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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, seeGumshoos (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 Unknown Unknown
Abilities Stakeout orStrong 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}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 31.3 lbs. 14.2 kg Gumshoos 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
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 aNormal-typePokémon introduced inGeneration VII.

Itevolves fromYungoos whenleveled up in theday starting at level 20.

Biology

Gumshoos is a long-bodied mammalianPokémon 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 opentrenchcoat. 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 that is usually depicted baring the teeth, eyes with white sclerae and black horizontal pupils 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 theAlolan forms ofRattata andRaticate, but since Gumshoos is diurnal, it rarely encounters them. It is also known to prey onSkwovet, which does not provide Gumshoos much challenge. Once the sun sets, this Pokémon's stamina is depleted and it will fall asleep where it stands. It is not originally fromAlola, and was brought over from its unknown native region to take care of Rattata outbreaks.

A special Gumshoos inAlola acts as theTotem Pokémon forIlima'strial inVerdant Cavern. This Gumshoos possessesZ-Power, an energy that originates fromUltra Wormholes and takes the form of a golden, flaring aura. The reward for defeating Totem Gumshoos and completing the trial is aNormalium Z.

Prior toGeneration VIII, Gumshoos and its pre-evolved form,Yungoos, were theonly known Pokémon that could haveStakeout as anAbility.

Evolution

Gumshoos evolves fromYungoos.

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

Unevolved Yungoos  Normal

→

First Evolution Gumshoos  Normal

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gumshoos in theAlola PokédexSM	Gumshoos in theAlola PokédexUSUM	Gumshoos in thePaldea 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

Gumshoos is available inScarlet and Violet.

Byleveling up

ByTM

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 getsSTAB 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

Bybreeding

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 bechain bred onto Gumshoos Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Gumshoos Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Gumshoos

By a priorEvolution

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 theday →

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 seeGumshoos images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In animation

Major appearances

Officer Jenny's Gumshoos

Gumshoos debuted inTo Top a Totem! as anAlly Pokémon, where it was quickly defeated byPikachu'sIron Tail. It made further appearances inPokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, where it was now under the ownership of theOfficer Jenny ofMelemele Island.

Other

ATotem Gumshoos appeared inTo Top a Totem!, where it battledAsh. After defeatingRowlet and then being defeated itself by Pikachu, it rewarded Ash with aNormalium Z. It reappeared in a flashback inTrial and Tribulation!.

Minor appearances

A Gumshoos appeared inShowdown on Poni Island!, where it was photographed byLillie during her time onPoni Island.

Pokédex entries

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

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

Pokémon Horizon

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

A Yungoos appeared in a fantasy inTraveling 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 isTotem Raticate.
• Gumshoos and its pre-evolved form are the only Pokémon that haveStakeout as a standardAbility instead of aHidden Ability.

Origin

Gumshoos appears to be based on amongoose orhoney badger with detective motifs, reflected in how it stakes outRattata nests. The fur atop its head resembles aflat cap or acombover hairstyle.

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

In an interview with Game Informer published on October 19, 2016,Junichi Masuda andShigeru Ohmori ofGAME FREAK stated that the similarities between Gumshoos andDonald Trump were not intentional.^[2]

Name origin

Gumshoos may be a combination ofgumshoe (detective) andmongoose. It may also involvegumption.

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

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese デカグースDekagoose Fromでかdeka andmongoose French Argouste Fromargousin andmangouste Spanish Gumshoos Same as English name German Manguspektor FromManguste andInspektor Italian Gumshoos Same as English name Korean 형사구스Hyeongsaguseu From형사 (刑事)hyeongsa andmongoose 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 जासूगूसJasoogoos Fromजासूसjāsūs andmongoose orYungoos Russian ГамшусGamshus Transcription of English name Thai เดคากูสDekhakut 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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