Gumshoos (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Gumshoos (disambiguation).

Gumshoos Stakeout Pokémon デカグース Dekagoose #0735 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Normal Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Stakeout or Strong Jaw Cacophony Cacophony Adaptability Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 127 (26%)
Breeding Egg Group Field Hatch time 15 cycles
Height 2'04" 0.7 m Gumshoos 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 31.3 lbs. 14.2 kg Gumshoos 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 146	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Gumshoos 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Brown	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Gumshoos (Japanese: デカグース Dekagoose) is a Normal-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves from Yungoos when leveled up in the day starting at level 20.

Biology

Gumshoos is a long-bodied Pokémon similar to a mongoose. While it moves on all fours, it is capable of standing on its hind legs with its hands locked behind its back, similar to a human. Most of its coat is brown with a yellow underside that extends over the top of its tail. It has an additional yellow stripe that starts on its forehead and ends between its shoulders. There are tufts of fur near its shoulders, hips, and around the base of its tail. These tufts in combination with its yellow underside create the impression of an open trenchcoat. Its ears are rounded with a small notch and are located on the sides of its head. It has a short snout with a pink nose, a large mouth full of pointed teeth, eyes nearly hidden under its yellow stripe, and tufts of yellow fur on its chin. There are three black claws on each of its four short legs. Despite its length, Gumshoos is thick-bodied and has a wide, flat tail with longer fur on the tip.

Gumshoos hunts by patiently waiting along its prey's known travel routes and pouncing when the unsuspecting prey comes along. Due to its tenacious personality and ability to withstand intense hunger, it is able to wait for its prey for long periods without eating.^[1] Its favorite prey are Rattata and Raticate, but since Gumshoos is diurnal, it rarely encounters them. It is also known to prey on Skwovet. Once the sun sets, this Pokémon's stamina is depleted and it will fall asleep where it stands. It is not originally from Alola, and was brought over to take care of Rattata outbreaks. Prior to Generation VIII, Gumshoos and its pre-evolved form, Yungoos, were the only known Pokémon that could have Stakeout as an Ability.

A special Gumshoos in Alola serves as the Totem Pokémon for the Verdant Cavern's Island trial.

Evolution

Gumshoos evolves from Yungoos.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Yungoos  Normal

→

First evolution Gumshoos  Normal

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gumshoos in the Alola PokédexSM	Gumshoos in the Alola PokédexUSUM	Gumshoos in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Games		Held items
Sun	Moon	Pecha Berry (5%)
Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon
Scarlet	Violet

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VII - VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM005 TM005 Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM008 TM008 Fire Fang Fire Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM009 TM009 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM010 TM010 Ice Fang Ice Physical 06565 095}}95% 15 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM020 TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM028 TM028 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM049 TM049 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM060 TM060 U-turn Bug Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM063 TM063 Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM066 TM066 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TM067 TM067 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM068 TM068 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM069 TM069 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM071 TM071 Seed Bomb Grass Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM084 TM084 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM147 TM147 Wild Charge Electric Physical 09090 100}}100% 15 TM149 TM149 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM172 TM172 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM181 TM181 Knock Off Dark Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM183 TM183 Super Fang Normal Physical 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM192 TM192 Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150150 100}}100% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM205 TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gumshoos Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Gumshoos Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VII - VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Endeavor Normal Physical — 100% 5 Fire Fang Fire Physical 65 95% 15 Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95% 15 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 Thunder Fang Electric Physical 65 95% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Gumshoos Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Gumshoos Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Gumshoos

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle Normal Attack Power: 60 - 105 5 #800 Crushing Step Delays your opponent's disruptions and increases damage.

Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.67 seconds Base HP: 57 Base Attack: 76 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60

Pokémon GO Base HP: 204 Base Attack: 194 Base Defense: 113 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 1 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Take Down, Bite Charged Attacks: Hyper Fang, Crunch, Rock Tomb

Evolution data

Unevolved Yungoos  Normal

+ Level 20 during the day →

First evolution Gumshoos  Normal

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Gumshoos images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Gumshoos in the anime

Totem Gumshoos in the anime

Major appearances

Officer Jenny's Gumshoos

Gumshoos debuted in To Top a Totem! as an Ally Pokémon, where it was quickly defeated by Pikachu's Iron Tail. It made further appearances in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, where it was now under the ownership of the Officer Jenny of Melemele Island.

Other

A Totem Gumshoos appeared in To Top a Totem!, where it battled Ash. After defeating Rowlet and then being defeated itself by Pikachu, it rewarded Ash with a Normalium Z. It reappeared in a flashback in Trial and Tribulation!.

Minor appearances

A Gumshoos appeared in Showdown on Poni Island!, where it was photographed by Lillie during her time on Poni Island.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Gumshoos in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ilima's Yungoos was revealed to have evolved into a Gumshoos sometime prior to Ray of Light!! Through the Crack in the Sky!.

Pokémon Horizon

A Yungoos appeared in a fantasy in Journey to a New Horizon.

A Yungoos appeared in a fantasy in Traveling Trainer Tokio.

In the TCG

Main article: Gumshoos (TCG)

Trivia

• Of all Totem Pokémon that can be battled in Alola, Totem Gumshoos is one of the only two Totem Pokémon that is battled in only one game out of the two versions — in this case, Sun and Ultra Sun. The other is Totem Raticate.
• Gumshoos and its pre-evolved form are the only Pokémon that have Stakeout as a standard Ability instead of a Hidden Ability.

Origin

Gumshoos appears to be based on a mongoose or honey badger with detective motifs, reflecting how it stakes out Rattata nests. The fur atop its head resembles a flat cap or a combover hairstyle.

Gumshoos's Ultra Sun Pokédex entry seems to reference how the small Indian mongoose was introduced to Hawaii in order to counter rat problems on sugar cane plantations, although the mongoose later became an invasive species.

In an interview with Game Informer published on October 19, 2016, Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori of GAME FREAK stated that the similarities between Gumshoos and Donald Trump were not intentional.^[2]

Name origin

Gumshoos may be a combination of gumshoe (detective) and mongoose. It may also involve gumption.

Dekagoose may be a combination of でか deka (slang term for detective) and mongoose.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese デカグース Dekagoose From でか deka and mongoose French Argouste From argousin and mangouste Spanish Gumshoos Same as English name German Manguspektor From Manguste and Inspektor Italian Gumshoos Same as English name Korean 형사구스 Hyeongsaguseu From 형사 (刑事) hyeongsa and mongoose Mandarin Chinese 貓鼬探長 / 猫鼬探长 Māoyòutànzhǎng From 貓鼬 / 猫鼬 māoyòu and 探長 / 探长 tànzhǎng Cantonese Chinese 貓鼬探長 Māauyauhtaamjéung From 貓鼬 māauyauh and 探長 taamjéung

More languages Hindi जासूगूस Jasoogoos From जासूस jāsūs and mongoose or Yungoos Russian Гамшус Gamshus Transcription of English name Thai เดคากูส Dekhakut Transcription of Japanese name

Related articles

• Officer Jenny's Gumshoos
• Totem Pokémon

References

External links

Totem Pokémon

Melemele Island

Akala Island

Ula'ula Island

Poni Island

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