and recovery to the best of its ability, bringing (according to many a grateful dissident) trinkets from its forest home as gifts, fighting thunder with thunder, and at times even rescuing trapped children that Araquanid could not reach. Perhaps this god is a misunderstood scapegoat, or perhaps humans will simply argue about anything, regardless of whether or not any real pokemon underlies their dispute.