#734
Yungoos
Loitering Pokémon
Normal
With its sharp fangs, it will bite anything. It did not originally live in Alola but was imported from another region.
Base Stats
HP 48
Attack 70
Defense 30
Sp. Atk 30
Sp. Def 30
Speed 45
Total 253
Type Effectiveness
Weak to
Immune to
Abilities
Held Items
Evolution Chain
Moves
Locations
Details
Category Loitering Pokémon
Height 0.4 m
Weight 6.0 kg
Base Exp 51
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 255
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat —
Egg Groups Ground
Sprites
Front
Back
Front Shiny
Back Shiny
Official Art
Official Art (Shiny)Competitive
lc Usage: 0.0%
Choice Scarf
Item
Choice Scarf
Ability
Adaptability
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 196
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 236
Strategy Overview
Yungoos is directly outclassed by Bunnelby due to the latter's access to a far superior ability in Huge Power, STAB priority in Quick Attack, and a slightly better Speed tier, allowing it to perform more consistently as a revenge killer. Despite its manageable movepool and a solid ability in Adaptability, Yungoos is unviable in the Little Cup metagame and has nothing to distinguish it from the likes of Bunnelby, Meowth, and Zigzagoon.
Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc