Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Champions VGC 2026 Regulation MA Best of 3 · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Kingambit
#0983 Kingambit
DarkSteel
USAGE 50.3% #2
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 100.0% Kowtow Cleave 96.2% Protect 85.0% Iron Head 58.0% Low Kick 41.3% Swords Dance 18.8% Assurance 0.7% Quick Guard 0.0%
Items
Chople Berry 57.5% Black Glasses 38.5% Focus Sash 3.3% Occa Berry 0.4% Sitrus Berry 0.1% Lum Berry 0.1% Leftovers 0.0% Black Belt 0.0%
Abilities
Defiant99.5%Supreme Overlord0.5%Pressure0.0%
Tera Types
Dark 0.0%
Common Teammates
Basculegion60.6%Garchomp53.7%Sneasler52.4%Charizard-Mega-Y35.1%Floette-Mega31.2%Whimsicott24.1%Incineroar22.6%Aerodactyl-Mega18.0%
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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 #2 with 50.34% usage. Sorted by reliability score.