#0983
Kingambit
Big Blade Pokémon
Though it commands a massive army in battle, it’s not skilled at devising complex strategies. It just uses brute strength to keep pushing.
Details
Height2.0 m
Weight120.0 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate25
Base friendship50
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
100
Attack
135
Defense
120
Sp. Atk
60
Sp. Def
85
Speed
50
Total
550
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Swords Dance
- Item
- Black Glasses / Air Balloon / Lum Berry
- Ability
- Supreme Overlord
- Nature
- Adamant
- EVs
- 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
- Tera
- DarkFire
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Kingambit can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
8 sprites & renders for Kingambit.






Across the games


Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Kowtow Cleave | Dark | Physical | 85 | — | 10 |
| 1 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95 | 20 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Metal Burst | Steel | Physical | — | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95 | 35 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 15 | Torment | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 25 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 30 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85 | 40 |
| 35 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 40 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 50 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 57 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 64 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 71 | Guillotine | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |