Is Kingambit viable in Gen 9 Anything Goes?

Kingambit is ranked #24 in Gen 9 Anything Goes with 7.29% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 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 Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 usage data, the top Pokémon that beat Kingambit include Arceus-Water, Arceus-Ground, Zacian-Crowned, Incineroar, Arceus-Fairy.

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 · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

#0983 Kingambit

DarkSteel

USAGE 7.3% #24

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 98.5% Kowtow Cleave 96.0% Iron Head 86.6% Swords Dance 78.1% Low Kick 10.7% Tera Blast 8.3% Rock Tomb 5.9% Zen Headbutt 4.2%

Items

Black Glasses 31.2% Heavy-Duty Boots 16.8% Leftovers 13.7% Safety Goggles 10.3% Dread Plate 6.5% Focus Sash 4.4% Assault Vest 4.3% Lum Berry 3.7%

Abilities

Supreme Overlord90.5%Defiant9.5%Pressure0.0%

Tera Types

Fire 28.0% Dark 27.7% Ghost 15.9% Flying 10.9% Fairy 6.8% Ground 5.6% Electric 1.6% Water 1.4%

Common Teammates

Browse Gen 9 Anything Goes teams using Kingambit →

Teams using Arceus-Water 87% Teams using Arceus-Ground 73% Teams using Zacian-Crowned 66% Teams using Arceus-Fairy 60%

Checks & Counters

Reliability ranks observed matchups; KO rate is how often the checker knocked out or forced out the target. “Checker faints” reports the checker's own observed death rate. Categories use matchup reliability plus offensive and defensive base stats.

How to read this table

Use encounter count to judge sample size. A high-reliability check with a modest KO rate can still be useful when it consistently forces switches or limits the target.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate

Arceus-Water

Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER

20.608

86.7% checker faints 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

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Arceus-Ground

Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER

210.843

73.4% checker faints 5.22%

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 →

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK

128.11

65.6% checker faints 7.07%

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

131.319

61.3% checker faints 7.22%

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 COUNTER

75.081

60.4% checker faints 9.71%

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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Corviknight

FlyingSteel DEFENSIVE COUNTER

59.479

58.9% checker faints 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

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Koraidon

FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK

542.286

56.3% checker faints 3.66%

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 SOFT CHECK

346.741

54.5% checker faints 4.56%

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 306-362 (75.7 - 89.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Skeledirge

FireGhost SOFT CHECK

99.771

51.3% checker faints 8.52%

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

79.943

50.0% checker faints 9.62%

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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Ting-Lu

DarkGround SOFT CHECK

118.81

48.9% checker faints 7.77%

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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Calyrex-Ice

PsychicIce SOFT CHECK

91.832

48.4% checker faints 9.00%

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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Arceus

Normal SOFT CHECK

338.431

48.1% checker faints 4.64%

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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Eternatus

PoisonDragon SOFT CHECK

28.478

45.6% checker faints 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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Miraidon

ElectricDragon SOFT CHECK

386.148

42.7% checker faints 4.30%

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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Kyogre

Water SOFT CHECK

89.327

41.4% checker faints 8.94%

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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Iron Treads

GroundSteel SOFT CHECK

51.556

36.9% checker faints 9.49%

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

174.131

33.3% checker faints 6.07%

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Chien-Pao

DarkIce SOFT CHECK

21.163

33.1% checker faints 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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Ribombee

BugFairy SOFT CHECK

26.763

30.1% checker faints 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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Gliscor

GroundFlying SOFT CHECK

68.022

27.7% checker faints 7.47%

DAMAGE CALC

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

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Calyrex-Shadow

PsychicGhost SOFT CHECK

871.739

26.0% checker faints 2.55%

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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Alomomola

Water SOFT CHECK

132.015

24.7% checker faints 6.46%

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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Hatterene

PsychicFairy SOFT CHECK

23.668

22.7% checker faints 8.61%

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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Glimmora

RockPoison SOFT CHECK

153.453

20.4% checker faints 5.46%

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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Smeargle

Normal SOFT CHECK

300.15

18.3% checker faints 3.74%

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% checker faints 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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Flutter Mane

GhostFairy SOFT CHECK

26.737

12.5% checker faints 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

76.125

11.3% checker faints 5.55%

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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Ranked #24 with 7.29% usage. Sorted by reliability score.