Kingambit #0983

DarkSteel
DudunsparceDudunsparce(#0982)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
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Max CPL403614L504086L51 · Best Buddy4135
Buddy Distance5 km per Candy
ReleasedMay 10, 2025May 10, 2025

Type Effectiveness

Kingambit takes 256% from Fighting, and 160% from Fire and Ground moves.

Weak ×2.6
Fighting
Weak ×1.6
FireGround
Resists ×0.6
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonSteelDark
Resists ×0.4
Poison

Kingambit is a Dark/Steel-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Fighting and weak to Fire and Ground.

It reaches 4086 CP at level 50, or 4135 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Snarl with Foul Play.

Kingambit
Normal
Shiny Kingambit
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack238
Defense203
Stamina225

Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
DarkSnarlDarkFoul Play13.8335
2SteelMetal ClawDarkFoul Play13.0317
3DarkSnarlDarkDark Pulse12.8311
4DarkSnarlSteelIron Head12.5303
5DarkSnarlFightingFocus Blast12.3300
6SteelMetal SoundDarkFoul Play12.3299
7SteelMetal ClawDarkDark Pulse12.3298
8SteelMetal ClawSteelIron Head11.9289
12 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9SteelMetal ClawFightingFocus Blast11.8286
10FightingLow KickDarkFoul Play11.7284
11DarkSnarlBugX-Scissor11.6282
12SteelMetal SoundDarkDark Pulse11.6282
13SteelMetal ClawBugX-Scissor11.2271
14FightingLow KickDarkDark Pulse11.1270
15SteelMetal SoundSteelIron Head11.1268
16SteelMetal SoundFightingFocus Blast10.8263
17FightingLow KickSteelIron Head10.6256
18SteelMetal SoundBugX-Scissor10.3250
19FightingLow KickFightingFocus Blast10.3250
20FightingLow KickBugX-Scissor9.9241

Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.

DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.

Moves

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
EPS
Metal ClawSteel650.5s12.010.0
SnarlDark11131.0s11.013.0
Low KickFighting550.5s10.010.0
Metal SoundSteel460.5s8.012.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
Focus BlastFighting1401003.5s40.01.40
Foul PlayDark70502.0s35.01.40
Iron HeadSteel60502.0s30.01.20
X-ScissorBug45331.5s30.01.36
Dark PulseDark80503.0s26.71.60

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
Low KickFighting6823.04.0
Metal ClawSteel5722.53.5
Metal SoundSteel5822.54.0
SnarlDark51331.74.3

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
Focus BlastFighting150752.00
Dark PulseDark80451.78
X-ScissorBug65401.63
Foul PlayDark65401.63
Iron HeadSteel85501.70

DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.

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Top Counters

Full Rankings

As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+63.0 eDPS
  2. 2Mega BlazikenFightingCounterFightingAura Sphere55.6 eDPS
  3. 3Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere54.8 eDPS
  4. 4Resolute Form KeldeoFightingLow KickFightingSecret Sword48.5 eDPS
  5. 5Mega GalladeFightingLow KickFightingSacred Sword48.0 eDPS
  6. 6Mega FalinksFightingCounterFightingBrick Break+47.4 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.

The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15148510/10/10154915/15/15
Raids & Eggs20198010/10/10206515/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25247510/10/10258115/15/15
L404031760/0/0361415/15/15
L505035910/0/0408615/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5136340/0/0413515/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1515491361
Level 2020651815
Level 2525812269
Level 3030982723
Level 3533562950
Level 4036143176
Level 4538463381
Level 5040863591
Level 5141353634

Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.

L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.

Dex Details

Second Charged Move75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust
Height / Weight2 m · 120 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Kingambit in the RotomLabs Pokédex

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/131499 CP at level 15.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/13149915.5100.00%
#20/13/15149815.599.87%
#31/15/11149915.599.61%
#40/14/13149615.599.54%
#50/14/14149915.599.54%
#61/13/13149815.599.49%
#70/12/15149515.599.41%
#81/11/15149815.599.36%
#92/15/9149915.599.22%
#100/15/11149315.599.20%

A 15/15/15 ranks #387 of 4,096, with 97.06% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/102499 CP at level 26
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/10249926100.00%
#20/12/1324972699.85%
#30/13/1224982699.70%
#40/14/1024932699.54%
#50/14/1124992699.54%
#60/10/1524962699.53%
#72/15/14249225.599.51%
#82/15/15249825.599.51%
#91/13/1024982699.49%
#103/14/14249725.599.47%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1471 of 4,096, with 96.28% of the best stat product.

Ultra League Rankings on PvPoke

Ranked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.

Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.

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