Is Pangoro Good in Sword & Shield Playthrough?
Pangoro's Fighting/Dark with 124 Attack handles Gordie, Piers, Allister (Shield), and Leon's Aegislash. Bea uses one in her Sword gym. AbilityIron Fist boosts punching moves. 116 HP gives it staying power. A mid-game catch that stays relevant through the Champion Cup. Solid investment from Route 6.
Pancham trades roughly evenly with Milo's team.
Pancham trades roughly evenly with Nessa's team.
Kabu's typing presses Pancham's defenses.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Bea's team.
Opal's team hits Pangoro's weaknesses hard.
Pangoro has the type edge here and should clean up Gordie's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Piers's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Raihan's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Bede's team.
Pangoro trades roughly evenly with Leon's team.
Catch Pancham on Rolling Fields (overworld, Lv 7-10). Snowstorm.
Your Pancham should hit Level 32 before you reach Bea, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Pangoro in Sword & Shield
moderate rates across 2 locations for Pangoro in endgame routes. Scroll the sorted list below and pick whichever spot sits closest to your current route. The rate differences between locations are worth comparing.
Where To Catch Pangoro in SwSh
The path to Pangoro starts with Pancham at Lv. 7-52 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch PanchamRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%SandstormRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%Intense SunRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%ThunderstormRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%SnowstormRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%Heavy FogRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%Normal WeatherRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%RainingRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%SnowingRolling Fields - 2Lv.7-10OverworldRate 60%OvercastEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 35%OvercastWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 25%OvercastRoute 3Lv.8-13GrassRate 20%All WeatherEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 15%SnowstormWest Lake AxewellLv.7-11CaveRate 10%Intense SunEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 10%SnowingEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 5%Intense SunEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 5%SandstormEast Lake AxewellLv.10-15OverworldRate 5%Thunderstorm
Step 2Pangoro ✓Lake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassShieldRate 13%OvercastLake of OutrageLv.50-52GrassSwordRate 10%Overcastor evolve from Pancham (Step 1)
Pangoro Weakness
Pangoro's Fighting/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to Fairy, Fighting, and Flying. Fairy hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Psychic-type attacks completely. With 95 HP and balanced defenses, Pangoro can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Fairy |
| 2x (Weak) | Fighting, Flying |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Rock, Ghost |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Dark |
| 0x (Immune) | Psychic |
What is Pangoro Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Pangoro
Pancham Fighting | D | |
 Cutiefly BugFairy | D | |
 Machop Fighting | C | |
 Milcery Fairy | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x69-82% Low Sweep 2x52-62% | ||
 Shiinotic GrassFairy | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Shiinotic builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x136-160%KO | ||
 Spritzee Fairy | C | |
 Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x181-213%KO | ||
 Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Grimmsnarl builds →Spirit Break 4x142-167%KO Brick Break 2x47-56% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Hawlucha builds →Fly 2x69-81% Brick Break 2x56-67% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x179-211%KO | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Grimmsnarl builds →Spirit Break 4x142-167%KO Brick Break 2x47-56% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Hawlucha builds →Flying Press 2x75-89% Fly 2x68-79% | ||
Toxicroak PoisonFighting | C | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x183-216%KO | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Grimmsnarl builds →Play Rough 4x174-205%KO Brick Break 2x48-57% | ||
 Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Clefable builds →Moonblast 4x162-190%KO Brick Break 2x32-38% | ||
 Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Togekiss builds →Draining Kiss 4x105-124%KO Air Slash 2x77-91% Aura Sphere 2x55-65% | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Clefable builds →Moonblast 4x159-187%KO Focus Blast 2x67-79% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x200-236%KO Focus Blast 2x84-99% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x183-215%KO | ||
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Grimmsnarl builds →Play Rough 4x172-203%KO Hammer Arm 2x64-75% | ||
 Heracross BugFighting | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Heracross builds →Close Combat 2x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x40-47% | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Clefable builds →Moonblast 4x159-187%KO Focus Blast 2x67-79% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x200-236%KO Focus Blast 2x84-99% | ||
Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Togekiss builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x163-192%KO Air Slash 2x77-91% Aura Sphere 2x54-64% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Grimmsnarl builds →Play Rough 4x172-203%KO Hammer Arm 2x64-75% | ||
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Clefable builds →Moonblast 4x159-187%KO Focus Blast 2x67-79% Bounce 2x35-41% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast 4x200-236%KO Focus Blast 2x84-99% | ||
Togekiss Fairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Togekiss builds →Dazzling Gleam 4x163-192%KO Air Slash 2x77-91% Aura Sphere 2x54-64% | ||
Hatterene PsychicFairy | B | |
Grimmsnarl DarkFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Grimmsnarl builds →Play Rough 4x172-203%KO Hammer Arm 2x64-75% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Clefable can KO Pangoro with Moonblast (132-155%). Urshifu threatens a KO with Close Combat (184-216%). Salamence deals 50-59% with Earthquake.
Clefable Fairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Clefable builds →Moonblast 4x132-155%KO Knock Off2-3% | ||
 Urshifu FightingDark | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityUnseenfist ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Urshifu builds →Close Combat 2x184-216%KO Sucker Punch13-16% U Turn36-42% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Pangoro View Salamence builds →Earthquake50-59% | ||
Pangoro Evolutions
Pangoro is the evolved form of Pancham. Breeding produces Pancham eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Pancham gave Pangoro the biggest boost in Attack (+42), bringing the total to 495 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Pangoro to get Pancham eggs easily using 152 partners from the Ground and Humanshape egg groups. Notable egg moves include Power Trip, Quash, Quick Guard and 2 more.
SwSh Pangoro Best Moveset
Fighting that hits Ghost-types. AbilityScrappy from the hidden slot removes the Normal and Fighting immunity entirely, and 124 Attack at 58 Speed behind Fighting/Dark TermStab breaks through most targets physically. AbilityIron Fist boosts punch moves as the alternate path. B-tier because the raw Attack overcomes the low Speed.
Best Build
Pangoro best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Bullet Punch
- Knock Off
- Close Combat
- Ice Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Close Combat and Focus Blast for the basics, but Pangoro's real strength is the 14-type coverage spread. Steel and Normal 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This Pokémon is quick to anger, and it has no problem using its prodigious strength to get its way. It lives for duels against Obstagoon.
Using its leaf, Pangoro can predict the moves of its opponents. It strikes with punches that can turn a dump truck into scrap with just one hit.
Pangoro Sword & Shield Guide
In Sword & Shield, Don't let Pangoro's 495 base stat total fool you. Mold Breaker is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a wallbreaker. Bullet Punch with Choice Band is the standard set.
In Sword & Shield, Run Mold Breaker on Pangoro. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Pangoro also gets Iron Fist and Scrappy, but they don't compare.
In Sword & Shield, Pangoro fills the wallbreaker role. It's a physical attacker with base 124 Attack. At base 58 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Sword & Shield, run Bullet Punch, Knock Off, Close Combat, and Icepunch on Pangoro. Bullet Punch is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the wallbreaker role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Introduced in X & Y, Pangoro has appeared in 6 games across 5 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
- Gen 1RB
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 6XYDebut
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
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