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Competitive Pokemon Sword/Shield Movesets and Strategies for Kingler

Base Stats for Kingler

Water

Abilities:
,
,

Evolutions / Family:
Krabby
Kingler
Kingler-Gmax

Weakness Chart for Water-type:

Bug

Dark

Dragon

Electric

Fairy

Fighting

Fire

Flying

Ghost

2x

0.5x

Grass

Ground

Ice

Normal

Poison

Psychic

Rock

Steel

Water

2x

0.5x

¼x

½x

2x

4x

Movesets for Singles

What is a good competitive moveset for Kingler? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Kingler in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

AmoongussRotom-HeatDusclopsRegirockCorviknightWhimsicottIncineroarArticuno-GalarRillaboomExcadrill

Kingler is a remarkable Water-typed Pokemon. Kingler are common Pokemon to see in the SS metagame. Kingler's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.

Species: Kingler
Item: Assault Vest / Choice Band
Ability: Hyper Cutter
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 228 Hp / 236 Atk / 4 Def / 28 SpD / 12 Spe
Moveset:
- High Horsepower
- Liquidation / Crabhammer
- Knock Off
- Guillotine

Physical Tank Kingler (Popular/Trending)

Kingler is a decent Physical Tank. It's purpose is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Choice Band will increase the damage of Kingler's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Hyper Cutter, prevents other pokemon from lowering Kingler's attack stat stage.

♦ High Horsepower is a physical 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Crabhammer is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Water-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Guillotine is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (ohkos the target. fails if Kingler is a lower level).

Species: Kingler
Item: Life Orb / Shell Bell
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Crabhammer / Liquidation
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Superpower / Hammer Arm
- Knock Off / Night Slash

Physical Sweeper Kingler (Sheer Force)

Kingler is a notable Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kingler's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Kingler. With Sheer Force, Kingler's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.

♦ Crabhammer is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Water-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Kingler's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Kingler's speed by 1 stage).
♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).

Species: Kingler
Item: Choice Scarf
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Knock Off
- Superpower
- Rock Slide
- Crabhammer

Kingler Physical Sweeper (Cookie)

Kingler is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Kingler's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Sheer Force, Kingler's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.

♦ Knock Off is a physical 65-base power Dark-type move (1.5x damage if foe holds an item; Note: This will also remove that item).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Kingler's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
♦ Crabhammer is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Water-type move (high critical hit ratio).

Movesets for Doubles

What is a good doubles moveset for Kingler? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.

Common team mates for Kingler in Pokemon Sword/Shield:

AmoongussRotom-HeatDusclopsRegirockCorviknightWhimsicottIncineroarArticuno-GalarRillaboomExcadrill

Species: Kingler
Item: Life Orb / Shell Bell
Ability: Sheer Force
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Crabhammer / Liquidation
- Rock Slide
- Double-Edge / Slash
- Superpower / Hammer Arm

Doubles Physical Sweeper Kingler (Sheer Force)

Kingler is a fabulous Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Kingler's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. However, Sheer Force negates the recoil damage from Life Orb while still increasing the damage from both it's ability and the orb making it an amazing item for Kingler. With Sheer Force, Kingler's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.

♦ Crabhammer is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Water-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Slash is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Superpower is a physical 120-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Kingler's attack and defense by 1 stage).
♦ Hammer Arm is a physical 100-base power Fighting-type move (lowers your Kingler's speed by 1 stage).

Movepool

Wondering what moves can Kingler 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.

Combo List

These are a list of several common move combinations Kingler can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Kingler

Moves: Endure + Flail
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Ability: Sheer Force + Item: Life Orb
Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Blizzard
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Bubble Beam
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Slide
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ice Beam
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Stomp
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ancient Power
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Smash
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Snore
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Icy Wind
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Metal Claw
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Mud-Slap
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Rock Tomb
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Mud Shot
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Water Pulse
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Scald
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Razor Shell
Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Liquidation
Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard, Ally Switch
Moves that Break Screens: Haze, Brick Break

Most notable and possible best moves for Kingler

Brick Break
Crabhammer
Guillotine
High Horsepower
Knock Off
Liquidation
Protect
Rock Slide

Common Effort Values for Kingler in Sword and Shield

Adamant Nature ( 228/236/4/0/28/12 )
Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252 )
Optimize Kingler's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield

Competitive Information for Kingler [Sword/Shield]