Strong point: Attack — higher than 86% of species. It does not evolve: it does not come from anything and does not change into anything. On defense it has 1 weakness and 1 full immunity. Ghost-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (115) is 55 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 74% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 7
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Hoenn | #123 | Ruby / Sapphire , Emerald |
|---|---|---|
| Hoenn | #128 | Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire |
| Unova | #186 | Black 2 / White 2 |
| Kalos | #005 | X / Y |
| Paldea | #217 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Blueberry Academy | #070 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Hyperspace | #106 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
Abilities
- Immunity Prevents poison.
- Toxic Boost Increases Attack to 1.5× when poisoned.
How players use it
Data from 44,274 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 UU, 2026-07). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.
Rank 264 among 274 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.01% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Memories of battling its arch-rival SEVIPER are etched into every cell of ZANGOOSE’s body. This POKéMON adroitly dodges attacks with incredible agility.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Zangoose takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
2002–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Zangoose appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (13)
All Zangoose cards →Zangoose has 13 cards in 13 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 275 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (10)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Hoenn
Johto
Kalos
Orre
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (124)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (89 via TM/TR, 16 via Egg, 36 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 5 | Quick Attack | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 30 |
| 8 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| 12 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 12 | Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| 15 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 15 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 19 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 22 | Power Trip | Dark | Physical | 20 | 100% | 10 |
| 22 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 26 | Crush Claw | Normal | Physical | 75 | 95% | 10 |
| 29 | False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 40 |
| 33 | Embargo | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 33 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 33 | Switcheroo | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | X Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 43 | Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 47 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 50 | Close Combat | Fighting | Physical | 120 | 100% | 5 |