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kingambit
#983

Kingambit

Big Blade Pokémon

DarkSteel

Only a Bisharp that stands above all others in its vast army can evolve into Kingambit.

Base Stats

HP 100
Attack 135
Defense 120
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 85
Speed 50
Total 550

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

bisharp Bisharp Lv. 52
kingambit Kingambit Three Defeated Bisharp

Moves

Details

Category Big Blade Pokémon
Height 2.0 m
Weight 120.0 kg
Base Exp 275
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 25
Base Happiness 50
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Humanshape

Sprites

kingambit Front Front
kingambit Front Shiny Front Shiny
kingambit Official Art Official Art
kingambit Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Swords Dance
Item
Black Glasses / Air Balloon / Lum Berry
Ability
Supreme Overlord
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 248
Atk 252
SpD 8
Tera Type
DarkFire

Strategy Overview

Supreme Overlord, a high Attack stat, access to Swords Dance and Sucker Punch, and a wide variety of items and Tera types at its disposal make Kingambit one of the most dangerous late-game sweepers in the tier, being able to use Terastallization to lure in and beat Pokemon that would normally check it and completely take games at the drop of a hat. It also has an amazing defensive typing that lets it easily set up on metagame staples like Lunala and Necrozma-DM to start its sweep. However, the abundance of common Dark-resistant Pokemon in the tier makes making complete comebacks harder, as Pokemon like Koraidon, Zacian-C, and Arceus-Fairy, among others, can take a Sucker Punch and end its attempt at a sweep either by OHKOing it or burning it, though this can be circumvented with Terastallization. Kingambit is also forced into not coming in for the majority of the game, as it's heavily reliant on using up its HP or Terastallization to sweep, and when no teammates have fainted, it is weak compared to the rest of the metagame.

Most Used Moves

Iron Head
94.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
25.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc