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zangoose
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Zangoose

Cat Ferret Pokémon

Normal

It has feuded with SEVIPER for many generations. Its sharp claws are its biggest weapons.

Base Stats

HP 73
Attack 115
Defense 60
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 60
Speed 90
Total 458

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
Immune to

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Cat Ferret Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 40.3 kg
Base Exp 160
Growth Rate Slow Then Very Fast
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Ground

Sprites

zangoose Front Front
zangoose Back Back
zangoose Front Shiny Front Shiny
zangoose Back Shiny Back Shiny
zangoose Official Art Official Art
zangoose Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu
Swords Dance
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Shunned and rejected in favor of better options in standard play, it could be considered a true blessing that Zangoose set his sights lower and plunged into the unsettled waters of the UU tier. Sadly for the demon furball, however, he has failed to make any sort of impact in even this lower metagame and is still ousted from teams in favor of bulkier, faster, or harder-hitting alternatives.

However, let us not be too hasty in condemning the white wonder to disuse. Though his stats are low, they are distributed excellently; he has a very reliable STAB to use and a collection of moves that back it up with both excellent coverage and desirable boosts. That said, he is hard to use correctly, but with adequate support, there is very little in UU that can stop him from doing what he was designed to do: cause a lot of damage.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc