Is Kingambit viable in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Kingambit is ranked #45 in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers with 2.23% usage according to Smogon May 2026 - Jul 2026 data.

What beats Kingambit in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

Zacian-Crowned has the strongest conservative score in this observed May 2026 - Jul 2026 sample. The target was knocked out or switched out in 79.0% of 29.830156160897317 relevant encounters. