Kingambit counters

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

Kingambit
#0983 Kingambit
DarkSteel
USAGE 11.2% #12
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% Swords Dance 100.0% Kowtow Cleave 99.5% Iron Head 98.3% Tera Blast 1.7% Low Kick 0.5% Brick Break 0.0% Dark Pulse 0.0%
Items
Sitrus Berry 87.4% Black Glasses 8.0% Leftovers 4.1% Lum Berry 0.5% Air Balloon 0.0% Life Orb 0.0% Chople Berry 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0%
Abilities
Defiant0.0%
Tera Types
Ghost 89.5% Dark 8.7% Fairy 1.7% Fire 0.0% Flying 0.0% Fighting 0.0% Water 0.0%
Common Teammates
Darkrai99.5%Weavile99.0%Zarude89.8%Okidogi89.4%Overqwil87.9%Umbreon8.0%Tauros-Paldea-Blaze7.9%Necrozma4.7%
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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 #12 with 11.21% usage. Sorted by reliability score.