Competitive Information for Kingdra [Ruby/Sapphire]
Water / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kingdra? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Kingdra is an astounding Water and Dragon-typed Pokemon. Kingdra is a frequent Pokemon to see in Generation 3. Kingdra's only type-related weakness is Dragon.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
- Substitute
Physical Sweeper Kingdra (Swift Swim)
Kingdra is an interesting Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Kingdra's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Kingdra this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Kingdra takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Dragon Breath / Twister
- Protect
Special Sweeper Kingdra (Swift Swim)
Kingdra is a sensational Special Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Years before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Kingdra's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Aurora Beam is a special 65-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Twister is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Kingdra this turn).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kingdra? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Protect
- Toxic
- Substitute
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kingdra (Swift Swim)
Kingdra is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Previously before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Kingdra's speed is doubled.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Kingdra this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
♦ Substitute is a status move (Kingdra takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
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Item: Mystic Water
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Moveset:
- Surf / Waterfall
- Twister / Dragon Breath
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
- Protect
Doubles Special Sweeper Kingdra (Swift Swim)
Kingdra is a decent Special Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Swift Swim, if rain dance is active Kingdra's speed is doubled.
♦ Waterfall is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
♦ Twister is a special STAB-boosted 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Dragon Breath is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Dragon-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 95-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Kingdra this turn).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Kingdra learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Kingdra can perform in Ruby/Sapphire. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive RS Move and Ability Combos for Kingdra
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Kingdra's stats
- Agility
- Dragon Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Kingdra
- Hidden Power Electric
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Rain Dance
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Kingdra in Ruby and Sapphire
- Modest Nature ( 80/0/24/252/0/152/ )
- Modest Nature ( 240/0/0/252/0/16/ )
- Optimize Kingdra's EV spread for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire
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