#675

Pangoro

FightingDark

Best attacking moveset: Karate Chop and Close Combat, worth 11.9 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Pangoro can learn 16 combinations. Karate Chop with Close Combat 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

Takes double damageFairy

Weak toFightingFlying

ResistsRockGhostPsychic

Strongly resistsDark

Fast attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Bullet Punch	Steel	10	1.0s	+11
Karate Chop	Fighting	10	1.0s	+13
Low Kick	Fighting	5	0.5s	+5
Snarl	Dark	11	1.0s	+13

Charged attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Close Combat	Fighting	105	2.5s	-100
Iron Head	Steel	60	2.0s	-50
Night Slash	Dark	45	2.0s	-33
Rock Slide	Rock	75	2.5s	-50

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Pangoro has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Pancham

Pangoro

Numbers

Max CP	3,281 at level 50, 2,902 at level 40
Raid catch	1,658 CP at level 20, or 2,073 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch	1,581 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats	226 attack · 146 defense · 216 stamina

What it costs

Second charged move	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Size	2.1 m and 136 kg

Best moveset against each type

Pangoro 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 Normal, Rock, Steel.

Against	Best moveset	DPS
Normal	Karate Chop + Close Combat	18.8
Rock	Karate Chop + Close Combat	18.8
Steel	Karate Chop + Close Combat	18.8
Ice	Karate Chop + Close Combat	18.8
Dark	Karate Chop + Close Combat	18.8
Ghost	Snarl + Night Slash	16.8
Psychic	Snarl + Night Slash	16.8
Flying	Snarl + Rock Slide	14.3
Bug	Snarl + Rock Slide	14.3
Fire	Karate Chop + Rock Slide	14.3
Fairy	Bullet Punch + Iron Head	14.0
Fighting	Karate Chop + Close Combat	11.9
Ground	Karate Chop + Close Combat	11.9
Water	Karate Chop + Close Combat	11.9
Grass	Karate Chop + Close Combat	11.9
Electric	Karate Chop + Close Combat	11.9
Dragon	Karate Chop + Close Combat	11.9
Poison	Snarl + Rock Slide	10.5

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 Pangoro is actually for.

Counters: what beats Pangoro

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Enamorus	FairyFlying	Fairy Wind + Dazzling Gleam	51.8
Xerneas	Fairy	Geomancy + Moonblast Legacy	46.9
Tapu Koko	ElectricFairy	Volt Switch + Natures Madness Legacy	45.1
Gardevoir	PsychicFairy	Charm + Dazzling Gleam	44.5
Hatterene	PsychicFairy	Charm + Dazzling Gleam	44.5
Xurkitree	Electric	Thunder Shock + Dazzling Gleam	44.0
Tapu Bulu	GrassFairy	Bullet Seed + Natures Madness Legacy	43.3
Tapu Lele	PsychicFairy	Astonish + Natures Madness Legacy	42.7
Togekiss	FairyFlying	Charm + Dazzling Gleam	42.4
Primarina	WaterFairy	Charm + Moonblast	41.7

Ranked by damage per second against Pangoro's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.