Kingdra counters

Gen 4 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Kingdra
#0230 Kingdra
WaterDragon
USAGE 7.1% #29
ABILITYSwift Swim
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 95
DEF 95
SPA 95
SPD 95
SPE 85
BST540
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
DragonFairy
½×
Steel
¼×
FireWater
Moves
Surf 53.3% Hydro Pump 48.5% Draco Meteor 47.9% Waterfall 43.5% Outrage 43.3% Dragon Dance 43.2% Dragon Pulse 36.3% Rest 34.7%
Items
Choice Specs 44.2% Lum Berry 34.1% Leftovers 8.3% Chesto Berry 6.5% Life Orb 4.9% Mystic Water 0.8% Choice Scarf 0.3% Scope Lens 0.2%
Abilities
Swift Swim72.3%Sniper27.7%
Common Teammates
Latias57.8%Scizor49.1%Magnezone39.8%Tyranitar37.9%Dragonite33.3%Azelf32.9%Gyarados21.3%Bronzong19.8%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #29 with 7.11% usage. Sorted by reliability score.