Kangaskhan counters

Gen 4 VGC 2009 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Kangaskhan
#0115 Kangaskhan
Normal
USAGE 1.0% #47
ABILITYEarly Bird
BASE STATS
HP 105
ATK 95
DEF 80
SPA 40
SPD 80
SPE 90
BST490
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
Fighting
0×
Ghost
Moves
Fake Out 100.0% Return 96.6% Sucker Punch 82.3% Hammer Arm 52.4% Protect 19.2% Blizzard 16.1% Earthquake 15.8% Safeguard 12.8%
Items
Lum Berry 54.2% Chople Berry 23.1% Life Orb 16.1% Sitrus Berry 5.2% Silk Scarf 1.5% Leftovers 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0%
Abilities
Early Bird0.0%
Common Teammates
Latios79.1%Cresselia65.9%Gengar60.6%Metagross53.3%Suicune53.2%Zapdos34.0%Heatran19.5%Mamoswine16.5%
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Ranked #47 with 1.05% usage. Sorted by reliability score.