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kingler
#099

Kingler

Pincer Pokémon

Water

Its large and hard pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, being so big, it is unwieldy to move.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Forms

Evolution Chain

kingler Kingler Lv. 28

Moves

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

ou Usage: 0.0%
Swords Dance
Moves
Knock Off / High Horsepower
High Horsepower / Superpower
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Sheer Force
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Kingler has shuffled its way onto Galarian shores as a dangerous Swords Dance user that can cleave through unsuspecting teams. Its coverage options in Knock Off, High Horsepower, and Superpower allow it to muscle past checks like Slowbro, Toxapex, and Ferrothorn, while its Speed tier enables it to outspeed a number of Pokemon that its main competitor Crawdaunt hopelessly lags behind, such as Volcanion, defensive Zapdos, and tank Buzzwole. While its nonexistent special bulk, inability to fit all of its coverage moves, and lack of priority moves like Aqua Jet can limit it significantly in some situations, the Kantonian crab will liquidate teams that attempt to dismiss its royal claim as an OverUsed threat at their own peril.

Most Used Moves

Knock Off
97.4%
Agility
5.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
99.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc