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zangoose
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Zangoose

Cat Ferret Pokémon

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Memories of battling its arch-rival SEVIPER are etched into every cell of ZANGOOSE’s body. This POKéMON adroitly dodges attacks with incredible agility.

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

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

pu Usage: 6.3%
Toxic Orb Wallbreaker
Item
Toxic Orb
Ability
Toxic Boost
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 252
Belly Drum
Item
Sitrus Berry
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Zangoose is a very powerful Normal-type wallbreaker. STAB Facade along with its other attacks hits extremely hard when combined with Toxic Orb and Toxic Boost. Zangoose also boasts excellent coverage options in Knock Off and Close Combat that allow it to hit Ghost-, Rock-, and Steel-types. Its middling Speed stat is somewhat nullified by Zangoose's access to Quick Attack, which lets it hit faster threats and take out weakened foes. This is especially useful for Zangoose's Belly Drum set, which can be a deadly sweeper. However, although it has great offensive capability, Zangoose is hindered a lot by its subpar defensive stats and Toxic damage, which ultimately means it can be easily revenge killed. Zangoose also faces competition from other Normal-types in the tier such as Kangaskhan and Dodrio, which, although not hitting as hard, can usually be more reliable, as they don't have Toxic damage wearing them down each turn.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
55.2%
Facade
52.2%

Most Used Items

Toxic Orb
52.7%
Lum Berry
20.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc