Kingambit

Kingambit

Dark / Steel. Rank 4 by usage, on 24.1% of teams, leads 25.1% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

Before this regulation

Doubles, Reg M-B (older), Smogon ladder 2026-08: rank 1, on 47.2% of teams, now 24.1% down 23 points.

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

Moves

  • Kowtow Cleave98.7%
  • Sucker Punch97.7%
  • Iron Head79.7%
  • Low Kick53.5%
  • Protect52.2%
  • Swords Dance14.8%
  • Brick Break1.7%
  • Low Sweep0.3%

Items

  • Chople Berry44.3%
  • Black Glasses18.4%
  • Focus Sash16.8%
  • Life Orb15.1%
  • Occa Berry3.3%
  • Expert Belt0.4%
  • Sitrus Berry0.3%
  • Leftovers0.2%

Abilities

  • Defiant97.7%
  • Supreme Overlord2.3%
  • Pressure0.0%

Spreads

  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/019.9%
  • Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/07.3%
  • Adamant 32/25/2/0/6/16.7%
  • Adamant 2/32/0/0/0/326.2%
  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/0/25.0%
  • Adamant 32/32/0/0/1/14.3%

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

Partners

BasculegionBasculegion 40.7%SneaslerSneasler 39.3%RillaboomRillaboom 34.3%CharizardCharizard 31.9%GarchompGarchomp 31.7%SylveonSylveon 26.5%SalamenceSalamence 24.4%WhimsicottWhimsicott 23.9%

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

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Chople Berry, Defiant, Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0. Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch, Iron Head, Low Kick.

Stats 207 / 205 / 140 / 72 / 107 / 70. 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 6.4% usage
    Iron Head 258.7–306.7%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Iron Head 150.3–177.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Froslass-Mega
    Froslass-Mega 5.1% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 148.3–176.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (39% of usage)
  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Iron Head 128.5–153.3%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Low Kick 124.3–146.9%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (28% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 118.8–140.1%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (53% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Iron Head 115.2–136.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (17%), OHKO (4%), 12.5% to OHKO (3%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Iron Head 105–124.8%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (11%), 87.5% to OHKO (6%), 68.8% to OHKO (6%)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 103.7–124.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    On their common spreads: OHKO (20%), 75% to OHKO (11%), OHKO (6%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 96.4–113.9%, 75% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 75% to OHKO (20%), 2HKO (6%), 2HKO (5%)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Low Kick 90.7–107%, 43.8% chance to OHKO
    43.8% to OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (81% of usage)
  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 85.4–101%, 12.5% chance to OHKO
    On their common spreads: 12.5% to OHKO (20%), 6.3% to OHKO (11%), OHKO (10%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Iron Head 74.5–87.9%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (61% of usage)
  • Farigiraf
    Farigiraf 16.5% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 73.9–87.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (19% of usage)
  • Sinistcha
    Sinistcha 6.7% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 71.9–85.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (42% of usage)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Low Kick 70.8–84.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (28% of usage)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 65.8–77.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (36% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 65.8–77.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (87% of usage)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 59.9–70.8%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (30%), 3HKO (5%), 3HKO (5%)
  • Garchomp
    Garchomp 17.8% usage
    Kowtow Cleave 50.8–60.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (25%), 2HKO (15%), 3HKO (3%)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 26.7% usage
    Low Kick 50.5–59.4%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (10%), 3HKO (3%), 2HKO (2%)

Threatened by, and why

  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Armor Cannon 154.6–182.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Torkoal
    Torkoal 6.1% usage
    Eruption 104.3–122.7%, guaranteed OHKO
    On its common spreads: OHKO (20%), OHKO (7%), 93.8% to OHKO (7%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Hyper Beam 98.6–115.9%, 87.5% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 87.5% to OHKO (20%), OHKO (7%), 68.8% to OHKO (7%)
  • Sneasler
    Sneasler 36.3% usage
    Close Combat 93.7–111.1%, 62.5% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 62.5% to OHKO (20%), 50% to OHKO (7%), 50% to OHKO (7%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Focus Blast 87–102.4%, 12.5% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 12.5% to OHKO (20%), 25% to OHKO (7%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Heat Wave 84.1–99.5%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (20%), 6.3% to OHKO (7%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Close Combat 82.1–98.6%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Flare Blitz 78.3–92.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    High Horsepower 76.3–90.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 26.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 63.8–75.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Low Kick 61.8–73.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 56–66.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Moonblast 55.1–65.2%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (34% of usage)