Kangaskhan

Kangaskhan official artwork
#0115

Kangaskhan

Parent Pokémon

NORMAL

Although it’s carrying its baby in a pouch on its belly, Kangaskhan is swift on its feet. It intimidates its opponents with quick jabs.

Kangaskhan is No. 0115 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Normal-type Parent Pokémon. Although it’s carrying its baby in a pouch on its belly, Kangaskhan is swift on its feet. It intimidates its opponents with quick jabs. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Kangaskhan first belongs to Generation I. Kangaskhan does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Hp, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Early Bird, Scrappy and Inner ♀ocus, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Kangaskhan at a glance

Type
NORMAL
Weak to
FIGHTING
Best base stat
Hp — 105
Abilities
Early Bird, Scrappy, Inner ♀ocus (Hidden)
Evolution
Final stage or no evolution data
Height
2.2 m
Weight
80.0 kg
Generation
Generation I
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
45
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp105
Attack95
Defense80
Special Attack40
Special Defense80
Speed90
Total490

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Kangaskhan is hit by each type:

Weak to

FIGHTING

Immune to

GHOST

Based on Normal typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

If it is safe, the young gets out of the belly pouch to play. The adult keeps a close eye on the youngster.

Silver

To protect its young, it will never give up during battle, no matter how badly wounded it is.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1Comet PunchNORMAL1885
7LeerNORMAL100
13BiteDARK60100
19Tail WhipNORMAL100
25Mega PunchNORMAL8085
31RageNORMAL20100
37EndureNORMAL
43Dizzy PunchNORMAL70100
49ReversalFIGHTING100