Pokemon GO Pangoro: Best moveset, counters, and is it any good?

Modified Jan 21, 2025 19:35 GMT

Best moveset, counters, and PvP/PvE analysis of Pokemon GO Pangoro — Here a user with Pokemon GO Pangoro can know everything about it. (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon GO Pangoro has various attacks available at its disposal, each with a different purpose and damage output. The Fast Attack Karate Chop was added to its move pool in September 2024. Pangoro's competitive viability has significantly improved since then. However, it still has some notable weaknesses that an opposing Pokemon can take advantage of.

When a user teaches a Pangoro the right set of attacks, its performance in Raid Battles, Gym battles, and Trainer Battles improves. Here's an article for everything you need to know about Pokemon GO Pangoro's best moveset, counters, and competitive viability.

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Pokemon GO Pangoro's best moveset

Pangoro, as seen in the anime. (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon GO Pangoro best PvP moveset

Fast Attack: Karate Chop
Charged Attacks: Close Combat and Night Slash

Pokemon GO Pangoro best PvE moveset

Fighting-type attacker

Fast Attack: Karate Chop
Charged Attack: Close Combat

Fighting-type attacker

Fast Attack: Snarl
Charged Attack: Night Slash

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Is Pangoro good in Pokemon GO PvP and PvE?

Pangoro In Pokemon GO PvP

Pangoro is arguably one of the best Fighting-type Pokemon in the GO Battle League's Great League and Ultra League. Its Fast Attack Karate Chop generates energy super fast, allowing Trainers to access its three-bar Dark-type Charged Attack Night Slash quickly and its one-bar Fighting-type Charged Attack Close Combat in a short period.

Pokemon GO Pangoro's Night Slash is super-effective against Ghost- and Psychic-type picks. On the other hand, Normal-, Rock-, Steel-, Ice-, and Dark-type contenders take increased damage from Karate Chop and Close Combat.

Here is an overview of Pangoro's PvP rankings as of January 2025:

Great League: #13
Ultra League: #63
Master League: #81

Pangoro in Pokemon GO PvE

Pangoro's type is Fighting and Dark, making it versatile as either type of attacker. When using Pangoro as a Fighting-type attacker, it can learn Karate Chop and Close Combat to deal with Normal-, Rock-, Ice-, Steel-, and Dark-type Pokemon.

As long as Pokemon GO Pangoro is a Dark-type attacker with Snarl and Night Slash, it can effectively counter Ghost- and Psychic-type picks. Do note that your effort goes in vain when this creature is placed in a Gym to defend it, as it's defensively fragile.

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