Kingambit counters

Gen 9 Linked · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Kingambit
#0983 Kingambit
DarkSteel
USAGE 32.4% #1
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
Iron Head 93.6% Sucker Punch 89.7% Swords Dance 83.3% Assurance 67.4% Kowtow Cleave 31.8% Low Kick 31.1% Stealth Rock 0.9% Throat Chop 0.6%
Items
Black Glasses 44.6% Air Balloon 12.8% Quick Claw 11.4% Assault Vest 10.5% Leftovers 6.5% Black Belt 5.1% Lum Berry 2.7% Sitrus Berry 2.5%
Abilities
Supreme Overlord79.9%Defiant20.1%
Common Teammates
Great Tusk42.5%Zamazenta26.8%Rillaboom25.6%Garchomp24.6%Dragapult23.2%Ogerpon-Wellspring16.5%Heatran12.7%Clefable12.4%
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Ranked #1 with 32.41% usage. Sorted by reliability score.