Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Championsvgc2026regmb · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Apr 2026 - Jun 2026

Kingambit
#0983 Kingambit
DarkSteel
USAGE 24.6% #6
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 99.6% Kowtow Cleave 96.8% Protect 76.8% Iron Head 63.8% Low Kick 34.0% Swords Dance 26.7% Brick Break 0.8% Assurance 0.5%
Items
Black Glasses 44.6% Chople Berry 30.7% Focus Sash 10.5% Life Orb 8.0% Occa Berry 4.1% Expert Belt 0.5% Black Belt 0.4% Leftovers 0.4%
Abilities
Defiant98.1%Supreme Overlord1.9%Pressure0.0%
Common Teammates
Garchomp45.6%Basculegion41.1%Whimsicott34.8%Charizard-Mega-Y31.3%Floette-Mega27.7%Sneasler26.4%Sinistcha24.2%Incineroar23.1%
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Checks & Counters

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

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #6 with 24.63% usage. Sorted by reliability score.