Zygarde was one of the great mysteries towards the end of the last generation, with new forms being introduced and no game to tie them together, but Pokémon Sun and Moon finally provide the first time that these forms are usable in a main game.

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Getting these forms is a convoluted process where, once given the Zygarde Cube, you have to scour the entire Alola Region looking for cells. When you have enough, you can then combine the cells in the Aether Base in Route 16 in order to get a Zygarde. 10 Cells create a Zygarde 10% Forme while 50 Cells create a Zygarde 50% Forme.

When you start off doing this, the Zygarde you get have the Aura Break ability and can be dismantled completely at the base. If you trade away the Zygarde, you will lose these cells forever, but you can dismantle Zygarde obtained in trades to get more cells if necessary.

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Sounds complicated, right? Well unfortunately it is and there is no way of tracking the location of all the cells in the game, but luckily we have a list here, and for precise images you can go to http://www.serebii.net/sunmoon/zygarde.shtml. Some Cells are exclusive to the daytime and others to the night, so you will need to look through areas multiple times; it is easy to miss just one.

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There are also five cores you can find in the game. These cores are still just one cell each, but have a special feature of allowing for you to teach your Zygarde a special move. These moves can be taught through the Zygarde Cube item.

So, below are descriptions in list form, and remember the link above (and at the end of the article) has images for more detail.

Cores

  1. Route 1 - Extreme Speed
  2. Iki Town - Thousand Arrows
  3. Konikoni City - Dragon Dance
  4. Route 17 - Thousand Waves
  5. Ancient Poni Path - Core Enforcer

There are 95 Cells to locate in the game:

All Day

  1. Route 1 - Outskirts
  2. Route 2
  3. Route 3
  4. Hau'oli Cemetery
  5. Hau'oli City - Shopping District
  6. Kala'e Bay
  7. Ruins of Conflict - Outside
  8. Verdant Cavern - Trial Site
  9. Route 4
  10. Route 5
  11. Route 7
  12. Route 8
  13. Akala Outskirts
  14. Diglett's Tunnel
  15. Hano Beach
  16. Heahea City
  17. Lush Jungle - Cave
  18. Wela Volcano Park - Top
  19. Route 12
  20. Route 12
  21. Route 13
  22. Route 14
  23. Route 15
  24. Route 17
  25. Route 17
  26. Blush Mountain
  27. Haina Desert
  28. Malie Garden
  29. Mount Lanakila - High Mountainside
  30. Mount Lanakila - Mountainside
  31. Ruins of Abundance - Outside
  32. Tapu Village
  33. Ula'ula Meadow
  34. Ula'ula Meadow
  35. Ancient Poni Path
  36. Poni Coast
  37. Poni Coast
  38. Poni Gauntlet
  39. Poni Gauntlet
  40. Poni Grove
  41. Poni Grove
  42. Poni Meadow
  43. Poni Plains
  44. Poni Wilds
  45. Resolution Cave - B1F
  46. Ruins of Hope
  47. Seafolk Village
  48. Seafolk Village
  49. Vast Poni Canyon - 2F
  50. Vast Poni Canyon - 3F
  51. Vast Poni Canyon - Inside
  52. Vast Poni Canyon - Top
  53. Aether Paradise - Hallway
  54. Aether Paradise - Outside
  55. Aether Paradise - Main Building

Day Only

  1. Route 1
  2. Route 1
  3. Route 3
  4. Route 8
  5. Hano Beach
  6. Paniola Ranch
  7. Royal Avenue
  8. Route 10
  9. Route 16
  10. Aether House
  11. Malie City - Outer Cape
  12. Malie City
  13. Po Town
  14. Secluded Shore
  15. Ancient Poni Path
  16. Poni Breaker Coast
  17. Poni Plains
  18. Poni Wilds
  19. Resolution Cave - 1F
  20. Aether Paradise - Outside

Night Only

  1. Route 1 - Trainer School
  2. Hau'oli City - Shopping District
  3. Iki Town
  4. Heahea City
  5. Konikoni City
  6. Paniola Ranch
  7. Royal Avenue
  8. Route 11
  9. Route 13
  10. Route 14
  11. Hokulani Observatory
  12. Malie City
  13. Po Town
  14. Secluded Shore
  15. Ancient Poni Path
  16. Poni Breaker Coast
  17. Poni Plains
  18. Poni Wilds
  19. Resolution Cave - B1F
  20. Aether Paradise - Entrance
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When you have managed to obtain all 100 cells, or just obtained 100 cells through dismantling Zygarde you obtained through trade or transfer, then you can combine all of them into a Zygarde with the Power Construct ability. This ability will turn Zygarde into the Complete Forme Zygarde when its health drops below 50%. This causes its stats to change including massive Hit Points, making it one of the more powerful Pokémon in the game. Power Construct Zygarde cannot be dismantled, but can change their form between 10% and 50% Forme using the Zygarde Cube item.

Let us know how you're getting on in the Zygarde quest in the comments below.

[source serebii.net]