Kingler #165(Nat. #0099)

The Pincer Pokémon

Typing	Water
Classification	The Pincer Pokémon
National ID	#0099
Regional ID	#0165
Where to find	Cherrygrove City, Cianwood City, Olivine City and 6 more places

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Gold

Silver

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	55	115—162
Attack	130	135—182
Defense	115	120—167
Sp. Attack	50	55—102
Sp. Defense	50	55—102
Speed	75	80—127
Total	475	Calculated

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Evolutionary Family

At Level 28

Where to Find

Place	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Cherrygrove CitySuper Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Cianwood CitySuper Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Olivine CitySuper Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Route 14Super Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Route 19Super Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Route 34Super Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Route 40Super Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Union Cave B2FSuper Rod	40	10%	10%	10%
Whirl Islands B2FSuper Rod	40	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands Lugia ChamberSuper Rod	40	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands SESuper Rod	40	20%	20%	20%
Whirl Islands SWSuper Rod	40	20%	20%	20%

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
Gender Ratio	50.00%50.00%
Height	1.3 m (4'3")
Weight	60.0 kg (132.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	55 HP 130 Attack 115 Defense 50 Sp. Attack 50 Sp. Defense 75 Speed
Base Exp. Yield	206
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~8.2% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

Gold

"It can hardly lift its massive, overgrown pincer. The pincer's size makes it difficult to aim properly."

Silver

"Its pincers grow peculiarly large. If it lifts the pincers too fast, it loses its bal ance and staggers."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Kingler via level-up in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bubble	20	100	Water	Spec.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Vise Grip	55	100	Normal	Phys.
5	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
12	Vise Grip	55	100	Normal	Phys.
16	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
23	Stomp	65	100	Normal	Phys.
27	Guillotine	1	30	Normal	Phys.
38	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
49	Crabhammer	90	85	Water	Spec.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Kingler via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Amnesia (Krabby)Egg	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Dig (Krabby)Egg	60	100	Ground	Phys.
Flail (Krabby)Egg	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Haze (Krabby)Egg	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Slam (Krabby)Egg	80	75	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Kingler via TM in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Curse	—	—	???	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM008	Rock Smash	20	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM013	Snore	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM016	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM020	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM031	Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM035	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Spec.
TM049	Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Kingler via HM in Pokémon Gold and Silver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Kingler via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Bide	RBY	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Body Slam	RBY	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Bubble Beam	RBY	65	100	Water	Spec.
Double-Edge	RBY	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Ice Beam	RBYC	95	100	Ice	Spec.
Mimic	RBY	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Rage	RBY	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Substitute	RBY	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swords Dance	RBY	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Take Down	RBY	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Water Gun	RBY	40	100	Water	Spec.