Is Kingambit viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Kingambit is ranked #25 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 6.26% usage according to Smogon Mar 2026 - May 2026 data.

What beats Kingambit in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

The best counter for Kingambit in Gen 9 Anything Goes is Arceus-Water with a 86.7% win rate when they meet. Based on Smogon's Mar 2026 - May 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Kingambit include Arceus-Water, Arceus-Ground, Arceus-Fairy, Zacian-Crowned, Incineroar.

What is the best counter for Kingambit in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus-Water is the best counter for Kingambit in Gen 9 Anything Goes, KOing or forcing it out in 86.7% of their encounters.

Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

#0983 Kingambit

DarkSteel

USAGE 6.3% #25

ABILITYSupreme Overlord

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 97.5% Kowtow Cleave 94.9% Iron Head 85.2% Swords Dance 75.8% Low Kick 13.1% Rock Tomb 7.2% Tera Blast 6.9% Zen Headbutt 3.9%

Items

Black Glasses 29.6% Leftovers 19.4% Heavy-Duty Boots 15.7% Safety Goggles 7.4% Dread Plate 6.5% Focus Sash 4.3% Lum Berry 4.0% Mental Herb 4.0%

Abilities

Supreme Overlord90.9%Defiant8.2%Pressure0.8%

Tera Types

Fire 30.2% Dark 24.1% Ghost 14.0% Flying 13.0% Fairy 8.4% Ground 4.9% Electric 1.6% Water 1.1%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Kingambit →

Teams using Arceus-Water 87% Teams using Arceus-Ground 76% Teams using Arceus-Fairy 64% Teams using Zacian-Crowned 63% Teams using Incineroar 60% Teams using Corviknight 59%

Checks & Counters

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

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Arceus-Water

Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.608

86.7% dies 7.48%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Water: 120-142 (27 - 31.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Arceus-Water counters → Teams with Arceus-Water →

Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER

193.097

75.7% dies 5.21%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Ground: 120-142 (27 - 31.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

View Arceus-Ground counters → Teams with Arceus-Ground →

Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE COUNTER

45.844

63.6% dies 10.04%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Iron Head vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Arceus-Fairy: 188-224 (42.3 - 50.4%) -- 1.6% chance to 2HKO

View Arceus-Fairy counters → Teams with Arceus-Fairy →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

133.798

62.8% dies 7.20%

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 816-964 (201.9 - 238.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Zacian-Crowned counters → Teams with Zacian-Crowned →

Incineroar

FireDark OFFENSIVE CHECK

91.732

60.4% dies 7.04%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Knock Off (97.5 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 68-81 (16.8 - 20%) -- possible 5HKO

View Incineroar counters → Teams with Incineroar →

Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

59.479

58.9% dies 9.01%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Black Glasses Kingambit Kowtow Cleave vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Corviknight: 132-156 (33 - 39%) -- 5.4% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery

View Corviknight counters → Teams with Corviknight →

Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER

321.015

56.7% dies 4.72%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Rock Tomb vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Ho-Oh: 228-272 (54.8 - 65.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

516.645

56.3% dies 3.73%

DAMAGE CALCSun

252+ Atk Orichalcum Pulse Koraidon Collision Course (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 1120-1320 (277.2 - 326.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Skeledirge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK

66.678

54.8% dies 8.47%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Skeledirge Torch Song vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 204-242 (50.4 - 59.9%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK

59.558

50.0% dies 9.13%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Kingambit Low Kick (100 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 424-500 (104.9 - 123.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

View Kingambit counters → Teams with Kingambit →

Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK

129.508

48.0% dies 7.54%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ting-Lu Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 272-324 (67.3 - 80.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK

342.535

46.6% dies 4.59%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Arceus Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 194-230 (48 - 56.9%) -- 90.2% chance to 2HKO

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce SOFT CHECK

99.5

46.5% dies 8.65%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Calyrex-Ice Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 588-696 (145.5 - 172.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

28.478

45.6% dies 9.33%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Flamethrower vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 188-222 (46.5 - 54.9%) -- 64.8% chance to 2HKO

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK

90.88

43.9% dies 8.98%

DAMAGE CALCRain

252+ SpA Kyogre Water Spout (150 BP) vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit in Rain: 360-424 (89.1 - 104.9%) -- 31.3% chance to OHKO

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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

358.89

43.0% dies 4.44%

DAMAGE CALCElectric Terrain

252+ SpA Hadron Engine Miraidon Overheat vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 340-402 (84.1 - 99.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK

23.268

37.9% dies 10.06%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Iron Treads Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 278-330 (68.8 - 81.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK

203.811

34.6% dies 5.76%

DAMAGE CALC

Ditto vs. Kingambit: 0-0 (0 - 0%)

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK

21.163

33.1% dies 10.23%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Sacred Sword vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 464-548 (114.8 - 135.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

89.504

32.6% dies 8.26%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Gliscor Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 248-294 (61.3 - 72.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK

26.763

30.1% dies 8.86%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Ribombee Moonblast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 109-130 (26.9 - 32.1%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

137.277

27.2% dies 6.53%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Alomomola Flip Turn vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 64-76 (15.8 - 18.8%) -- possible 6HKO

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK

866.625

26.3% dies 2.57%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Calyrex-Shadow Astral Barrage vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 102-121 (25.2 - 29.9%) -- guaranteed 4HKO

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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK

268.469

17.7% dies 3.83%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Smeargle Nuzzle vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 9-11 (2.2 - 2.7%)

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK

69.671

17.4% dies 6.42%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Clodsire Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 216-254 (53.4 - 62.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK

133.818

16.7% dies 5.43%

DAMAGE CALC

0- SpA Glimmora Mud Shot vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 72-86 (17.8 - 21.2%) -- possible 5HKO

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK

26.737

12.5% dies 6.40%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Flutter Mane Mystical Fire vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 148-176 (36.6 - 43.5%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK

48.642

12.1% dies 5.47%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Grimmsnarl Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 130-154 (32.1 - 38.1%) -- 96% chance to 3HKO

View Grimmsnarl counters → Teams with Grimmsnarl →

Ranked #25 with 6.26% usage. Sorted by reliability score.