Mixed
Balanced
DTier
75Speed · Below Avg

Tandemaus Best Moveset

Normal at 50 Attack and 75 Speed with AbilityOwn Tempo preventing confusion. Pre-evolution stats. The moveset is building toward Maushold. Evolve for AbilityTechnician and MovePopulation Bomb that hits up to 10 times.

★Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Tandemaus saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). This was Tandemaus's competitive peak. Its most popular set ran Owntempo with Wide Lens, favoring a Jolly nature.

Terastallization became available

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 46
Population Bomb
Normal20POPULARSTAB
TM60
U-turn
Bug70COMMONCoverage
TM82
Thunder Wave
Electric—COMMONUtility
TM71
Seed Bomb
Grass80COMMONCoverage
TM204
Double-Edge
Normal120RARESTAB
TM108
Crunch
Dark80RARECoverage
Lv 30
Hyper Voice
Normal90RARESTAB
Tandemaus Scarlet & Violet MovesTandemaus Legends Z-A Moves

Best Build

Experimental
Physical Sweeper
Ability
Own Tempo
Item
Wide Lens
Best Nature for Tandemaus
Jolly+SPE

Tandemaus best EVs are Attack and Speed

EVs

Physical Sweeper Moveset

  • Population BombSTAB
  • U Turn
  • Thunder Wave
  • Seed Bomb

Recommended Teammates

Pikachu
PikachuExcellent
Dragonair
DragonairGood
Trumbeak
TrumbeakDecent
View full Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A moveset →

Tandemaus Weakness

Tandemaus is weak to Fighting. On the flip side, it's immune to Ghost-type moves entirely. Only 1 weakness makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Tandemaus Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Fighting
0x (Immune)Ghost

What is Tandemaus Weak Against

Good
1Weak
0Resist
1Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
Fighting
½xResist
None
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ghost

What is Tandemaus Strong Against

0Strong
2Resisted
1Immune
Score-3
2xStrong
None
½xResisted
RockSteel
0xImmune
Ghost

Best Pokemon Against Tandemaus

Machamp can KO Tandemaus with Close Combat (335-395%).

Evolution

Tandemaus evolves into Maushold. It's a two-stage chain with the method shown below. No compatible partners for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. Evolving adds up to 165 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Tandemaus
#924Tandemaus
25
Level 25
Maushold
#925Maushold
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Tandemaus
Normal
Maushold
Normal
HP
50
74+24
ATK
50
75+25
DEF
45
70+25
SP.ATK
40
65+25
SP.DEF
45
75+30
SPE
75
111+36
BST
305D-Tier
470C-Tier+165
ROLE
Balanced
Pivot
TYPE
Utility
Physical

Breeding

Moderate

Tandemaus is genderless and can only breed with Ditto. Part of the Fairy and Ground egg groups.

Egg Groups
FairyField
Gender
GenderlessDittoDitto only
Hatch Time
10 cycles·2,570 steps
Fast~3 min with Flame Body

How to Get Tandemaus

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Tandemaus's scattered across 38 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Where To Catch Tandemaus in SV

Tandemaus is your first catch on the way to Tandemaus. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 7-60 across 38 total spots in the chain.

  1. Tandemaus
    Step 1Tandemaus ✓
    The Pokémon League - Near Town
    Lv.7-14Overworld
    Rate 51%
    Apple Hills
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    Kitakami Road
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    Kitakami Wilds
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    Oni Mountain
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    Onis Maw
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    Paradise Barrens
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    Revelers Road
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    Wistful Fields
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Day
    East Province (Area One) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    East Province (Area Three) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    East Province (Area Two) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    Glaseado Mountain
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area One) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Six) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Three) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    South Province (Area Two) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    West Province (Area Three) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
    West Province (Area Two) - Near Town
    Lv.14-29Overworld
    Rate 8%
  2. Maushold
    Step 2Evolve into Maushold
    BREEDING
    Available
    Leave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Maushold egg.

Base Stats

Tandemaus's spread isn't flashy. Speed leads, Sp. Atk trails, 0 stats clear the bar. Common in the wild and worth 1 Speed EV, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
Avg
HP50
D
Attack50
D
Defense45
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def45
D
Speed75
C
Total305
Details
Catch Rate
Moderate150 / 255
Growth Rate
Fast800,000 XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight1.8 kg
4.0 lbsFeather
Base XP61
Low Yield
Abilities
Run Away
Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.
Pickup
Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
Own TempoHidden Ability
Prevents confusion.
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpDSpe+1
Speed training source
Pokedex Entry

The pair sticks together no matter what. They split any food they find exactly in half and then eat it together.

Pokemon Violet

Tandemaus Guide

  • Tandemaus does the job early-game if you need a Normal type on your team. Evolve it into Maushold before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.

Game Availability

Introduced in Scarlet & Violet, Tandemaus has appeared in 1 games across 2 generations. Later debuts mean fewer total appearances, but it's been a consistent presence since its introduction.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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