Kingdra counters

Gen 9 Doubles UU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Kingdra
#0230 Kingdra
WaterDragon
USAGE 3.6% #53
ABILITYSwift Swim
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 95
DEF 95
SPA 95
SPD 95
SPE 85
BST540
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
DragonFairy
½×
Steel
¼×
FireWater
Moves
Draco Meteor 85.0% Muddy Water 79.4% Weather Ball 59.4% Hurricane 57.6% Protect 46.0% Ice Beam 17.9% Hydro Pump 12.7% Dragon Pulse 9.8%
Items
Life Orb 45.9% Choice Specs 44.7% Scope Lens 3.0% Assault Vest 1.7% White Herb 0.9% Mystic Water 0.8% Choice Band 0.6% Focus Sash 0.5%
Abilities
Swift Swim97.9%Sniper2.1%Damp0.0%
Tera Types
Water 67.1% Stellar 11.4% Ghost 5.5% Steel 4.9% Fairy 3.3% Flying 2.7% Dragon 2.7% Fire 1.0%
Common Teammates
Politoed78.5%Basculegion-F51.0%Thundurus36.6%Ogerpon-Cornerstone29.0%Metagross28.6%Brute Bonnet23.8%Mew16.5%Pelipper15.6%
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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 #53 with 3.60% usage. Sorted by reliability score.