Don't let Gumshoos's 418 base stat total fool you. Adaptability is what makes it tick — it punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as an attacker.

What is Gumshoos weak to?

Watch for Machamp (Fighting) when using Gumshoos. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Gumshoos?

Yungoos evolves into Gumshoos at level 20. Gumshoos is the fully evolved form. It sits at 418 BST in its evolved form.

What is the best ability for Gumshoos?

Run Adaptability on Gumshoos. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Gumshoos also gets Stakeout and Strong Jaw, but they don't compare.

What role does Gumshoos play in battle?

Gumshoos fills the attacker role. It's a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.

What games is Gumshoos in?

Gumshoos can be found in Scarlet & Violet, Sun & Moon, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Gumshoos Best Moveset, Weakness & Stats

Physical

Attacker

418Average

45Very Slow

CTier

Adaptability boosts same-type moves from 1.5x to 2x damage, letting Gumshoos hit way above its stat class. Normal typing helps — Ghost moves can't touch it, and only a single type hits it super-effectively. One of the newer additions from Gen 7.

Gumshoos's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 2 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

418Above

HP88

Attack110

Defense60

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def60

Speed45

Total418

Low <60

Avg 60-89

High 90-149

Top 150+

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Details

Catch127Moderate•Medium Fast1M XP•0.7m / 2'04"•14.2kg / 31.3 lbs•146Base XP

Pokedex Entries

Once it finds signs of prey, it will patiently stake out the location, waiting until the sun goes down.

Scarlet

Gumshoos specializes in relentlessly tracking down prey. The simple-minded Skwovet doesn’t seem to provide Gumshoos enough challenge.

Violet

Gumshoos Weakness

Good

Gumshoos's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting moves. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

4xCriticali

None

2xWeaki

Fighting

½xResisti

None

¼xResisti

None

0xImmunei

Ghost

STABi

No super-effective STAB

1Weak

0Resist

1Immune

Scorei+1

SpikesGrounded — up to 25%

Toxic SpikesVulnerable

Abilities

StakeoutThis Pokémon's moves have double power against Pokémon that switched in this turn.

Strong JawStrengthens biting moves to 1.5× their power.

AdaptabilityHAIncreases the same-type attack bonus from 1.5× to 2×.

Gumshoos is the evolved form of Yungoos. Breeding produces Yungoos eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Yungoos gave Gumshoos the biggest boost in HP (+40), bringing the total to 418 stats.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#734Yungoos

Level 20

#735Gumshoos

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Yungoos

Normal

Gumshoos

Normal

88+40

ATK

110+40

DEF

60+30

SP.ATK

55+25

SP.DEF

60+30

SPE

BST

253D-Tier

418C-Tier+165

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Gumshoos to get Yungoos eggs easily using 195 partners from the Ground egg group. Notable egg moves include Endeavor, Fire Fang, Ice Fang and 2 more.

Egg Groups

Ground

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

5moves

Breed With (best first)

Gumshoos doesn't rely on pure speed. Assault Vest gives it a special bulk boost with no status moves allowed to stay healthy, and Adamant nature still pushes offense. Knock Off and the remaining moves keep the pressure on while max HP and Attack EVs balance power and survivability.

Best Build

Physical Tank

Ability

Stakeout

Item

Assault VestBULK

Nature

Adamant+ATK

EVs

Atk

SpD

Best Gumshoos Moveset

Knock Off
Ice Fang
Body SlamSTAB
Low Sweep

Recommended Teammates

AmpharosDecent

AbomasnowDecent

CharizardDecent

Breadth over depth defines this movepool. Gumshoos won't stack one type's damage ceiling, but coverage across 12 types means it always has an effective option. Giga Impact and Hyper Beam anchor the STAB core.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

