Competitive Information for Kingler [Sword/Shield]
Water
Abilities:
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.
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Kingler is an astounding Water-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty usual sight to see Kingler out in the 8th generation battlefield. Kingler's only type-related weaknesses are Electric and Grass.
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 stupendous Physical Tank. The purpose of this moveset is to take a great 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.
♦ 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).
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 spectacular Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed 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.
♦ 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).
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 interesting Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts 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.
♦ 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 flinch the foes).
♦ 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.
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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. This moveset 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.
♦ 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 flinch the foes).
♦ 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.
Damage Modifiers:
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
- 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: Ice Beam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Body Slam
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Headbutt
- Ability: Sheer Force + Additional Effect Move: Ancient Power
- 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
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