Competitive Information for Pangoro [Sun/Moon]
Fighting / Dark
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Pangoro? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Pangoro is an outstanding Fighting and Dark-typed Pokemon. It's super common to see Pangoro show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Pangoro is weak to Fairy, Fighting, and Flying-typed attacks.
Item: Assault Vest / Choice Band
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Drain Punch / Superpower
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Bullet Punch
Physical Sweeper Pangoro (Popular/Trending)
Pangoro is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Pangoro's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Iron Fist, Pangoro's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.
♦ Superpower is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pangoro's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Bullet Punch is a physical priority-increased 40-base power Steel-type move (usually goes first).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Outrage
- Ice Punch / Return
Physical Sweeper Pangoro (Iron Fist)
Pangoro is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pangoro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Iron Fist, Pangoro's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted. Ice Punch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pangoro's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pangoro afterwards).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Knock Off / Throat Chop
- Outrage
- Return / Slash
Physical Sweeper Pangoro (Mold Breaker)
Pangoro is an interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pangoro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mold Breaker, Pangoro's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pangoro's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Pangoro afterwards).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Stone Edge
- Hammer Arm
- Crunch
- Earthquake
Pangoro Physical Sweeper (Edgequake Pangoro)
Pangoro is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pangoro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Scrappy, Pangoro can hit ghost types with normal- and fighting-type moves.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pangoro's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Scrappy
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Poison Jab
- Brick Break / Earthquake
- Crunch
- Swords Dance
Pangoro Physical Tank (Poisonous Panda)
Pangoro is an awesome Physical Tank. It is meant to take a decent amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Pangoro last longer regaining it's health every turn. With Scrappy, Pangoro can hit ghost types with normal- and fighting-type moves. Brick Break removes Light Screen and Reflect but Earthquake does alot more damage.
♦ Brick Break is a physical STAB-boosted 75-base power Fighting-type move (destroys screens, unless the target is immune).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Pangoro's attack by 2 stages).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Pangoro? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Iron Fist
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake
- Knock Off / Throat Chop
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pangoro (Iron Fist)
Pangoro is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pangoro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Iron Fist, Pangoro's punch-based attacks have 1.2x power. sucker punch is not boosted.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pangoro's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Item: Fightinium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Mold Breaker
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Earthquake
- Knock Off / Crunch
- Rock Slide
Doubles Physical Sweeper Pangoro (Mold Breaker)
Pangoro is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Pangoro's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Mold Breaker, Pangoro's moves and their effects ignore the abilities of other pokemon.
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Pangoro's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
♦ Knock Off is a physical STAB-boosted 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Crunch is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Pangoro 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 Pangoro can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Pangoro
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Drain punch
- Ability: Iron fist + Item: Punching glove
- 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
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Comet Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Fire Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Ice Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Thunder Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Focus Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Sky Uppercut
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Drain Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Bullet Punch
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Hammer Arm
- Ability: Iron Fist + Punching Move: Power-Up Punch
- Moves with Priority: Protect, Snatch, Helping Hand, Bullet Punch, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Pangoro's stats
- Bulk Up
- Hone Claws
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Pangoro
- Bullet Punch
- Crunch
- Drain Punch
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Gunk Shot
- Hammer Arm
- Ice Punch
- Knock Off
- Parting Shot
- Parting Shot
- Protect
- Rest
- Snarl
- Storm Throw
- Superpower
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Thunder Punch
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Pangoro in Sun and Moon
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Careful Nature ( 252/4/0/0/252/0/ )
- Optimize Pangoro's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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