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kangaskhan
#115

Kangaskhan

Parent Pokémon

Normal

It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby out to play only when it feels safe.

Base Stats

HP 105
Attack 95
Defense 80
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 80
Speed 90
Total 490

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Parent Pokémon
Height 2.2 m
Weight 80.0 kg
Base Exp 172
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Monster

Sprites

kangaskhan Front Front
kangaskhan Back Back
kangaskhan Front Shiny Front Shiny
kangaskhan Back Shiny Back Shiny
kangaskhan Official Art Official Art
kangaskhan Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 6.6%
Physical Attacker
Moves
Return / Double-Edge
Hammer Arm / Low Kick
Earthquake / Fake Out
Item
Choice Band / Life Orb
Ability
Scrappy
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252
SubPunch
Item
Leftovers
Ability
Scrappy
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 212
Atk 44
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While physical attacking Normal-types normally have their share of troubles with Ghost-types, Kangaskhan is an exception. It is capable of smacking around Ghost-types with Normal- and Fighting-type moves thanks to its ability Scrappy. In addition to this, Kangaskhan is not particularly frail; it has an impressive 105 HP stat along with passable defenses on both ends. While it doesn't exactly have a jaw-dropping Attack stat like most physical sweepers do, Kangaskhan's stand-out features as a sweeper somewhat compensate for this. Overall, Kangaskhan is a cool and underrated Pokemon; this female kangaroo definitely meshes well in the UU tier.

Most Used Moves

Fake Out
78.5%
Return
37.2%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
14.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc