Is Kangaskhan Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Safari Zone encounter. Normal-type with AbilityScrappy letting Normal and Fighting moves hit Ghost-types. That ability alone sets Kangaskhan apart. No evolution in Gen 4. Safari Zone access timing is the limiting factor.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Bugsy's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Kangaskhan trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Kangaskhan trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Jasmine's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Clair's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Kangaskhan has the type edge here and should clean up Lance's team.
Catchable
Catch Kangaskhan in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 15-17, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 225Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TUTORNormalHeadbuttPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 15Ilex Forest
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- LV 25NormalDizzy PunchPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Jasmine
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- LV 37DragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
HeartGold & SoulSilver Kangaskhan Locations
Rare and uncommon odds make Kangaskhan a slog at the two morning-and-day spots it favors. Levels stay in the mid-teens, so expect to walk through plenty of grass before one shows.
2 locations to catch Kangaskhan
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Kangaskhan in HeartGold & SoulSilver
How to Get Shiny Kangaskhan in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Kangaskhan lumbers through Rock Tunnel and the Safari Zone, though breeding it Masuda-style is the fastest way to a shiny. Compare Shiny Kangaskhan odds across every game
Shiny Kangaskhan Evolution
Does Not EvolveHeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
GoodBest Pokemon Against Kangaskhan
 Hariyama Fighting | B | |
 Hitmonchan Fighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Tyrogue (Mt Mortar Gift) | ||
 Primeape Fighting | C | |
 Machoke Fighting | C | |
 Meditite FightingPsychic | C | |
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.
HGSS Kangaskhan Best Moveset
95 Attack and 90 Speed with AbilityScrappy allowing Normal and Fighting moves to hit Ghost types that would normally be immune. The moveset loses no coverage to immunities, and 105 HP plus 80 Defense add real physical bulk.
Best Build
Kangaskhan best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Fake Out
- Earthquake
- Sucker Punch
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Hyper Beam and Double-Edge for the basics, but Kangaskhan's real strength is the 14-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
All 41 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
If it is safe, the young gets out of the belly pouch to play. The adult keeps a close eye on the youngster.
To protect its young, it will never give up during battle, no matter how badly wounded it is.
Kangaskhan HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Kangaskhan?
See the Locations section above for where to find Kangaskhan in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Kangaskhan from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Kangaskhan easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Mega Evolution isn't available in HeartGold & SoulSilver, but Kangaskhan does have a Mega form in Gen 6-7 games (X/Y, ORAS, Sun/Moon). Mega Kangaskhan hits 590 BST.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Kangaskhan as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, build your team around Mightyena. These have the highest co-usage rates with Kangaskhan in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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
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