Kingambit

Kingambit

Dark / Steel. Rank 1 by usage, on 47.2% of teams, leads 5.4% of the time.

2026-08, 1,269,250 battles at 1760+ rating.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B, Bo3 (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 1, on 55.7% of teams, now 47.2% down 8 points.

Then: Life Orb or Chople Berry, Sucker Punch, Kowtow Cleave, Protect, Iron Head, Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/1.

Moves

  • Sucker Punch25.0%
  • Kowtow Cleave24.7%
  • Protect16.4%
  • Iron Head14.2%
  • Low Kick10.5%
  • Swords Dance9.1%
  • Brick Break0.1%
  • Iron Defense0.0%

Items

  • Chople Berry33.6%
  • Black Glasses29.6%
  • Life Orb24.2%
  • Focus Sash9.9%
  • Occa Berry1.9%
  • Expert Belt0.3%
  • Black Belt0.1%
  • Lum Berry0.1%

Abilities

  • Defiant99.4%
  • Supreme Overlord0.6%
  • Pressure0.0%

Spreads

  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/117.5%
  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/09.1%
  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/23.8%
  • Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/323.8%
  • Brave 32/32/0/0/2/03.7%
  • Adamant 0/32/0/0/2/323.6%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

SneaslerSneasler 8.5%BasculegionBasculegion 8.1%GarchompGarchomp 8.0%WhimsicottWhimsicott 5.9%IncineroarIncineroar 5.9%Charizard-Mega-YCharizard-Mega-Y 5.5%Floette-MegaFloette-Mega 5.2%SinistchaSinistcha 4.8%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Chople Berry, Defiant, Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/1. Sucker Punch, Kowtow Cleave, Protect, Iron Head.

Stats 207 / 205 / 140 / 72 / 106 / 71. Weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground. Resists Dark, Dragon, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel.

Good against, and why

  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.6% usage
    Iron Head 260.4–308.7%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (54% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 7.6% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 138.9–164.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 23.5% usage
    Iron Head 128.5–153.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (48%), OHKO (9%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 31.5% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 118.8–140.1%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (26% of usage)
  • Gengar-Mega
    Gengar-Mega 6.4% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 117.6–139.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (36% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 17.2% usage
    Iron Head 115.2–136.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Delphox-Mega
    Delphox-Mega 12.8% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 109.1–128.5%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (36% of usage)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 7.4% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 103.7–124.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (13%), OHKO (11%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Aerodactyl-Mega
    Aerodactyl-Mega 7.4% usage
    Iron Head 102.9–122.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Grimmsnarl
    Grimmsnarl 6.6% usage
    Iron Head 89.1–105%, 31.3% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 31.3% to OHKO (7%), OHKO (5%), 18.8% to OHKO (5%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 18.4% usage
    Iron Head 88–104.7%, 31.3% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 31.3% to OHKO (7%), 68.8% to OHKO (6%), 87.5% to OHKO (4%)
  • Farigiraf
    Farigiraf 18.5% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 80.4–94.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (8%), 2HKO (6%), 18.8% to OHKO (3%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 31.4% usage
    Iron Head 74.5–87.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (63% of usage)
  • Maushold
    Maushold 5.5% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 72.2–86.1%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (40% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 11.0% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 67.9–80.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (11%), 2HKO (11%), 75% to OHKO (10%)
  • Venusaur
    Venusaur 8.6% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 61.1–72.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (76% of usage)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 8.3% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 59.9–70.8%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (12%), 2HKO (7%), 3HKO (5%)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 5.7% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 57.6–68%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (76% of usage)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 26.5% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 53.5–63.2%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (6%), 3HKO (5%), 3HKO (4%)

Threatened by, and why

  • Scovillain-Mega
    Scovillain-Mega 4.9% usage
    Overheat 105.3–125.6%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 17.2% usage
    Light of Ruin 98.6–116.4%, 93.8% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 93.8% to OHKO (18%), 87.5% to OHKO (9%), OHKO (4%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 18.4% usage
    Hyper Beam 87–102.9%, 18.8% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 18.8% to OHKO (18%), 18.8% to OHKO (9%), 31.3% to OHKO (4%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 31.4% usage
    Close Combat 85–101.4%, 6.3% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    6.3% to OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 26.5% usage
    Heat Wave 85–101.4%, 6.3% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 6.3% to OHKO (18%), 2HKO (9%), 6.3% to OHKO (4%)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 5.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 78.3–92.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 16.5% usage
    Close Combat 75.4–89.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 11.0% usage
    Focus Blast 74.4–87.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 32.2% usage
    Earthquake 69.1–83.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Venusaur
    Venusaur 8.6% usage
    Earth Power 67.6–80.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Delphox-Mega
    Delphox-Mega 12.8% usage
    Heat Wave 64.7–78.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Swampert-Mega
    Swampert-Mega 7.2% usage
    Earthquake 64.7–76.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 33.6% usage
    Flare Blitz 63.8–75.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Blastoise-Mega
    Blastoise-Mega 10.9% usage
    Water Spout 59.4–70%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Dragonite-Mega
    Dragonite-Mega 4.9% usage
    Heat Wave 53.1–62.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 31.5% usage
    Wave Crash 51.2–60.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (31% of usage)