Competitive Information for Kangaskhan [Diamond/Pearl]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kangaskhan? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Kangaskhan is popular Normal-typed Pokemon. Kangaskhan is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 4. Kangaskhan is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Kangaskhan's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Leftovers / Silk Scarf
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 212 Hp / 120 Atk / 176 Spe
Moveset:
- Focus Punch
- Sucker Punch
- Return
- Substitute
Physical Tank Kangaskhan (Popular/Trending)
Kangaskhan is a decent Physical Tank. This moveset attempts to take a considerable amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Kangaskhan last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Scrappy, Kangaskhan can hit ghost types with normal- and fighting-type moves.
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Kangaskhan takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Claw
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Kangaskhan (Scrappy)
Kangaskhan is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kangaskhan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Scrappy, Kangaskhan can hit ghost types with normal- and fighting-type moves.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Kangaskhan afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kangaskhan? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl 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 Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Shell Bell / Life Orb
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Shadow Claw
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kangaskhan (Scrappy)
Kangaskhan is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kangaskhan's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Scrappy, Kangaskhan can hit ghost types with normal- and fighting-type moves.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Kangaskhan 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Kangaskhan can perform in Diamond/Pearl. 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 DP Move and Ability Combos for Kangaskhan
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Endure + Reversal
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Moves: Substitute + Reversal
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- 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: Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn
Moves that boost Kangaskhan's stats
- Rage
Most notable and possible best moves for Kangaskhan
- Crunch
- Double-Edge
- Earthquake
- Fake Out
- Focus Punch
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rest
- Return
- Substitute
- Sucker Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Kangaskhan in Diamond and Pearl
- Jolly Nature ( 212/120/0/0/0/176/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Optimize Kangaskhan's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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