Competitive Information for Zangoose [Sun/Moon]
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Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Zangoose? 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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Zangoose is a marvelous Normal-typed Pokemon. It's pretty usual to see Zangoose show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Zangoose's only type-related weakness is Fighting.
Item: Toxic Orb / Salac Berry
Ability: Toxic Boost
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Close Combat
- Facade
- Knock Off
- Quick Attack
Physical Sweeper Zangoose (Popular/Trending)
Zangoose is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is 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.
♦ Facade is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Zangoose is burn/poison/paralyzed).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Quick Attack is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Normal-type move (usually goes first).
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Item: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Close Combat
- Knock Off / Night Slash
- Shadow Claw
Physical Sweeper Zangoose (Immunity)
Zangoose is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Zangoose from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Immunity, Zangoose cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it.
♦ Return is a physical STAB-boosted 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zangoose's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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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 a sensational Physical Sweeper. This moveset is 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 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 popular Physical Wall. It is designed to take a good 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 popular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is 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 notable Special Wall. It's 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 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: Normalium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Immunity
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 Atk / 220 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Rock Slide
- Close Combat
- Knock Off / Night Slash
Doubles Physical Sweeper Zangoose (Immunity)
Zangoose is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Zangoose from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Immunity, Zangoose cannot be poisoned. gaining this ability while poisoned cures it.
♦ 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).
♦ Close Combat is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Zangoose's defense and special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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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 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 Zangoose
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Belly drum + Rest
- 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: Quick Attack, Detect, Endure, Protect, Feint, Quick Guard
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Zangoose's stats
- Belly Drum
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Metal Claw
- Power-Up Punch
- Swords Dance
- Work Up
Most notable and possible best moves for Zangoose
- Aerial Ace
- Belly Drum
- Close Combat
- Double-Edge
- Endure
- Facade
- Flail
- Frustration
- Ice Beam
- Knock Off
- Protect
- Quick Attack
- Rest
- Return
- Shadow Claw
- Substitute
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Zangoose in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 4/252/0/0/0/252/ )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Optimize Zangoose's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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