Kingler #0099

Water
KrabbyKrabby(#0098)
Pokémon GO Pokédex
Voltorb(#0100)Voltorb
Max CPL402829L503198L51 · Best Buddy3236
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedJul 6, 2016Oct 1, 2018

Type Effectiveness

Kingler takes 160% from Grass and Electric moves.

Weak ×1.6
GrassElectric
Resists ×0.6
FireWaterIceSteel

Kingler is a Water-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Grass and Electric.

It reaches 3198 CP at level 50, or 3236 as a Best Buddy.

Its best raid moveset is Bubble with Crabhammer.

Kingler
Normal
Shiny Kingler
Shiny

Base Stats

Attack240
Defense181
Stamina146

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

Best Movesets

#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
WaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer13.9204
SteelMetal ClawWaterCrabhammer13.9205
3SteelMetal ClawWaterRazor Shell13.4197
4GroundMud ShotWaterCrabhammer13.4196
5WaterBubbleWaterRazor Shell13.3196
6GroundMud ShotWaterRazor Shell12.8188
7SteelMetal ClawBugX-Scissor11.1162
8SteelMetal ClawNormalReturn10.8158
10 More Pairings
#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9WaterBubbleBugX-Scissor10.7157
10SteelMetal ClawWaterWater Pulse10.5154
11WaterBubbleNormalReturn10.3151
12GroundMud ShotBugX-Scissor10.1149
13WaterBubbleWaterWater Pulse10.1148
14GroundMud ShotWaterWater Pulse9.6141
15GroundMud ShotNormalReturn9.5140
16SteelMetal ClawNormalVise Grip8.8129
17WaterBubbleNormalVise Grip8.3122
18GroundMud ShotNormalVise Grip7.7114

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
BubbleWater10121.0s10.012.0
Mud ShotEGround460.5s8.012.0

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Time
DPS
DPE
ReturnPNormal25330.5s50.00.76
CrabhammerWater85502.0s42.51.70
Razor ShellWater55331.5s36.71.67
X-ScissorBug45331.5s30.01.36
Water PulseWater65503.0s21.71.30
Vise GripNormal35332.0s17.51.06

Fast Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
Turns
DPT
EPT
BubbleWater81132.73.7
Metal ClawSteel5722.53.5
Mud ShotEGround3921.54.5

Charged Moves

Move
Type
Power
Energy
DPE
ReturnPNormal130701.86
Vise GripNormal70401.75
X-ScissorBug65401.63
CrabhammerWater85501.70
Water PulseWater80501.60
Razor ShellWater35351.00

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

E
Elite TM: only an Elite TM teaches it now.
P
Purified: Return is learned by purifying a Shadow.
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Top Counters

Full Rankings

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

  1. 1Mega Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+36.2 eDPS
  2. 2Mega SceptileBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE33.5 eDPS
  3. 3Shadow ZekromElectricCharge BeamElectricFusion BoltE33.3 eDPS
  4. 4RegielekiNormalLock-OnElectricThunder CageE32.2 eDPS
  5. 5Mega ChesnaughtGrassVine WhipGrassSeed Bomb+31.6 eDPS
  6. 6Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+30.6 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 1 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.

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.

  1. Primal GroudonPrimal RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.0% Gainover Gyarados

CP by Level

Encounter
Level
Guaranteed CP
Max CP
Research15115510/10/10121215/15/15
Raids & Eggs20154010/10/10161615/15/15
Weather-Boosted Raids25192510/10/10202015/15/15
L404024360/0/0282915/15/15
L505027540/0/0319815/15/15
L51 · Best Buddy5127870/0/0323615/15/15
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level
15/15/15
0/0/0
Level 1512121044
Level 2016161392
Level 2520201740
Level 3024252088
Level 3526272262
Level 4028292436
Level 4530112593
Level 5031982754
Level 5132362787

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 Move50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust
Height / Weight1.3 m · 60 kg
Gender Ratio
50.0%50.0%
TradingTradableTransferable

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

PvP IV Spreads

Great League

1500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/9/151498 CP at level 20
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/9/15149820100.00%
#20/13/1214992099.97%
#30/15/1014972099.93%
#41/8/1515002099.88%
#51/14/1015002099.83%
#63/15/14149719.599.71%
#74/14/14149919.599.61%
#80/10/1414972099.47%
#90/8/1514942099.47%
#105/15/12150019.599.46%

A 15/15/15 ranks #534 of 4,096, with 97.16% of the best stat product.

Great League Rankings on PvPoke

Ultra League

2500 CP Cap
Best IVs0/15/152491 CP at level 35.5
RankIVsCPLevel% of Best
#10/15/15249135.5100.00%
#20/15/1324953699.94%
#31/14/15249535.599.90%
#41/14/1324993699.84%
#52/13/15249935.599.80%
#60/10/15249736.599.74%
#70/13/1524973699.73%
#81/15/14249435.599.60%
#91/15/1224973699.53%
#102/14/14249835.599.50%

A 15/15/15 ranks #1462 of 4,096, with 96.51% 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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