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Kangaskhan, a Normal type Pokémon, official artwork

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Kangaskhan: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Kangaskhan is a balanced Pokémon, led by its HP (105) and Attack (95), with a base stat total of 490. In the VGC ladder it sits at 1.5% usage.

Build a team with Kangaskhan

What is Kangaskhan weak to?

How much damage Kangaskhan takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFighting
0×Immune toGhost

Kangaskhan takes super-effective damage from Fighting. It resists nothing and is immune to Ghost.

Best moveset for Kangaskhan

The most-used moves on Kangaskhan in VGC (official doubles) this month (2026-07 usage statistics):

  • Fake OutNormal4025.4%
  • Last ResortNormal14022.5%
  • Double-EdgeNormal1202.8%
  • Ice PunchIce751.5%
  • Hammer ArmFighting1001.2%
  • Brick BreakFighting750.9%

Best nature for Kangaskhan

Brave. It is the most common choice on ranked sets right now; the top spread is Brave with 32/32/0/0/2/0 EVs (36.5% of sets).

Abilities

  • Early BirdThis Pokemon's sleep counter drops by 2 instead of 1.
  • ScrappyFighting, Normal moves hit Ghost. Immune to Intimidate.
  • Inner FocusThis Pokemon cannot be made to flinch. Immune to Intimidate.

Best teammates for Kangaskhan

Pokémon most often paired with Kangaskhan on successful VGC (official doubles) teams. Start from one of these cores, then check your coverage in the team builder:

Full learnset (124 moves; tap to expand)

Kangaskhan is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Last ResortNormal140100%Physical
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Mega KickNormal12075%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Zap CannonElectric12050%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
Hydro PumpWater11080%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dynamic PunchFighting10050%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Hammer ArmFighting10090%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Rock ClimbNormal9085%Physical
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
CrunchDark80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Mega PunchNormal8085%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
SubmissionFighting8080%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Crush ClawNormal7595%Physical
Drain PunchFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
Chip AwayNormal70100%Physical
Dizzy PunchNormal70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
RetaliateNormal70100%Physical
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
StompNormal65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
AssuranceDark60100%Physical
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
BiteDark60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Circle ThrowFighting6090%Physical
CovetNormal60100%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Shock WaveElectric60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Terrain PulseNormal50100%Special
Fake OutNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
PoundNormal40100%Physical
Power-Up PunchFighting40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
Double HitNormal3590%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
Comet PunchNormal1885%Physical
Beat UpDark?100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
FissureGround?30%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
Seismic TossFighting?100%Physical
Trump CardNormal?-Special
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
ForesightNormal--Status
GrowlNormal-100%Status
HailIce--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
MimicNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SafeguardNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
SingNormal-55%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
Tail WhipNormal-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
WishNormal--Status
Work UpNormal--Status
YawnNormal--Status