Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Almost Any Ability · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Kingambit
#0983 Kingambit
DarkSteel
USAGE 6.4% #29
ABILITYAdaptability
BASE STATS
HP 100
ATK 135
DEF 120
SPA 60
SPD 85
SPE 50
BST550
TYPE MATCHUPS
4×
Fighting
2×
FireGround
½×
NormalGrassIceFlyingRockGhostDragonDarkSteel
0×
PoisonPsychic
Moves
Sucker Punch 99.9% Swords Dance 96.8% Kowtow Cleave 95.0% Iron Head 80.8% Low Kick 23.4% Stealth Rock 2.9% Taunt 0.4% Iron Defense 0.3%
Items
Black Glasses 65.7% Leftovers 25.1% Air Balloon 4.2% Assault Vest 2.8% Chople Berry 1.1% Quick Claw 0.6% Choice Band 0.2% Muscle Band 0.1%
Abilities
Adaptability54.4%Tough Claws14.7%Well-Baked Body13.3%Levitate9.0%Tinted Lens4.3%Regenerator2.0%Bulletproof0.7%Water Absorb0.6%
Common Teammates
Zamazenta34.7%Pecharunt28.6%Great Tusk26.2%Samurott-Hisui25.3%Corviknight23.1%Gholdengo19.7%Iron Moth17.5%Roaring Moon16.9%

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 6.36% usage. Sorted by reliability score.