Yungoos Pokémon Card Guide for Collectors, Traders, and Binder Builders
Yungoos through a collector lens — art cues, binder rhythm, and natural pairings with Gumshoos and Blitzle.
2025-03-12
Popularity Rank: #665
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #524
2019 survey: #809
#665 / 1025
#0734
Yungoos
Loitering Pokémon
With its sharp fangs, it will bite anything. It did not originally live in Alola but was imported from another region.
Pokédex details
National Dex
#0734
Height
0.4 m
Weight
6.0 kg
Capture rate
255 / 255
Generation
Gen VII
Gender ratio
50% male, 50% female
Hatch steps
3,825 steps
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Brown
Habitat
—
Shape
Quadruped
What makes Yungoos so likeable
The elevator pitch for Yungoos: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Bulbapedia introduces Yungoos as a species that it evolves into Gumshoos when leveled up in the day starting at level 20.
- Honestly? Some Pokémon are just plain likeable. They don't need a sales pitch.
- Pairs naturally with Gumshoos on a themed page — cute alone, cuter as a duo.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Yungoos from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Mega Evolution
Common
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Obsidian Flames
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Unified Minds
Common
Ultra Prism
Common
McDonald's Collection 2017
None
SM trainer Kit (Lycanroc)
Common
Sun & Moon
Common
Showing 9 of 9 loaded cards · card data from TCGdex with pokemontcg.io as backup · images via Scrydex when needed
Laying out a Yungoos page that photographs well
Binder geometry for Yungoos: where the eye should land first and what can stay in the background.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Yungoos #180 (Unified Minds) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Yungoos binder page.
Yungoos #112 (Ultra Prism) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Yungoos binder page.
Yungoos #109 (Sun & Moon) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Yungoos binder page.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Yungoos mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Yungoos chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Unified Minds
Common
Ultra Prism
Common
Sun & Moon
Common
Mega Evolution
Common
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Obsidian Flames
Common
Crown Zenith
Common
Right page
McDonald's Collection 2017
None
SM trainer Kit (Lycanroc)
Common
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Start with a background that echoes Yungoos's normal, then place your chase holo in the top-left anchor slot. Secondary copies can step down in rarity toward the edges so the spread breathes in photos.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
Postcard, Welcome to Alola! ポストカード Welcome to Alola!
Scene art via artofpkm.com — Postcard, Welcome to Alola! ポストカード Welcome to Alola!
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Yungoos's cheerful base temperament invites playful sticker sleeves or washi — don't force a grimdark layout unless the art demands it.
- Keep a "swap tray" of mid-value Yungoos duplicates beside the binder — trades move faster when the page is already curated.
- Lead with your strongest Yungoos single, then echo it with a secondary spread featuring Gumshoos, Blitzle, and Copperajah so the page reads as a story, not a checklist.
- Hunt bilingual or alt-language copies when Yungoos lettering or embossing outshines the English print — especially if you trade with collectors who search native names.
Abilities, moves & metagame notes
Optional competitive context for Yungoos. Display collectors can skip straight to the backstory below.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Yungoos — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
48
Attack
70
Defense
30
Sp. Atk
30
Sp. Def
30
Speed
45
Total: 253
Players file Yungoos around tier "LC" while Ability Stakeout (This Pokémon's moves have double power against Pokémon that switched in this turn.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Mono-normal Yungoos spreads live on lighting variation: same palette, different contrast.
- Hidden Ability Adaptability is the deep-cut hunt — call it out when you sell or trade so buyers know you are curating, not flipping random holos.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Yungoos — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Yungoos, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
With its sharp fangs, it will bite anything. It did not originally live in Alola but was imported from another region.
It wanders around in a never-ending search for food. At dusk, it collapses from exhaustion and falls asleep on the spot.
Its stomach takes up most of its long torso. It’s a big eater, so the amount Trainers have to spend on its food is no laughing matter.
Collectors still read Yungoos and Gumshoos fastest left-to-right; matching illustration eras across those stages matters more than cramming every rarity onto one page.
A second dex beat (Ultra Sun) frames Yungoos as its stomach takes up most of its long torso.. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Mangunior
Spanish
Yungoos
French
Manglouton
Italian
Yungoos
Japanese
ヤングース
Japanese (Romaji)
Youngoose
Korean
영구스
Chinese (Simplified)
猫鼬少
Chinese (Traditional)
貓鼬少
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