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kingler
🎯 Nature Recommendations
Adamant
Primary
+Attack -Sp. Atk
Attack higher than Sp. Atk, Adamant maximizes damage
Jolly
Alternative
+Speed -Sp. Atk
If speed advantage needed
#099

kingler

Water

The large pincer has 10000 hp of crushing power. However, its huge size makes it unwieldy to use.

Height
1.3m
Weight
60kg
Generation
Gen I (RB)
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📊 Stats ⚡ Abilities 🛡️ Type Matchup 🔄 Forms ✨ Evolution 💥 Moves

Base Stats

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

Abilities (Click for details)

hyper-cutter
Normal Ability
shell-armor
Normal Ability
sheer-force

Type Matchups

Weaknesses (×2)

Electric Grass

Resistances (×½)

Fire Water Ice Steel

Forms

kingler
kingler
 kingler-gmax
kingler-gmax

Evolution Chain

krabby
krabby
#098
→
kingler
kingler
#099

Moves

Level Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
Lv.1 vice-grip normal physical 55 100 30
Lv.1 leer normal status - 100 30
Lv.1 bubble water special 40 100 30
Lv.1 mud-sport ground status - - 15
Lv.1 wide-guard rock status - - 10
Lv.5 vice-grip normal physical 55 100 30
Lv.9 leer normal status - 100 30
Lv.11 harden normal status - - 30
Lv.15 bubble-beam water special 65 100 20
Lv.19 mud-shot ground special 55 95 15
Lv.21 metal-claw steel physical 50 95 35
Lv.25 stomp normal physical 65 100 20
Lv.32 protect normal status - - 10
Lv.37 guillotine normal physical - 30 5
Lv.44 slam normal physical 80 75 20
Lv.51 brine water special 65 100 10
Lv.56 crabhammer water physical 100 90 10
Lv.63 flail normal physical - 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
swords-dance normal status - - 20
cut normal physical 50 95 30
surf water special 90 100 15
ice-beam ice special 90 100 10
blizzard ice special 110 70 5
hyper-beam normal special 150 90 5
strength normal physical 80 100 15
dig ground physical 80 100 10
toxic poison status - 90 10
double-team normal status - - 15
rest psychic status - - 5
rock-slide rock physical 75 90 10
substitute normal status - - 10
thief dark physical 60 100 25
protect normal status - - 10
false-swipe normal physical 40 100 40
swagger normal status - 85 15
attract normal status - 100 15
sleep-talk normal status - - 10
return normal physical - 100 20
frustration normal physical - 100 20
hidden-power normal special 60 100 15
rain-dance water status - - 5
rock-smash fighting physical 40 100 15
hail ice status - - 10
facade normal physical 70 100 20
brick-break fighting physical 75 100 15
secret-power normal physical 70 100 20
dive water physical 80 100 10
rock-tomb rock physical 60 95 15
fling dark physical - 100 10
x-scissor bug physical 80 100 15
giga-impact normal physical 150 90 5
hone-claws dark status - - 15
round normal special 60 100 15
Move Type Category Power Accuracy PP
snore normal special 50 100 15
icy-wind ice special 55 95 15
superpower fighting physical 120 100 5
knock-off dark physical 65 100 20
iron-defense steel status - - 15
water-pulse water special 60 100 20

Moveset & Team Recommendations

⚔️ Recommended Movesets
Physical Attacker Moveset Physical
crabhammer aquatail volt-tackle swords-dance
kingler's physical attacker moveset, STAB movecrabhammerhigh power, paired with volt-tacklebetter coverage.
Rain Team Core Moveset Weather
thunder hurricane surf rest
kingleras a Rain Team core, Maximize power with weather ability.
👥 Team Recommendations
Rain Team Core Rain
pelipper ludicolo ferrothorn gyarados excadrill
kingleras a Rain Team core member, with other weather setters maximize power.
Balanced Team Core Balance
landorus-incarnate togekiss ferrothorn scizor gyarados
kingleras a Balanced Team attacker core, Cover weaknesses with teammates.
Hyper Offense Team Core Hyper Offense
dragonite garchomp gyarados dragapult talonflame
kingleras a Hyper Offense team core, fast sweeping is the main goal.
Stall Team Core Stall
blissey ferrothorn gliscor togekiss mimikyu
kingleras a Stall team core wearing down opponents with Toxic and recovery.