NationalDex
kangaskhan
#115

Kangaskhan

Parent Pokémon

Normal

Kangaskhan’s maternal love is so deep that it will brave death to protect its offspring.

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

Forms

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

Wallbreaker
Item
Kangaskhanite
Ability
Misty Surge
Nature
Jolly
EVs
HP 252
Atk 252
Def 252
SpA 252
SpD 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

As the lone legal user of Parental Bond, Mega Kangaskhan finds itself in a potent position as unique wallbreaker that breaks down and 2HKOes almost the entire metagame, making it a huge threat to stall and balance teams. Also, its decent bulk, respectable Speed tier, and ability to wallbreak without fear of common status and Knock Off let it switch in easily on many common walls and pose an immediate threat. However, Mega Kangaskhan still struggles from being one-dimensional, as the two-turn combination of Nature's Madness + Night Shade or Seismic Toss is slow and relatively easy to play around with the right preparation, less efficient than the quick KOs of dedicated wallbreakers, ineffective against the multitude of slow, bulky pivots in the metagame (especially those with Regenerator), and reliant on correct prediction against Normal- and Ghost-types. On top of that, because Parental Bond is restricted to Mega Kangaskhan, Kangaskhan must start out in its normal forme and cannot run any item besides Kangaskhanite if it wants to take advantage of the ability. Additionally, Mega Kangaskhan's poor defensive typing, only decent bulk, and lack of any immediately threatening offensive presence leave it vulnerable to being picked off by faster, stronger enemies such as Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Mewtwo X, all of which outspeed and threaten to OHKO, making Mega Kangaskhan relatively useless against offensive teams. In addition, Mega Kangaskhan suffers a bit from four-moveslot syndrome, as it is usually restricted to only one coverage move after Nature's Madness, Night Shade, and recovery, limiting its ability to confront more niche walls like Shedinja. Finally, its reliance on its ability makes it vulnerable to the plethora of ability-suppressing moves in the metagame, and it is a sitting duck should its ability be neutralized by any of them.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc