Vigoroth

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Vigoroth is a Normal type Pokémon introduced in Generation 3. It is known as the Wild Monkey Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	288
Type	Normal
Species	Wild Monkey Pokémon
Height	1.4 m (4′07″)
Weight	46.5 kg (102.5 lbs)
Abilities	1. Vital Spirit
Local №	037 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald) 277 (Black 2/White 2) 038 (Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire)

Training

EV yield	2 Speed
Catch rate	120 (15.7% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	154
Growth Rate	Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)

Base stats

HP	80	270	364
Attack	80	148	284
Defense	80	148	284
Sp. Atk	55	103	229
Sp. Def	55	103	229
Speed	90	166	306
Total	440	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Vigoroth.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
						2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
				0

Evolution chart

#287
Slakoth
Normal

(Level 18)

#288
Vigoroth
Normal

(Level 36)

#289
Slaking
Normal

Vigoroth changes

In Generations 3-4, Vigoroth has a base experience yield of 126.
In Generations 3-7, Vigoroth has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Ruby	VIGOROTH is always itching and agitated to go on a wild rampage. It simply can’t tolerate sitting still for even a minute. This POKéMON’s stress level rises if it can’t be moving constantly.
Sapphire	VIGOROTH is simply incapable of remaining still. Even when it tries to sleep, the blood in its veins grows agitated, compelling this POKéMON to run wild throughout the jungle before it can settle down.
FireRed LeafGreen	It is always hungry because it won’t stop rampaging. Even while it is eating, it can’t keep still.
Emerald	It can’t keep still because its blood boils with energy. It runs through the fields and mountains all day to calm itself. If it doesn’t, it can’t sleep at night.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Its heart beats at a tenfold tempo, so it cannot sit still for even a moment.
HeartGold SoulSilver	Its stress level rises if it cannot keep moving constantly. Too much stress makes it feel sick.
Black White	Its heart beats at a tenfold tempo, so it cannot sit still for even a moment.
Black 2 White 2	Its heartbeat is fast and its blood so agitated that it can’t sit still for one second.
X	Its heartbeat is fast and its blood so agitated that it can’t sit still for one second.
Y	Its stress level rises if it cannot keep moving constantly. Too much stress makes it feel sick.
Omega Ruby	Vigoroth is always itching and agitated to go on a wild rampage. It simply can’t tolerate sitting still for even a minute. This Pokémon’s stress level rises if it can’t be moving constantly.
Alpha Sapphire	Vigoroth is simply incapable of remaining still. Even when it tries to sleep, the blood in its veins grows agitated, compelling this Pokémon to run wild throughout the jungle before it can settle down.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Its heart beats at 10 times its previous rate, so it cannot sit still for even a moment.

Moves learned by Vigoroth

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Vigoroth learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
1	Covet	Normal	60	100
1	Encore	Normal	—	100
1	Flail	Normal	—	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Play Rough	Fairy	90	90
1	Rest	Psychic	—	—
1	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Slack Off	Normal	—	—
1	Uproar	Normal	90	100
1	Yawn	Normal	—	—
6	Encore	Normal	—	100
9	Uproar	Normal	90	100
14	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
17	Endure	Normal	—	—
23	Slash	Normal	70	100
27	Headbutt	Normal	70	100
33	Counter	Fighting	—	100
37	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
43	Reversal	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Vigoroth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Vigoroth egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Slash	Normal	70	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Vigoroth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Work Up	Normal	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
100	Rock Climb	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by TR

Vigoroth cannot be taught any TR moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl.

Moves learnt by level up

Vigoroth learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Encore	Normal	—	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Reversal	Fighting	—	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Uproar	Normal	90	100
6	Encore	Normal	—	100
9	Uproar	Normal	90	100
14	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
17	Endure	Normal	—	—
23	Slash	Normal	70	100
27	Chip Away	Normal	70	100
33	Counter	Fighting	—	100
37	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
43	Reversal	Fighting	—	100

Egg moves

Vigoroth learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Vigoroth egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Crush Claw	Normal	75	95
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Hammer Arm	Fighting	100	90
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Slash	Normal	70	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100
Tickle	Normal	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Vigoroth can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
After You	Normal	—	—
Covet	Normal	60	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Low Kick	Fighting	—	100
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Snore	Normal	50	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon by a previous evolution of Vigoroth. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—	Level up
Covet	Normal	60	100	Level up
Feint Attack	Dark	60	∞	Level up
Flail	Normal	—	100	Level up
Play Rough	Fairy	90	90	Level up
Slack Off	Normal	—	—	Level up
Yawn	Normal	—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by TM

Vigoroth is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Work Up	Normal	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
08	Bulk Up	Fighting	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
47	Low Sweep	Fighting	65	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Vigoroth can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Incinerate	Fire	60	100	Generation 6 — TM
Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Retaliate	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
3
4
5
6
7

Vigoroth sprites

Type	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal					—	—
Shiny					—	—

See all Vigoroth sprites

Where to find Vigoroth

Ruby Sapphire	Evolve Slakoth
FireRed LeafGreen	Trade/migrate from another game
Emerald	Evolve Slakoth
Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver	Evolve Slakoth
Black	Trade/migrate from another game
White	Evolve Slakoth
Black 2 White 2	Pinwheel Forest
X Y	Trade/migrate from another game
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Evolve Slakoth
Sun Moon	Route 11
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Not available in this game
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Evolve Slakoth

Answers to Vigoroth questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Vigoroth
Japanese	ヤルキモノ (Yarukimono)
German	Muntier
French	Vigoroth

Name origin

vigor: energy, strength
sloth: a mammal commonly known for being slow