Competitive Information for Kingdra [Sun/Moon]
Water / Dragon
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Kingdra? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
PelipperSwampert-MegaFerrothornTapu%20KokoCrawdauntAzumarillHawluchaKabutopsAraquanidHeracross-Mega
Kingdra is an interesting Water and Dragon-typed Pokemon. It's normal to see Kingdra show up as a Sun/Moon opponent. Kingdra's only type-related weaknesses are Dragon and Fairy.
Item: Dragonium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Double-Edge / Return
- Waterfall / Dive
- Iron Head
Physical Sweeper Kingdra (Sniper)
Kingdra is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Kingdra critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Kingdra's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Kingdra strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Dragonium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Surf / Scald
- Ice Beam / Aurora Beam
- Flash Cannon
Special Sweeper Kingdra (Sniper)
Kingdra is a phenomenal Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Kingdra critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Kingdra's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Kingdra strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Surf is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. double damage on dive).
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-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).
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 229 Hp / 225 Atk / 56 Spe
Moveset:
- Dragon Dance
- Dive
- Rain Dance
- Waterfall
Kingdra Physical Tank (King Dragon)
Kingdra is an astounding Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Kingdra's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Kingdra's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rain Dance is a status move (for 5 turns, heavy rain powers water moves).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Damp
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Scald
- Substitute
- Ice Beam
- Disable
Kingdra Special Sweeper (Disabling Draco)
Kingdra is a decent Special Sweeper. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Kingdra's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Damp, prevents explosion/mind blown/self-destruct/aftermath while Kingdra is active.
♦ Substitute is a status move (Kingdra takes 1/4 its max hp to put in a substitute).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Disable is a status move (for 4 turns, disables the target's last move used).
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Item: Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 64 Hp / 252 SpA / 192 Spe
Moveset:
- Draco Meteor
- Focus Energy
- Agility
- Ice Beam
Kingdra Special Sweeper (Crit Hit )
Kingdra is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Kingdra critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Kingdra's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Kingdra strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Focus Energy is a status move (raises your Kingdra's critical hit ratio by 2 stages).
♦ Agility is a status move (raises your Kingdra's speed by 2 stages).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Kingdra? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Dragonium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Outrage
- Double-Edge / Return
- Waterfall / Dive
- Iron Head
Doubles Physical Sweeper Kingdra (Sniper)
Kingdra is popular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Kingdra critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Kingdra's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Kingdra strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Dive is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (dives underwater turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Iron Head is a physical 80-base power Steel-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
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Item: Waterium Z / Scope Lens
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Surf / Scald
- Draco Meteor / Dragon Pulse
- Flash Cannon / Razor Wind
- Icy Wind / Ice Beam
Doubles Special Sweeper Kingdra (Sniper)
Kingdra is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Kingdra critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Kingdra's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Kingdra strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5. Flash Cannon was added to provide additional threat coverage.
♦ Scald is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (30% chance to burn the target. thaws target).
♦ Draco Meteor is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Dragon-type move (lowers your Kingdra's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Dragon Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 85-base power Dragon-type move that deals a good amount of damage.
♦ Flash Cannon is a special 80-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ 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 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Kingdra
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Ability: Sniper + Item: Scope lens
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sniper + High Crit Move: Razor Wind
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Kingdra's stats
- Agility
- Curse
- Dragon Dance
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Kingdra
- Draco Meteor
- Dragon Pulse
- Flash Cannon
- Hidden Power Electric
- Hidden Power Grass
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Outrage
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Scald
- Surf
- Toxic
- Toxic
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Kingdra in Sun and Moon
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Modest Nature ( 4/0/0/252/0/252/ )
- Optimize Kingdra's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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