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Kangaskhan build and sets

Tier CReg M-CUpdated

NormalAbilities: Early Bird · Scrappy · Inner Focus

#1 tournament set

54 teams · has won a tournament

Items
Silk Scarf
Ability
Scrappy
Nature
Brave
Spread (SP) · ladder 1760+
32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD
  • NormalFake Out
  • NormalLast Resort

SP and nature: the most used spread on the Showdown 1760+ ladder (tournaments publish item, ability and moves, not the spread).

Tournament usage
1%
Win rate
44.3%
Top cuts
18
Games
816

Base stats

  • HP105
  • Attack95
  • Defense80
  • Sp. Atk40
  • Sp. Def80
  • Speed90
  • Total490

In Reg M-C, Kangaskhan showed up on 1% of tournament teams (193 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 44.3% win rate and 18 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Kangaskhan sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Silk Scarf
Scrappy
  • NormalFake Out
  • NormalLast Resort
54 teams · has won a tournament
Kangaskhanite
Scrappy
  • NormalDouble-Edge
  • NormalFake Out
  • GeloIce Punch
  • LutadorLow Kick
30 teams · best finish: 4th
Kangaskhanite
Scrappy
  • NormalDouble-Edge
  • NormalFake Out
  • LutadorHammer Arm
  • GeloIce Punch
17 teams · has won a tournament

Items, moves and abilities

Items

  • Kangaskhanite49.7%
  • Silk Scarf32.1%
  • Life Orb11.9%
  • Chople Berry3.6%
  • Eject Button0.5%

Moves

  • NormalFake Out97.4%
  • NormalDouble-Edge56.5%
  • NormalLast Resort37.3%
  • GeloIce Punch31.1%
  • LutadorHammer Arm23.8%
  • LutadorLow Kick19.7%
  • LutadorDrain Punch14%
  • SombrioCrunch11.9%

Abilities

  • Scrappy94.8%
  • Inner Focus4.6%

Nature (stat alignment)

  • Adamant53.9%
  • Brave37.3%
  • Jolly5.7%

Most used spread (SP)

Spreads from the Showdown 1760+ ladder. Champions gives you 66 Stat Points (max 32 per stat); the EV equivalent is just for reference.

NatureSPAs EVsStats at level 50usage
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD212 / 161 / 101 / 60 / 101 / 9931.3%
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 SpD212 / 161 / 100 / 60 / 102 / 9914.6%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 Def212 / 161 / 102 / 54 / 100 / 11014.3%
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def252 HP / 252 Atk / 12 Def212 / 161 / 102 / 60 / 100 / 998.3%
Brave29 HP / 32 Atk / 5 Def228 HP / 252 Atk / 36 Def209 / 161 / 105 / 60 / 100 / 995.3%

Kangaskhan Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

PokémonBaseMin (TR)0 SP32 SPMaxScarf
Mega Kangaskhan100108120152167—
Kangaskhan9099110142156234

See the full Speed tier table

Mega Kangaskhan

Mega Kangaskhan

NormalParental Bond

Stone: Kangaskhanite. Held by 49.7% of the tournament teams that bring this Pokémon.

  • HP105
  • Attack125
  • Defense100
  • Sp. Atk60
  • Sp. Def100
  • Speed100
  • Total590

Most common partners

% of teams with Kangaskhan that also bring each Pokémon.

Good and bad matchups

Win rate of teams with this Pokémon against teams with each opponent (only matchups with 100+ games).

Does well against

    Struggles against

    Weaknesses and resistances

    Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

    4x weakness

    —

    2x weakness

    • Fighting

    Resists (½)

    —

    Resists (¼)

    —

    Immune

    • Ghost

    Frequently asked questions

    What is the best Kangaskhan build in Pokémon Champions?

    The most used tournament build is Kangaskhan @ Silk Scarf with Scrappy and Fake Out and Last Resort (54 teams).

    What item should Kangaskhan hold?

    The most used items in tournaments are Kangaskhanite (49.7%), Silk Scarf (32.1%) and Life Orb (11.9%).

    What spread (SP) should Kangaskhan run?

    The most common spread on the 1760+ ladder is 32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD with a Brave nature (as EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD).

    What counters Kangaskhan?

    Based on tournament matchups, teams with Charizard, Pelipper and Sneasler have the best results against it.

    What is Kangaskhan's Speed at level 50?

    Base 90: 99 at minimum (Trick Room), 142 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 156 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.