Is Kangaskhan Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Normal. AbilityScrappy is new in Gen 4 and lets Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost-types. That ability alone makes Kangaskhan unique. If imported, nothing can hide behind Ghost immunity. Handles Fantina without type advantage.
Kangaskhan trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Kangaskhan trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Kangaskhan trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Kangaskhan trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Kangaskhan resists most of Candice's coverage and hits back hard.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Bertha's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Kangaskhan resists most of Jupiter's coverage and hits back hard.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Kangaskhan in the Great Marsh (walking, Lv 22-26, uncommon). Post-National Dex.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Lost Tower
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 25NormalDizzy PunchPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 37DragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Byron
- HM08NormalRock ClimbPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 20Route 217
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Diamond & Pearl Kangaskhan Locations
Kangaskhan roams the Great Marsh as an uncommon walking catch in the low 20s, gated behind the postgame National Dex rotation. That Marsh slot is the single place it turns up in Sinnoh.
1 location to catch Kangaskhan
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3Best Locations to Catch Kangaskhan in Diamond & Pearl
How to Get Shiny Kangaskhan in Diamond & Pearl
Kangaskhan reaches shiny fastest by breeding, so leave it at the Day Care with a foreign parent for 1 in 1,638. Compare Shiny Kangaskhan odds across every game
Shiny Kangaskhan Evolution
Does Not EvolveDiamond & Pearl Shiny Kangaskhan Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Diamond & Pearl shiny odds for Kangaskhan.
Kangaskhan Weakness
Kangaskhan's Normal typing leaves it vulnerable to Fighting. It shrugs off Ghost-type attacks completely. With 105 HP and balanced defenses, Kangaskhan can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting |
| 0x (Immune) | Ghost |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Kangaskhan Weak Against
Good
Kangaskhan Evolutions
Kangaskhan doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find plenty of partners across one egg group, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 11 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Kangaskhan with 63 breeding partners from the Monster egg group. Pass egg moves like Counter, Crush Claw, Disable and 8 more to offspring.
DP Kangaskhan Best Moveset
Normal and Fighting moves hitting Ghost types through AbilityScrappy removes the one typing that would normally block the moveset completely. 95 Attack at 90 Speed with that coverage means nothing is truly safe switching in. 105 HP adds enough bulk to take a hit and swing back.
Best Build
Kangaskhan best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Fake Out
- Earthquake
- Sucker Punch
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Giga Impact and Hyper Beam for the basics, but Kangaskhan's real strength is the 13-type coverage spread. Dark and Dragon hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
51 of 52 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It raises its offspring in its belly pouch. It lets the baby out to play only when it feels safe.
Kangaskhan Diamond & Pearl Guide
Mega Evolution isn't available in Diamond & Pearl, but Kangaskhan does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Kangaskhan hits 590 BST.
Yes. Kangaskhan is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Kangaskhan becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Kangaskhan as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For Diamond & Pearl, build your team around Mightyena. These have the highest co-usage rates with Kangaskhan in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Diamond & Pearl, run Impish on Kangaskhan. +Defense is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Red & Blue, Kangaskhan has appeared in 20 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Mega form in Generation 6, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORASMega
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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