Kangaskhan
Normal
Best attacking moveset: Low Kick and Earthquake, worth 9.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Kangaskhan can learn 12 combinations. Low Kick with Earthquake does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Outrage | Dragon | 110 | 4.0s | -50 |
| Power Up Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Brick Break Legacy | Fighting | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Stomp Legacy | Normal | 50 | 1.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Kangaskhan has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Other forms
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,924 at level 50, 2,586 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,477 CP at level 20, or 1,847 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,405 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 181 attack · 165 defense · 233 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 2.2 m and 80 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Kangaskhan does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 13.6 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 13.6 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 13.6 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 13.6 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 13.6 |
| Dragon | Low Kick + Outrage | 11.8 |
| Normal | Low Kick + Power Up Punch | 11.6 |
| Ice | Low Kick + Power Up Punch | 11.6 |
| Dark | Low Kick + Power Up Punch | 11.6 |
| Ghost | Mud Slap + Crunch | 10.0 |
| Psychic | Mud Slap + Crunch | 10.0 |
| Fighting | Low Kick + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Ground | Low Kick + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Water | Low Kick + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Grass | Low Kick + Outrage | 8.7 |
| Fairy | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 8.7 |
| Low Kick + Outrage | 7.6 | |
| Bug | Low Kick + Outrage | 7.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Kangaskhan is actually for.
Counters: what beats Kangaskhan
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lucario | FightingSteel | Force Palm + Aura Sphere Legacy | 34.3 |
 Pheromosa | BugFighting | Low Kick + Focus Blast | 31.4 |
 Terrakion | RockFighting | Double Kick + Sacred Sword Legacy | 31.2 |
 Blaziken | FireFighting | Counter + Aura Sphere | 31.0 |
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Fury Cutter + Sacred Sword | 29.6 |
 Conkeldurr | Fighting | Force Palm + Focus Blast | 28.6 |
 Keldeo | WaterFighting | Low Kick + Sacred Sword | 28.3 |
 Breloom | GrassFighting | Force Palm + Dynamic Punch | 28.2 |
 Urshifu | Fighting | Counter + Dynamic Punch | 28.0 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 27.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Kangaskhan's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.