Kingdra counters

Gen 7 Doubles OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Kingdra
#0230 Kingdra
WaterDragon
USAGE 2.3% #54
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
Draco Meteor 96.5% Muddy Water 87.2% Hydro Pump 71.3% Protect 57.1% Ice Beam 48.1% Flash Cannon 21.1% Substitute 6.3% Yawn 4.2%
Items
Waterium Z 55.2% Choice Specs 30.0% Life Orb 11.6% Scope Lens 1.3% Expert Belt 1.1% Wide Lens 0.5% Leftovers 0.2% Razor Claw 0.1%
Abilities
Swift Swim98.7%Sniper1.3%Damp0.0%
Common Teammates
Pelipper55.4%Incineroar48.0%Politoed46.0%Swampert-Mega43.2%Thundurus-Therian30.0%Tapu Lele27.8%Metagross-Mega25.4%Scizor-Mega24.4%
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Ranked #54 with 2.31% usage. Sorted by reliability score.