Kingambit

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Kingambit's best moves and movesets
Special CP Values
Max CP Chart
Evolution Chart
Kingambit in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates
Pokédex information
Kingambit Pokédex entries
Sprites
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

Kingambit is a Dark and Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Dark and Steel-type Pokémon, Kingambit is especially weak against Fighting-type moves, and weak against Fire and Ground-type moves.

Kingambit's maximum Combat Power stat is 4086 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Metal Claw and Dark Pulse. Kingambit encounters are boosted during Fog and Snow weather. Shiny Kingambit is not yet available.

Stats

Max CP	4086 CP
Attack	238 ATK
Defense	203 DEF
Stamina	225 HP
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	No
Shiny released	No

Kingambit Type Chart

Kingambit takes increased damage from:
+156.0%	Fighting
+60.0%	Fire Ground

Kingambit takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Dark Dragon Flying Ghost Grass Ice Normal Rock Steel
-60.9%	Poison
-75.6%	Psychic

Kingambit's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked

Kingambit's best moves and movesets

Kingambit's best moveset is Metal Claw and Dark Pulse, with 14.23 DPS (damage per second) and 305.8 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Snow and Fog weather.

DPS14.23
TDO305.84
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Metal Claw	Dark Pulse	14.23	305.8	27.6
2.	Snarl	Dark Pulse	14.10	303.1	27.4
3.	Metal Claw	Iron Head	14.03	301.7	27.2
4.	Snarl	Iron Head	13.87	298.1	26.9
5.	Metal Claw	Focus Blast	13.83	297.4	26.8
6.	Snarl	Focus Blast	13.56	291.5	26.3
7.	Metal Claw	X-Scissor	13.23	284.4	25.7
8.	Snarl	X-Scissor	12.94	278.3	25.1

More information

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.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Kingambit has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Metal Claw650.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Rock
Ice
Fairy
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 5
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.2s - 0.4s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 7

Effects
Metal Claw has no special effects.
See Metal Claw details page ↗
Snarl11131.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Fighting
Dark
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 11
Energy 13
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 13

Effects
Snarl has no special effects.
See Snarl details page ↗

Damage	6
Energy	5
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.4s

Damage	5
Energy	7

Damage	11
Energy	13
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Damage	5
Energy	13

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 Head60502.0s
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 2.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 70
Energy 50

Effects
Iron Head has no special effects.
See Iron Head details page ↗
X-Scissor45331.5s
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 1.5s
Damage window 1.1s - 1.3s
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 ↗

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

Damage	80
Energy	50

Damage	60
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 1.8s

Damage	70
Energy	50

Damage	45
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	1.5s
Damage window	1.1s - 1.3s

Damage	65
Energy	40

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

Damage	150
Energy	75

Special CP Values

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
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1485 CP - 1549 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1980 CP - 2065 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1980 CP - 2065 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	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.

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.

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	51 CP	2	160 CP	3	269 CP
4	378 CP	5	487 CP	6	596 CP
7	705 CP	8	814 CP	9	923 CP
10	1033 CP	11	1136 CP	12	1239 CP
13	1342 CP	14	1445 CP	15	1549 CP
16	1652 CP	17	1755 CP	18	1858 CP
19	1962 CP	20	2065 CP	21	2168 CP
22	2271 CP	23	2375 CP	24	2478 CP
25	2581 CP	26	2685 CP	27	2788 CP
28	2891 CP	29	2994 CP	30	3098 CP
31	3149 CP	32	3201 CP	33	3253 CP
34	3304 CP	35	3356 CP	36	3407 CP
37	3459 CP	38	3511 CP	39	3562 CP
40	3614 CP	41	3660 CP	42	3706 CP
43	3752 CP	44	3799 CP	45	3846 CP
46	3894 CP	47	3941 CP	48	3989 CP
49	4037 CP	50	4086 CP

Kingambit in the meta

PvE Analysis

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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.

Dark

Steel

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, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Catch Rates

The base catch rate for Kingambit in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

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

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#983
Height	2 m
Weight	120 kg
Region	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

Size information

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL

0.98 m	1 m	2 m	3 m	3.1 m

Kingambit's height ranges from 0.98 m to 3.1 m, with the average being 2 m. The illustration shows a comparison with a 1.70 m (5′07″) tall Trainer. Max height has been limited to 450px for rendering purposes.

Size bounds

This table shows the size bounds of Kingambit in Pokémon GO. The size bounds are the minimum and maximum values for each size category.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.98 m	1 m
XXS	3′03″	3′03″
XS	1 m	2 m
XS	3′03″	6′07″
M	1.5 m	2.5 m
M	4′11″	8′02″
XL	2.5 m	3 m
XL	8′02″	9′10″
XXL	3 m	3.1 m
XXL	9′10″	10′02″

Encounter data

Movement type
Movement Timer	0
Jump Time	1s
Attack Probability	10.0%
Attack Timer	0
Dodge Probability	15.0%
Dodge Duration	0.0s
Dodge Distance	0
Min Action Frequency	1s
Max Action Frequency	2s

Kingambit Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Scarlet	Only a Bisharp that stands above all others in its vast army can evolve into Kingambit.
Violet	Though it commands a massive army in battle, it’s not skilled at devising complex strategies. It just uses brute strength to keep pushing.

Sprites

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.

Wallpaper

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Kingambit’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Dark and Steel-type Pokémon, Kingambit is especially weak against Fighting-type moves, and weak against Fire and Ground-type moves.

What are the best moves for Kingambit in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Kingambit in Pokémon GO are Metal Claw and Dark Pulse. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 14.226 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 305.845.

How does Kingambit perform in Raids?

Kingambit's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Kingambit rank as a Dark-type attacker?

Kingambit's performance as a Dark-type attacker is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

What Mega Pokémon boost Kingambit?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Kingambit: Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Sableye, Mega Absol, Mega Steelix, Mega Scizor, Mega Mawile, Mega Aggron, and Mega Lucario.

What is Kingambit’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Kingambit’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 3614 CP and 4086 CP at Level 50.

Can Kingambit be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Kingambit cannot be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Can Kingambit Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Kingambit cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.