Is Kingambit viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Kingambit is ranked #19 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 8.30% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Kingambit in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Arceus-Water has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 86.7% of 20.60755861524667 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Kingambit matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Kingambit was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Anything Goes · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0983 Kingambit

DarkSteel

USAGE 8.3% #19

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 98.2% Kowtow Cleave 95.3% Iron Head 86.9% Swords Dance 73.2% Low Kick 12.3% Rock Tomb 8.9% Tera Blast 8.6% Zen Headbutt 4.4%

Items

Black Glasses 31.6% Heavy-Duty Boots 18.9% Leftovers 12.2% Safety Goggles 11.9% Dread Plate 5.7% Focus Sash 4.8% Assault Vest 4.6% Air Balloon 1.9%

Abilities

Supreme Overlord90.2%Defiant9.8%Pressure0.1%

Tera Types

Fire 29.2% Dark 28.2% Ghost 16.0% Flying 9.2% Fairy 6.3% Ground 5.6% Electric 2.3% Water 1.2%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Kingambit →

Explore Kingambit + Arceus-Water teams 57 score Explore Kingambit + Arceus-Ground teams 50 score Explore Kingambit + Zacian-Crowned teams 43 score Explore Kingambit + Koraidon teams 40 score Explore Kingambit + Ho-Oh teams 37 score Explore Kingambit + Arceus teams 31 score

Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Kingambit + Miraidon 51.2% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Arceus-Water

Water DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

20.608

56.8

86.7% Standard error 7.48 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

209.252

50.2

71.6% Standard error 5.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

101.541

43.1

71.4% Standard error 7.08 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

495.155

40.2

55.5% Standard error 3.82 points

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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Ho-Oh

FireFlying DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

331.976

36.7

55.2% Standard error 4.64 points

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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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

283.843

30.8

51.0% Standard error 5.06 points

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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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK View matchup

383.824

28.3

45.8% Standard error 4.38 points

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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Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

33.012

25.3

59.5% Standard error 8.54 points

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

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Incineroar

FireDark OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

103.436

24.1

57.5% Standard error 8.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Incineroar Drain Punch vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 284-336 (70.2 - 83.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Arceus-Fairy

Fairy DEFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

52.821

22.0

59.9% Standard error 9.46 points

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

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Skeledirge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

100.185

22.0

54.8% Standard error 8.21 points

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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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK View matchup

769.358

13.9

24.5% Standard error 2.67 points

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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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

106.049

13.7

46.2% Standard error 8.14 points

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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Kingambit

DarkSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

82.548

12.1

50.0% Standard error 9.47 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.004

10.8

48.9% Standard error 9.51 points

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 View matchup

28.478

8.2

45.6% Standard error 9.33 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Eternatus Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 228-270 (56.4 - 66.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ditto

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

144.418

7.2

34.0% Standard error 6.70 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

67.532

5.4

38.8% Standard error 8.35 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

55.719

5.2

42.1% Standard error 9.22 points

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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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK View matchup

228.607

-0.2

16.7% Standard error 4.23 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK View matchup

156.066

-0.8

21.6% Standard error 5.61 points

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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Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

51.556

-1.1

36.9% Standard error 9.49 points

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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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK View matchup

119.044

-2.1

24.9% Standard error 6.74 points

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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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.879

-3.5

33.7% Standard error 9.29 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 238-280 (58.9 - 69.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

26.763

-5.4

30.1% Standard error 8.86 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Clodsire

PoisonGround SOFT CHECK View matchup

38.329

-7.1

17.4% Standard error 6.12 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK View matchup

21.163

-7.8

33.1% Standard error 10.23 points

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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Hatterene

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.668

-11.7

22.7% Standard error 8.61 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Hatterene Misty Explosion vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 150-177 (37.1 - 43.8%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Grimmsnarl

DarkFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

72.598

-13.2

13.7% Standard error 6.72 points

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK View matchup

23.324

-13.3

19.4% Standard error 8.19 points

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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Ranked #19 with 8.30% usage. Sorted by conservative score.