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kingler
#099

Kingler

Pincer Pokémon

Water

KINGLER has an enormous, oversized claw. It waves this huge claw in the air to communicate with others. However, because the claw is so heavy, the POKéMON quickly tires.

Base Stats

HP 55
Attack 130
Defense 115
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 50
Speed 75
Total 475

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

kingler Kingler Lv. 28

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Pincer Pokémon
Height 1.3 m
Weight 60.0 kg
Base Exp 166
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 60
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Waters Edge
Egg Groups Water3

Sprites

kingler Front Front
kingler Back Back
kingler Front Shiny Front Shiny
kingler Back Shiny Back Shiny
kingler Official Art Official Art
kingler Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu Usage: 1.7%
Choice Band
Moves
Hidden Power Ghost / Hidden Power Ground
Blizzard / Flail
Item
Choice Band
Nature
Naughty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Flail
Moves
Endure / Substitute
Hidden Power Ghost / Hidden Power Ground
Item
Salac Berry
Nature
Adamant / Naughty
EVs
Atk 252
SpA 4
Spe 252
Defensive
Moves
Surf / Hidden Power Ground
Item
Leftovers
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 252
Atk 180
Spe 72

Strategy Overview

Kingler possesses an insane base 130 Attack stat, but like many Pokemon in NU, it can't make use of it with its STAB moves. That said, with access to Double-Edge and a Speed stat that puts it above all of the common defensive Pokemon in the tier to back up its massive Attack, Kingler is still a very dangerous Choice Band attacker and late-game sweeper to look out for. It also has a nice base 115 Defense stat, meaning it doesn't simply fall over to the few priority attacks that exist in the metagame and can pull off an effective defensive set as well. While Kingler seems scary at first glance, its shallow movepool, terrible Special Defense, middling Speed, and poor coverage all attribute to its downfall, and it is ultimately effectively walled by most of the popular walls available in the tier if played around correctly.

Most Used Moves

Return
42.1%
Knock Off
39.9%
Mud Shot
23.6%

Most Used Items

Nothing
18.2%
Leftovers
16.4%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc