No.0983

Kingambit

Big Blade Pokémon

DarkSteel
Height: 2mWeight: 120kgPower of Low Kick against it: 100Egg Groups: Human-LikeSingles: OUDoubles: DOURegional Dex: Paldea #369 / Kitakami #188

Description

Though it commands a massive army in battle, it’s not skilled at devising complex strategies. It just uses brute strength to keep pushing.

Raising data

Catch rate
25 / 255
Base friendship
50
Egg steps
2,688 steps
Gender ratio
♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Growth rate
Medium Fast(1,000,000)

Base StatsTotal 550

HP100
Atk135
Def120
SpA60
SpD85
Spe50

Actual stats

Max252 EV0 EVMin
HP207207175175
Atk205187155139
Def189172140126
SpA1231128072
SpD15013710594
Spe1121027063

Calculated at 31 IVs. Max = 252 EVs with a boosting nature, 252 EV = neutral nature, 0 EV = neutral nature, Min = 0 EVs with a hindering nature. HP is not affected by nature.

Run a damage calc with Kingambit

Abilities

  • Defiant

    If the Pokémon has any stat lowered by an opposing Pokémon, its Attack stat will be boosted sharply.

  • Supreme Overlord

    When the Pokémon enters a battle, its Attack and Sp. Atk stats are slightly boosted for each of the allies in its party that have already been defeated.

  • PressureHidden

    Puts other Pokémon under pressure, causing them to expend more PP to use their moves.

Competitive usage

How often this Pokémon is used in ranked battles, and within that, the share of its moves, items, abilities, Tera types, EV spreads and teammates. Listed per format.

Champions VGC reg.MB36.8%#12026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Sucker Punch99.8%
  • Kowtow Cleave98.3%
  • Iron Head67.8%
  • Protect67.6%
  • Low Kick39.3%
  • Swords Dance25.7%
  • Brick Break0.7%
  • Quick Guard0.2%
  • Assurance0.1%
  • Low Sweep0.1%

Items

  • Black Glasses40.2%
  • Chople Berry25.5%
  • Focus Sash17.1%
  • Life Orb12.5%
  • Occa Berry2.8%
  • Expert Belt0.8%

Abilities

  • Defiant99.2%
  • Supreme Overlord0.8%
  • Pressure0%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP32 / Atk32 / SpD214.6%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP2 / Atk32 / Spe3210.3%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP32 / Atk32 / SpD1 / Spe18%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP32 / Atk32 / Spe25%→ Calc
OU23.4%#42026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Sucker Punch99.8%
  • Swords Dance99.4%
  • Iron Head88.3%
  • Kowtow Cleave57.5%
  • Low Kick54.2%
  • Substitute0.1%
  • Protect0.1%
  • Spite0.1%
  • Stealth Rock0.1%

Items

  • Leftovers59.4%
  • Air Balloon13.8%
  • Black Glasses10.4%
  • Lum Berry9.3%
  • Shuca Berry1.2%
  • Black Belt1.2%

Abilities

  • Supreme Overlord97.5%
  • Defiant2.4%
  • Pressure0.1%

Tera types

  • ghost30.2%
  • fighting18.6%
  • fire14%
  • dark12.5%
  • bug10.8%
  • fairy5.8%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP248 / Atk252 / Def812.2%→ Calc
  • Jolly Atk252 / SpD4 / Spe25211.2%→ Calc
  • Adamant Atk252 / Def4 / Spe2528.2%→ Calc
  • Jolly Atk252 / Def4 / Spe2528.1%→ Calc
Champions BSS reg.MB8.8%#202026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Sucker Punch99.4%
  • Kowtow Cleave97.9%
  • Iron Head84.6%
  • Swords Dance82.9%
  • Brick Break12.5%
  • Low Kick10.8%
  • Guillotine6%
  • Metal Burst1.6%
  • Protect1.1%
  • Zen Headbutt0.5%

Items

  • Black Glasses69.4%
  • Lum Berry7.3%
  • Leftovers5.4%
  • Chople Berry5.4%
  • Focus Sash3.1%
  • Sitrus Berry2.6%

Abilities

  • Supreme Overlord81.7%
  • Defiant17.8%
  • Pressure0.4%

EV spreads

Doubles OU6.5%#322026-07Usage over time

Moves

  • Kowtow Cleave96.9%
  • Sucker Punch93.1%
  • Protect74.9%
  • Iron Head71.5%
  • Swords Dance32.4%
  • Brick Break14.8%
  • Low Kick12.9%
  • Tera Blast1.2%
  • Zen Headbutt1.1%
  • Assurance0.8%

Items

  • Black Glasses24.7%
  • Assault Vest21.6%
  • Lum Berry17.4%
  • Air Balloon15.6%
  • Leftovers7.2%
  • Safety Goggles4.2%

Abilities

  • Defiant97.6%
  • Supreme Overlord2.4%
  • Pressure0%

Tera types

  • dark61.7%
  • ghost15.3%
  • flying8.5%
  • dragon6.2%
  • fairy3.8%
  • fire3%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP252 / Atk232 / SpD4 / Spe2032.6%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP252 / Atk252 / SpD418.6%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP244 / Atk196 / SpD688.7%→ Calc
  • Brave HP252 / Atk252 / SpD48.4%→ Calc
VGC 2026 reg.I4.6%#302026-06Usage over time

Moves

  • Sucker Punch99.9%
  • Kowtow Cleave99.6%
  • Iron Head98.8%
  • Brick Break85.1%
  • Protect10.8%
  • Low Kick3.8%
  • Swords Dance0.7%
  • Tera Blast0.6%
  • Iron Defense0.2%
  • Night Slash0.2%

Items

  • Assault Vest85.8%
  • Black Glasses6%
  • Life Orb3.5%
  • Leftovers1.9%
  • Room Service0.8%
  • Safety Goggles0.7%

Abilities

  • Defiant99%
  • Supreme Overlord1%
  • Pressure0%

Tera types

  • grass84.8%
  • dark6.2%
  • flying4.1%
  • fairy3.3%
  • ghost0.4%
  • fighting0.3%

EV spreads

  • Adamant HP212 / Atk252 / Def4 / SpD36 / Spe484.6%→ Calc
  • Adamant HP252 / Atk252 / SpD46%→ Calc
  • Brave Atk252 / Def132 / SpD1243%→ Calc
  • Adamant Atk212 / Def204 / Spe921.9%→ Calc
See usage for other Pokémon

Moves whose power depends on weight

Low Kick scales with the target's weight; Heavy Slam scales with the attacker-to-target weight ratio. Opponents listed are taken from the usage data, limited to Pokémon that actually run the move.

Evolution

Type Matchups

Weak to×2 / ×4
Fighting×4FireGround
Resists×½ / ×¼
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
Immune to×0
PoisonPsychic
Super-effective STAB coverage×2+
IcePsychicRockGhostFairy

Moves

Level up

DarkKowtow CleavePhysical 85
Lv1BugFury CutterPhysical 40
Lv1NormalLeerStatus
Lv1SteelMetal BurstPhysical
Lv1SteelMetal ClawPhysical 50
Lv1NormalScratchPhysical 40
Lv15DarkTormentStatus
Lv20NormalScary FaceStatus
Lv25DarkAssurancePhysical 60
Lv30SteelMetal SoundStatus
Lv35NormalSlashPhysical 70
Lv40DarkNight SlashPhysical 70
Lv45SteelIron DefenseStatus
Lv50NormalRetaliatePhysical 70
Lv57SteelIron HeadPhysical 80
Lv64NormalSwords DanceStatus
Lv71NormalGuillotinePhysical
TM41

FAQ

What kind of Pokémon is Kingambit?

Big Blade Pokémon Though it commands a massive army in battle, it’s not skilled at devising complex strategies. It just uses brute strength to keep pushing.

What type is Kingambit?

Kingambit is a Dark / Steel-type Pokémon.

What is Kingambit weak to?

It takes heavy damage from Fighting / Fire / Ground-type moves.

What are Kingambit's base stats?

HP100 / Atk135 / Def120 / SpA60 / SpD85 / Spe50 (total 550)

What are Kingambit's abilities?

Defiant, Supreme Overlord, Pressure

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