Competitive Information for Zangoose [Black/White]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zangoose? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
Zangoose is a remarkable Normal-typed Pokemon. It's normal to find yourself dealing with Zangoose when battling in the 5th generation meta. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Zangoose's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Toxic Boost
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Night Slash
- Quick Attack
- Swords Dance / Facade
Physical Sweeper Zangoose (Popular/Trending)
Zangoose is a wonderful Physical Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Toxic Orb will poison Zangoose at the end of the turn which will activate Zangoose's Toxic Boost ability. With Toxic Boost, while Zangoose is poisoned its physical attacks have 1.5x power. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Toxic Boost to seriously give Zangoose a sweet boost.
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Quick Attack is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Zangoose's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Zangoose is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- X-Scissor
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Zangoose (Immunity)
Zangoose is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Zangoose's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Focus Sash helps protect Zangoose from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Zangoose's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Immunity, Zangoose cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zangoose's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a substantial amount of damage.
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Toxic Boost
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Night Slash / Quick Attack
- Close Combat
- Facade
- Swords Dance
Zangoose Physical Sweeper (Shinigami Facade)
Zangoose is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Toxic Orb will poison Zangoose at the end of the turn which will activate Zangoose's Toxic Boost ability. With Toxic Boost, while Zangoose is poisoned its physical attacks have 1.5x power. Facade is the best STAB move for Zangoose nowadays since it pairs perfectly with Toxic Boost. When Zangoose gets inflicted with a status condition (in this case badly poisoned due to the Toxic Orb), Facade's base power gets doubled and reaches a nasty 210 points (after STAB calculation).Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Toxic Boost to seriously give Zangoose a sweet boost.
♦ Quick Attack is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zangoose's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Zangoose is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Zangoose's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Flame Orb
Ability: Toxic Boost
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 130 Hp / 180 Atk / 198 Def
Moveset:
- Shadow Claw
- Brick Break
- Swords Dance
- Thunder Punch
Zangoose Physical Wall (Gots Swagga)
Zangoose is an extraordinary Physical Wall. It is meant to take a nice amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Flame Orb will burn Zangoose at the end of the turn. With Toxic Boost, while Zangoose is poisoned its physical attacks have 1.5x power.
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Zangoose's attack by 2 stages).
♦ Thunder Punch is a physical 75-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
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Item: Salac Berry
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Hasty (+Spe, -Def)
EVs: 24 Hp / 252 Atk / 232 Spe
Moveset:
- Shadow Ball
- Flail
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
Zangoose Physical Sweeper (Shinigami Flail)
Zangoose is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Immunity, Zangoose cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it. This Zangoose has been specially designed to end up with exactly 1HP after 4 substitutes. The whole idea is basicly to hide behind the substitute while powering yourself up using Swords Dance, receiving a nice Speed boost from the Salac Berry after your HP hits that critical point, then unleash HELL upon your opponent using Flail.
♦ Flail is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (more power the less hp your Zangoose has left).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Zangoose takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Zangoose's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Toxic Boost
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 76 SpD / 180 Spe
Moveset:
- Night Slash
- Facade
- Return
- Rock Slide
Zangoose Special Wall (Toxboost)
Zangoose is a sensational Special Wall. This moveset is designed to take a hefty amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Zangoose's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Toxic Boost, while Zangoose is poisoned its physical attacks have 1.5x power. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. Combine that with Toxic Boost to seriously give Zangoose a sweet boost.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Zangoose is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Zangoose? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat / Brick Break
- X-Scissor
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zangoose (Immunity)
Zangoose is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. White Herb will reset Zangoose's negative stat changes once (specifically for when it uses Close Combat). Focus Sash helps protect Zangoose from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Zangoose's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Immunity, Zangoose cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it.
♦ Frustration is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zangoose's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Brick Break is a physical 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Zangoose learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Zangoose can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Zangoose
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Toxic boost + Item: Toxic orb
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Move: Double Hit + Item: King's Rock
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Feint, Quick Attack
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Zangoose's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Zangoose
- Close Combat
- Facade
- Hidden Power Flying
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Knock Off
- Night Slash
- Protect
- Quick Attack
- Rest
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Zangoose in Black and White
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Hardy Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Optimize Zangoose's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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