—10030Normal

Lv 1

Payback

5010010Dark

Lv 1

Sand Attack

—10015Ground

Lv 1

Tackle

4010035Normal

Lv 13

Work Up

——30Normal

Lv 19

Bite

6010025Dark

Lv 23

Mud-Slap

2010010Ground

Lv 27

Super Fang

—9010Normal

Lv 31

Take Down

908520Normal

Lv 35

Scary Face

—10010Normal

Lv 39

Crunch

8010015Dark

Lv 43

Yawn

——10Normal

Lv 47

Thrash

12010010Normal

Lv 52

Rest

——5Psychic

TM Moves

Src

TM66

Body Slam

8510015Normal

TM28

Bulldoze

6010020Ground

TM22

Chilling Water

5010020Water

TM108

Crunch

8010015Dark

TM224

Curse

——10Ghost

TM55

Dig

8010010Ground

TM204

Double-Edge

12010015Normal

TM149

Earthquake

10010010Ground

TM205

Endeavor

—1005Normal

TM47

Endure+4

——10Normal

TM25

Facade

7010020Normal

TM08

Fire Fang

659515Fire

TM67

Fire Punch

7510015Fire

TM43

Fling

—10010Dark

TM192

Focus Punch-3

15010020Fighting

TM152

Giga Impact

150905Normal

TM130

Helping Hand+5

——20Normal

TM163

Hyper Beam

150905Normal

TM10

Ice Fang

659515Ice

TM69

Ice Punch

7510015Ice

TM99

Iron Head

8010015Steel

TM181

Knock Off

6510020Dark

TM39

Low Sweep

6510020Fighting

TM35

Mud Shot

559515Ground

TM05

Mud-Slap

2010010Ground

TM07

Protect+4

——10Normal

TM63

Psychic Fangs

8510010Psychic

TM50

Rain Dance

——5Water

TM85

Rest

——5Psychic

TM134

Reversal

—10015Fighting

TM172

Roar-6

——20Normal

TM36

Rock Tomb

609515Rock

TM51

Sandstorm

——10Rock

TM06

Scary Face

—10010Normal

TM71

Seed Bomb

8010015Grass

TM70

Sleep Talk

——10Normal

TM84

Stomping Tantrum

7510010Ground

TM103

Substitute

——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

——5Fire

TM183

Super Fang

—9010Normal

TM01

Take Down

908520Normal

TM87

Taunt

—10020Dark

TM171

Tera Blast

8010010Normal

TM18

Thief

6010025Dark

TM09

Thunder Fang

659515Electric

TM68

Thunder Punch

7510015Electric

TM20

Trailblaze

5010020Grass

TM60

U-turn

7010020Bug

TM147

Wild Charge

9010015Electric

TM59

Zen Headbutt

809015Psychic

Egg Moves

Src

Egg

Endeavor

—1005Normal

Egg

Fire Fang

659515Fire

Egg

Ice Fang

659515Ice

Egg

Last Resort

1401005Normal

Egg

Thunder Fang

659515Electric

Tutor Moves

Gumshoos can't learn any Tutor moves

Plenty of locations for Gumshoos with moderate rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Gumshoos in Scarlet & Violet

To get Gumshoos, start by catching Yungoos through walking encounters at Lv. 2-39. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Yungoos
East Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
East Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
East Province (Area Three) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
East Province (Area Three) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyCave
EFFORTLESS
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyCave
EFFORTLESS
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyCave
EFFORTLESS
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyCave
EFFORTLESS
North Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
North Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
North Province (Area Three) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
North Province (Area Three) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
North Province (Area Two) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
North Province (Area Two) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
South Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
South Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
South Province (Area Six) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
South Province (Area Six) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
West Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
West Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
West Province (Area Three) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
West Province (Area Three) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
West Province (Area Two) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
West Province (Area Two) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.2-2436%EarlyRoute
EFFORTLESS
Asado Desert - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyDesert
MODERATE
Asado Desert - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyDesert
MODERATE
Casseroya Lake - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyWater
MODERATE
Casseroya Lake - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyWater
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyCave
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
The Pokémon League - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%Early
MODERATE
The Pokémon League - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%Early
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.2-2412%EarlyRoute
MODERATE
Train until Level 20
Step 2Gumshoos ✓
Asado Desert - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidDesert
MODERATE
Asado Desert - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidDesert
MODERATE
Casseroya Lake - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidWater
MODERATE
Casseroya Lake - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidWater
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area One) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
East Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
Glaseado Mountain
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidCave
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area One) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
North Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Five) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Four) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Six) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
South Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
The Pokémon League - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%Mid
MODERATE
The Pokémon League - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%Mid
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area One) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Three) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - Cave
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - Cave
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - Rocky
ScarletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
West Province (Area Two) - Rocky
VioletOverworldLv.20-3912%MidRoute
MODERATE
or evolve from Yungoos (Step 1)

Don't let Gumshoos's 418 base stat total fool you. Adaptability is what makes it tick — it punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as an attacker.
Watch for Machamp (Fighting) when using Gumshoos. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Yungoos evolves into Gumshoos at level 20. Gumshoos is the fully evolved form. It sits at 418 BST in its evolved form.
Run Adaptability on Gumshoos. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Gumshoos also gets Stakeout and Strong Jaw, but they don't compare.
Gumshoos fills the attacker role. It's a physical attacker with base 110 Attack. Base 45 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
Gumshoos can be found in Scarlet & Violet, Sun & Moon, and Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.

Introduced in Sun & Moon, Gumshoos has appeared in 3 games across 3 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Gen IY
Yellow
Gen IRB
Red & Blue
Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver
Gen IIC
Crystal
Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire
Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen
Gen IIIE
Emerald
Gen IVPt
Platinum
Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver
Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl
Gen VBW
Black & White
Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2
Gen VIXY
X & Y
Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Gen VIISM
Debut
Sun & Moon
Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield
Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus
Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet
Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A

Gumshoos

Stats & Training

Gumshoos Weakness

Evolution & Breeding

How to Evolve

Best Gumshoos Build & Moves

Best Build

Best Gumshoos Moveset

Recommended Teammates

Level-Up Moves

TM Moves

Egg Moves

Tutor Moves

How to Get Gumshoos

Where To Catch Gumshoos in Scarlet & Violet

Gumshoos Guide