Zangoose Pokemon Guide

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Zangoose Pokemon Guide

Zangoose is a Normal-type Pokemon known for its fierce rivalry with Seviper, sharp claws and strong physical attacking style. This guide covers Zangoose’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and future Pokemon game availability.

Normal Form

Zangoose

Shiny Form

Shiny Zangoose

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Zangoose guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Zangoose Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Abilities	Evolution
Locations	FAQ

Zangoose Description

Zangoose is a Normal-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 3. Known as the Cat Ferret Pokemon, it has sharp claws, high Attack and a long-running rivalry with Seviper.

Competitive Overview

Is Zangoose Good in Competitive?

Zangoose is usually a niche competitive Pokemon, but it can be dangerous when it uses its high Attack, strong Normal-type moves and coverage options correctly. Its access to Swords Dance, Close Combat and priority or utility moves can make it threatening in the right format.

Zangoose is held back by average bulk and only one type defensively, but Toxic Boost sets can turn it into a powerful wallbreaker when poison support is available.

Zangoose Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Zangoose, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Zangoose

National Dex

#0335

Type

Normal

Species

Cat Ferret Pokemon

Height

4’03” / 1.3 m

130 cm

Weight

88.8 lbs / 40.3 kg

40.3 kg

Abilities

Immunity, Toxic Boost

Zangoose Stats

Zangoose has a strong Attack stat and solid Speed, making it best suited for fast physical offense. Its defensive stats are more limited, so it usually wants to attack quickly instead of taking repeated hits.

Attack

115

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Zangoose Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Zangoose is best known for physical Normal-type attacks, setup moves and broad coverage. These are some of Zangoose’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Swords Dance

A key setup move that boosts Zangoose’s Attack and helps it become a dangerous physical sweeper.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Facade

A strong Normal-type attack that becomes especially powerful if Zangoose is poisoned or burned.

Fighting type Pokemon icon

Close Combat

Excellent Fighting-type coverage against Rock, Steel, Dark, Ice and Normal-type Pokemon.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Crush Claw

A reliable Normal-type attack associated with Zangoose that can pressure opponents and lower Defense.

Dark type Pokemon icon

Night Slash

Useful coverage against Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Bug type Pokemon icon

X-Scissor

Bug-type coverage that helps Zangoose hit Grass, Psychic and Dark-type Pokemon.

Ghost type Pokemon icon

Shadow Claw

A coverage move that can hit Ghost and Psychic-type Pokemon and has an increased critical hit chance.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Quick Attack

Priority that can finish weakened opponents before they move.

Zangoose All Moves

Zangoose can learn Normal, Fighting, Dark, Bug, Ghost, Electric, Ice, Fire and utility moves across different Pokemon games. Use the section below to view Zangoose’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
5	Quick Attack	Normal	Physical	40	100
8	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95
12	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
15	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	–	–
19	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
22	Power Trip	Dark	Physical	20	100
26	Crush Claw	Normal	Physical	75	95
29	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
33	Switcheroo	Dark	Status	–	100
36	Detect	Fighting	Status	–	–
40	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
43	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
47	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
50	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Agility	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Aura Sphere	Fighting	Special	80	–
TM	Baton Pass	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70
TM	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Close Combat	Fighting	Physical	120	100
TM	Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Double Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100
TM	Endeavor	Normal	Physical	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85
TM	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100
TM	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Gunk Shot	Poison	Physical	120	80
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100
TM	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100
TM	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95
TM	Knock Off	Dark	Physical	65	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Roar	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Surf	Water	Special	90	100
TM	Swift	Normal	Special	60	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70
TM	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100
TM	Upper Hand	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Belly Drum	Normal	Status	–	–
Counter	Fighting	Physical	–	100
Curse	Ghost	Status	–	–
Disable	Normal	Status	–	100
Double Hit	Normal	Physical	35	90
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100
Feint	Normal	Physical	30	100
Final Gambit	Fighting	Special	–	100
Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80
Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
Quick Guard	Fighting	Status	–	–

Zangoose Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Zangoose is a Normal-type Pokemon. This gives it one weakness to Fighting-type moves and an immunity to Ghost-type moves, though it has no standard type resistances.

Type

Normal

Weaknesses

Fighting

Resistances

None

Immunity

Ghost

Zangoose Abilities

Zangoose’s abilities affect how it handles status, disruption, coverage or battle positioning depending on the game and format.

Immunity

Prevents Zangoose from being poisoned. This can protect it from poison damage and status disruption.

Toxic Boost

Zangoose’s hidden ability boosts its physical attacks when it is poisoned, making Facade and other physical moves more dangerous.

Zangoose Evolution

Zangoose does not evolve into or from any other Pokemon. Its full evolution line is Zangoose only.

Single Stage

Zangoose

Normal type Pokemon icon

Does not evolve

Where to Find Zangoose in Pokemon Games

Zangoose’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. It is often version-exclusive or found in select route, cave or wild area locations depending on the generation.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Red	Not available because Zangoose had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Zangoose had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Zangoose had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Zangoose had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Zangoose had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Zangoose had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Ruby	Route 114.
Pokemon Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Diamond	Route 208 and Route 210.
Pokemon Pearl	Route 208 and Route 210.
Pokemon Platinum	Route 208 and Route 210.
Pokemon HeartGold	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Black	Route 11 and Village Bridge.
Pokemon White	Route 11 and Village Bridge.
Pokemon Black 2	Route 7, Route 11 and Village Bridge.
Pokemon White 2	Route 7, Route 11 and Village Bridge.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon X	Route 8.
Pokemon Y	Route 8.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Route 114.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Sword	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Shield	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Dazzling Cave, Sunlit Cavern, Stargleam Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Scarlet	South Province Area Five.
Pokemon Violet	South Province Area Five.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Appears in the Mega Dimension DLC Hyperspace Pokedex, but exact encounter location data is still under investigation.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Zangoose
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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Zangoose FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Zangoose. This FAQ is visible on-page content only and does not use FAQ schema markup.

What type is Zangoose?

Zangoose is a Normal-type Pokemon.

What is Zangoose weak against?

Zangoose is weak to Fighting-type moves.

Does Zangoose evolve?

No. Zangoose does not evolve into or from any other Pokemon.

What are Zangoose’s abilities?

Zangoose’s abilities are Immunity and the hidden ability Toxic Boost.

What are Zangoose’s best moves?

Zangoose’s best moves often include Swords Dance, Facade, Close Combat, Crush Claw, Night Slash, X-Scissor, Shadow Claw and Quick Attack.

Is Zangoose good in Pokemon?

Zangoose can be useful as a physical attacker, especially with Toxic Boost or Swords Dance, but it is usually more niche than top competitive Pokemon.

How do you get Zangoose?

Zangoose is found in different locations depending on the game, and it is version-exclusive in several titles.

Does Zangoose have a Mega Evolution?

No. Zangoose does not have an official Mega Evolution, Gigantamax form, regional form or other major alternate form.

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