Dark Steel

Kingambit is a Dark and Steel-type Pokémon with a Max CP of 4086 in Pokémon GO. Kingambit's best moveset is Snarl and Iron Head. It is weather boosted by Fog and Snow weather, and it was originally found in the Paldea region. Shiny Kingambit is not available in Pokémon GO.

Kingambit is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Dark, Dragon, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Poison, and Psychic-type moves.

Stats

Max CP	4086 CP
Attack	238 ATK
Defense	203 DEF
Stamina	225 STA
Weather Boost	Fog Snow
Released	No
Shiny released	No
Buddy distance	5 km

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#983
Height	2 m
Weight	120 kg
Region	Paldea Generation 9
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	75 75000

Kingambit type chart

Takes increased damage

Fighting	256.0%
Fire	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Takes decreased damage

Psychic	24.4%
Poison	39.1%
Dark	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Ghost	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Kingambit's best moves and movesets

Kingambit's best moveset is Snarl and Iron Head, with 14.41 DPS (damage per second) and 523.3 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog and Snow weather.

Best Kingambit moves

Snarl

Iron Head

DPS14.41

TDO523.32

Score29.8

Weather Boost

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If you are unable to get Kingambit with its best moveset, we recommend to use Metal Claw/Iron Head. You will lose around 0.4% DPS and TDO, which makes these moves a viable alternative to Kingambit's strongest moveset (Snarl/Iron Head).

Kingambit moves comparison

The following chart shows Kingambit's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Kingambit's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Snarl	Iron Head	14.41	523.3	29.8
2.	Metal Claw	Iron Head	14.35	521.0	29.7
3.	Snarl	Dark Pulse	14.34	520.8	29.7
4.	Metal Claw	Dark Pulse	14.30	519.4	29.6
5.	Metal Claw	Focus Blast	13.88	503.9	28.7
6.	Snarl	Focus Blast	13.80	501.1	28.5
7.	Metal Claw	X-Scissor	12.99	471.8	26.9
8.	Snarl	X-Scissor	12.87	467.2	26.6

Fast Attacks

• Metal Claw870.7s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Rock
    • Ice
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Fire
    • Water
    • Electric

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	8
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	0.7s
  Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	6

  
  

  Effects

  Metal Claw has no special effects.

  See Metal Claw details page ↗
• Snarl12141.1s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	14
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.1s
  Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	13

  
  

  Effects

  Snarl has no special effects.

  See Snarl details page ↗

Charged Moves

• Dark Pulse80503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Dark Pulse has no special effects.

  See Dark Pulse details page ↗
• Iron Head60501.9s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Rock
    • Ice
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Fire
    • Water
    • Electric

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Snow
  Duration	1.9s
  Damage window	1.3s - 1.7s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Iron Head has no special effects.

  See Iron Head details page ↗
• X-Scissor45331.6s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Psychic
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Flying
    • Poison
    • Ghost
    • Steel
    • Fire
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.6s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.4s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  X-Scissor has no special effects.

  See X-Scissor details page ↗
• Focus Blast1401003.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Normal
    • Rock
    • Steel
    • Ice
    • Dark

  • 62.5%
  • • Flying
    • Poison
    • Bug
    • Psychic
    • Fairy

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	140
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	3.0s - 3.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	150
  Energy	75

  
  

  Effects

  Focus Blast has no special effects.

  See Focus Blast details page ↗

Kingambit Special CP Values

Max CP values in Raids, Eggs, Field Research

Kingambit's has 4086 max CP (at Level 50). A Kingambit obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1980 CP to 2065 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 2475 CP to 2581 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Kingambit can be found in the 1485 CP to 1549 CP range.

Max CP	4086 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1485 CP - 1549 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1980 CP - 2065 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1980 CP - 2065 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
RaidsWeather Boost Fog Snow	2475 CP - 2581 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Kingambit Max CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Kingambit Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Mega Pokémon that boost Kingambit

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Kingambit's Dark and Steel-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Kingambit.

Mega Gyarados

Mega Steelix

Mega Scizor

Mega Houndoom

Mega Tyranitar

Mega Aggron

Mega Absol

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre and Groudon

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.

Kingambit Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Kingambit in Pokémon GO is 24.03%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 50.38% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 65.04%.

Configure

Pokémon level

Level 20↓

Ball Type

PokéBall↓

Dark medal

None↓

Steel medal

None↓

Number of throws

1↓

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Razz Berry	-	33.78%	37.75%	46.11%	53.35%
	Curve	50.38%	55.33%	65.04%	72.65%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	39.02%	43.38%	52.38%	59.95%
	Curve	56.87%	61.98%	71.67%	78.89%
Golden Razz Berry	-	49.69%	54.62%	64.32%	71.94%
	Curve	68.90%	73.89%	82.65%	88.47%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Kingambit, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

• CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
• CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Kingambit family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Kingambit in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Pawniard

Bisharp

Kingambit

List of Kingambit costumes

A list of Kingambit costumes available in Pokémon GO.

Kingambit high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Kingambit. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

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