Kingler #0099 Shadow

Water
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Pokémon GO Pokédex
Voltorb(#0100)Voltorb
Max CPL402829L503198L51 · Best Buddy3236
Buddy Distance3 km per Candy
ReleasedJan 23, 2026Mar 3, 2026
Purification3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy

Type Effectiveness

Kingler takes 160% from Grass and Electric moves.

Weak ×1.6
GrassElectric
Resists ×0.6
FireWaterIceSteel

Shadow 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
WaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer16.6202
2SteelMetal ClawWaterCrabhammer16.5201
3SteelMetal ClawWaterRazor Shell16.2198
4WaterBubbleWaterRazor Shell16.2198
5GroundMud ShotWaterCrabhammer14.6179
6GroundMud ShotWaterRazor Shell14.4176
7SteelMetal ClawBugX-Scissor13.3163
8WaterBubbleBugX-Scissor13.0159
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#Fast MoveCharged MoveDPSTDO
9SteelMetal ClawWaterWater Pulse12.7155
10WaterBubbleWaterWater Pulse12.3151
11GroundMud ShotBugX-Scissor11.1136
12SteelMetal ClawNormalVise Grip10.8131
13GroundMud ShotWaterWater Pulse10.6129
14WaterBubbleNormalVise Grip10.2125
15SteelMetal ClawNormalFrustrationDon’t Use10.0122
16WaterBubbleNormalFrustrationDon’t Use9.0110
17GroundMud ShotNormalVise Grip8.5104
18GroundMud ShotNormalFrustrationDon’t Use6.073

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.

Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.

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
CrabhammerWater85502.0s42.51.70
Razor ShellWater55331.5s36.71.67
X-ScissorBug45331.5s30.01.36
Water PulseWater65503.0s21.71.30
Vise GripNormal35332.0s17.51.06
FrustrationNormal10332.0s5.00.30

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
Vise GripNormal70401.75
X-ScissorBug65401.63
CrabhammerWater85501.70
Water PulseWater80501.60
Razor ShellWater35351.00
FrustrationNormal10700.14

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 Raichu YElectricThunder ShockElectricZap Cannon+36.8 eDPS
  2. 2Mega SceptileBugFury CutterGrassFrenzy PlantE33.6 eDPS
  3. 3Shadow ZekromElectricCharge BeamElectricFusion BoltE33.5 eDPS
  4. 4RegielekiNormalLock-OnElectricThunder CageE32.6 eDPS
  5. 5Mega ChesnaughtGrassVine WhipGrassSeed Bomb+31.7 eDPS
  6. 6Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+30.8 eDPS
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Worth Powering Up?

Stronger than the everyday pick against 10 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. Mega AerodactylMega RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.7% Gainover Lucario
  2. Mega CameruptMega RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.6% Gainover Inteleon
  3. EnteiTier 5 RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.3% Gainover Inteleon
  4. BlacephalonTier 5 RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.3% Gainover Tyranitar
  5. Primal GroudonPrimal RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.2% Gainover Gyarados
  6. GroudonTier 5 RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.1% Gainover Rillaboom
  7. Mega SteelixMega RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.1% Gainover Blaziken
  8. TerrakionTier 5 RaidWaterBubbleWaterCrabhammer+0.1% Gainover Gallade

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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