Strong point: Attack — higher than 97% of species. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 71% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 3 weaknesses, 9 resistances and 2 full immunities. Watch out for the Fighting type — damage from it is quadrupled.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (135) is 75 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 3
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Paldea | #369 | Scarlet / Violet |
|---|---|---|
| Kitakami | #188 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask |
| Pokémon Champions | #983 | Champions |
Abilities
- Defiant Raises Attack two stages upon having any stat lowered.
- Supreme Overlord Attack and Special Attack are boosted for each party Pokémon that has been defeated.
- Pressure Increases the PP cost of moves targetting the Pokémon by one.
How players use it
Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.
Rank 2 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 30.66% of teams.
Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.
Pokédex entry
Only a Bisharp that stands above all others in its vast army can evolve into Kingambit.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Kingambit takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 69 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Moves (61)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (47 via TM/TR) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Metal Burst | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 15 | Torment | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 20 | Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 25 | Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 30 | Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| 35 | Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 40 | Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| 45 | Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 50 | Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| 57 | Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 64 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 71 | Guillotine | Normal | Physical | — | 30% | 5 |
| — | Kowtow Cleave | Dark | Physical | 85 | — | 10 |