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kingdra
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Kingdra

Dragon Pokémon

WaterDragon

It is said that it usually hides in underwater caves. It can create whirlpools by yawning.

Base Stats

HP 75
Attack 95
Defense 95
Sp. Atk 95
Sp. Def 95
Speed 85
Total 540

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Dragon Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 152.0 kg
Base Exp 243
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water1 ,Dragon

Sprites

kingdra Front Front
kingdra Back Back
kingdra Front Shiny Front Shiny
kingdra Back Shiny Back Shiny
kingdra Official Art Official Art
kingdra Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Choice Specs
Item
Choice Specs
Nature
Modest
EVs
HP 28
SpA 252
Spe 228
Life Orb Attacker
Moves
Scald / Waterfall
Outrage / Ice Beam
Item
Life Orb
Nature
Rash
EVs
Atk 28
SpA 252
Spe 228

Strategy Overview

Thanks to Swift Swim, Kingdra can outpace the whole unboosted metagame under the rain. Furthermore, Kingdra's decent offensive stats turn it into a great wallbreaker and sweeper, which is amplified by the fact that its Water-type STAB moves are bolstered even further by the rain, and it can also choose to run a mixed set effectively due to its decent Attack. Kingdra also does not stack weaknesses with the rest of its team because it is neutral to Grass- and Electric-type attacks, unlike other Swift Swim Pokemon such as Mega Swampert and Omastar. However, Kingdra has somewhat underwhelming bulk, rendering it susceptible to strong priority moves such as Talonflame's Brave Bird and Bisharp's Sucker Punch when weakened. Moreover, rain only lasts for a maximum of eight turns, and Kingdra's reliance on rain for Speed and power makes it easily exploitable outside of it. Kingdra's Special Attack really isn't that great either, especially compared to other Draco Meteor users such as Latios.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
86.2%
Surf
71.9%
Scald
19.7%

Most Used Items

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc