Vigoroth
Wild Monkey Pokémon
Vigoroth is simply incapable of remaining still. Even when it tries to sleep, the blood in its veins grows agitated, compelling this Pokémon to run wild throughout the jungle before it can settle down.
Details
Abilities
Prevents sleep.
Base stats
Competitive movesets
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Where to find Vigoroth
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Vigoroth can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amnesia Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Covet Takes the target’s item. | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Encore Forces the target to repeat its last used move every turn for 2 to 6 turns. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| 1 | Flail Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Play Rough Has a chance to lower the target’s Attack by one stage. | Fairy | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Rest User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Slack Off Heals the user by half its max HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 1 | Uproar Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | Normal | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Yawn Target sleeps at the end of the next turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 14 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 17 | Endure Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 23 | Slash Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Chip Away Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 27 | Headbutt Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 27 | Throat Chop Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 37 | Focus Punch If the user takes damage before attacking, the attack is canceled. | Fighting | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 |
| 43 | Reversal Inflicts more damage when the user has less HP remaining, with a maximum of 200 power. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
Sprites & renders
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“Vigoroth”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/vigoroth.
Species data from PokéAPI.