Kingler #167(Nat. #0099)

The Pincer Pokémon

Typing	Water
Abilities	Hyper Cutter - Ability 1 Shell Armor - Ability 2
Classification	The Pincer Pokémon
National ID	#0099
Regional ID	#0167

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GrassElectric

Resists x½

SteelFireWaterIce

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	55	115—162
Attack	130	121—200
Defense	115	108—183
Sp. Attack	50	49—112
Sp. Defense	50	49—112
Speed	75	72—139
Total	475	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 28

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	50.39% 49.61%
Height	1.3 m (4'3")
Weight	60.0 kg (132.3 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	2 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	206
Catch Rate	60
Catch Chance	~8.09% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

HeartGold

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

SoulSilver

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

Learnset

Level-up Egg Tutor TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Kingler via level-up in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Bubble	20	100	Water	Spec.
1	Mud Sport	—	—	Ground	Stat.
1	Vise Grip	55	100	Normal	Phys.
5	Vise Grip	55	100	Normal	Phys.
9	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
11	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
15	Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
19	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
21	Metal Claw	50	95	Steel	Phys.
25	Stomp	65	100	Normal	Phys.
32	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
37	Guillotine	1	30	Normal	Phys.
44	Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
51	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
56	Crabhammer	90	85	Water	Phys.
63	Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Kingler as Egg Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Slam	80	75	Normal	Phys.
Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Tickle	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Tutor Moves

The following moves are learned by Kingler as Tutor Moves in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Ancient Power	60	100	Rock	Spec.
Dive	80	100	Water	Phys.
Fury Cutter	10	95	Bug	Phys.
Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Iron Defense	—	—	Steel	Stat.
Knock Off	20	100	Dark	Phys.
Mud-Slap	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Snore	40	100	Normal	Spec.
Superpower	120	100	Fighting	Phys.

Tutor moves can only be learned by visiting a special Move Tutor.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Kingler via TM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM007	Hail	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Spec.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Phys.
TM054	False Swipe	40	100	Normal	Phys.
TM055	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM075	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM078	Captivate	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM081	X-Scissor	80	100	Bug	Phys.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Natural Gift	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	90	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Kingler via HM in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM05	Whirlpool	15	70	Water	Spec.
HM06	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

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

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	E FRLG	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Double-Edge	E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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