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What is a good moveset for Zangoose?

1 vote

Mine knows Close Combat to deal with Rock, steel, and normal types.

Rain Dance part of a strategy.

Ice Beam to deal with Flying and ground types.

also Thunder other part of the strategy, also to deal with Water types.

Zangoose learnset

asked 1 year ago
by Nelson Cruz (1,356)
edited 10 months ago by DarkTyphlosion
Zangoose (M) @ Toxic Orb
Trait: Poison Rampage
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Facade
- Shadow Claw
- Close Combat
- Rock Slide

6 Answers

4 votes

Areail ace(fighting weakness
Crush Claw(to lower Defense)
X-Scizzor(strong accurate)
Close Combat Brick Break or Earthquake(for more power. Swords Dance is a good option here too. Strength might also be good, for STAB.

EDIT: Sorry, Zangoose cant learn Earthquake.

answered 1 year ago
by Swampert (27,626)
Same moveset as mine except I have Brick Break not Close Combat or Earthquake.
Ive got to go, its 1045 here in the US. Dont Ask any moveset questions without me plz!
Can't anyways. I now have a moveset limit. I'll wake up early so I can ask them tommorow.
Ok, great, where do you live and what time is it there?
U.S. West. About 7:30 here.
1 vote

Ice beam to deal with flying/ground types,

brick break, same reason as swampert

crush claw, STAB, lower defense

arial ace, same reason as swampert.

answered 1 year ago
by ohioscyther (4,526)
1 vote

Close Combat-Good Power,Good Accuracy,used to defeat Rock and steel types,which normal type moves don't do much damage to.
Also used to defeat other Normal types.

Aerial Ace-Used to deal with Fighting types.

Crush Claw

Swords Dance-used to Power up all these moves.

answered 1 year ago
by PokeGirl (1,974)
1 vote

Ability: Toxic Boost

  • Facade
  • close Combat
  • Shadow Claw
  • Swords Dance/Aerial Ace

Pretty simple set. You poison him, and he kills stuff. Facade gets STAB and double power, on top of the ability boost when he's poisoned. Shadow claw covers ghost types that try to get an immunity on facade, while close combat deals with Rock and steel types that resist normal. Swords dance can be used to boost his power even higher, or Aerial ace can be used to cover fighting types.

answered 11 months ago
by DarkTyphlosion (59,124)
edited 7 months ago by DarkTyphlosion
0 votes

Gen V

Zangoose (M) @ Toxic Orb

Trait: Toxic Boost

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd

Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk)

  • Facade
  • Shadow Claw
  • Close Combat
  • Quick Attack
answered 11 months ago
by trachy (47,006)
0 votes

description
Zangoose (M) @ Choice Band

Trait: Toxic Boost

EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe

Jolly Nature (+Spe, -SpA)

  • Return
  • Close Combat
  • Pursuit
  • Quick Attack/Shadow Claw

Return is good STAB and has good neutral coverage.
Close Combat takes care of Steel- and Rock-types obstacles resisting Return.
Pursuit catches fleeing Pokemon (Get the f*ck back here!) and is backed up by band.
Quick Attack is nice STAB priority to finish off weakened opponents.Shadow Claw hits Ghosts harder than Pursuit does and is an alternative if Quick Attack isn't desired.

answered 2 months ago
by Hex (7,238)

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