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Zangoose, a Normal type Pokémon, official artwork

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Zangoose: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

NormalZU

Zangoose is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (115) and Speed (90), with a base stat total of 458. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

Build a team with Zangoose

What is Zangoose weak to?

How much damage Zangoose takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFighting
0×Immune toGhost

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

Best moveset for Zangoose

Zangoose has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Gunk ShotPoison120
  • Solar BeamGrass120

Best nature for Zangoose

Jolly. Zangoose's Attack (115) far outclasses its Special Attack (60), and its 90 Speed is worth maximising, so Jolly (+Speed, −Sp. Atk) fits best.

Abilities

  • ImmunityThis Pokemon cannot be poisoned. Gaining this Ability while poisoned cures it.
  • Toxic BoostWhile this Pokemon is poisoned, its physical attacks have 1.5x power.
Full learnset (84 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Close CombatFighting120100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Gunk ShotPoison12080%Physical
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Aura SphereFighting80-Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Seed BombGrass80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Zen HeadbuttPsychic8090%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Crush ClawNormal7595%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
SlashNormal70100%Physical
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
Low SweepFighting65100%Physical
Upper HandFighting65100%Physical
Aerial AceFlying60-Physical
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
SwiftNormal60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Metal ClawSteel5095%Physical
False SwipeNormal40100%Physical
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Quick AttackNormal40100%Physical
ScratchNormal40100%Physical
Double HitNormal3590%Physical
Double KickFighting30100%Physical
FeintNormal30100%Physical
Power TripDark20100%Physical
Fury SwipesNormal1880%Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
EndeavorNormal?100%Physical
Final GambitFighting?100%Special
FlailNormal?100%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
Grass KnotGrass?100%Special
Low KickFighting?100%Physical
ReversalFighting?100%Physical
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
Belly DrumNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
DetectFighting--Status
DisableNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Quick GuardFighting--Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SwitcherooDark-100%Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
TauntDark-100%Status
Thunder WaveElectric-90%Status