Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Kingambit
#0983 Kingambit
DarkSteel
USAGE 39.5% #3
ABILITYDefiant
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 99.4% Kowtow Cleave 91.9% Protect 79.2% Iron Head 57.2% Low Kick 56.8% Swords Dance 13.3% Assurance 0.7% Throat Chop 0.6%
Items
Chople Berry 57.5% Black Glasses 33.4% Focus Sash 6.4% Occa Berry 0.8% Lum Berry 0.5% Leftovers 0.4% Sitrus Berry 0.3% Shuca Berry 0.2%
Abilities
Defiant93.3%Supreme Overlord6.7%Pressure0.0%
Tera Types
Dark 0.0%
Common Teammates
Basculegion57.5%Garchomp51.0%Sneasler44.8%Charizard-Mega-Y33.7%Floette-Mega26.6%Whimsicott17.7%Incineroar15.9%Aerodactyl-Mega15.3%
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Checks & Counters

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

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Ranked #3 with 39.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.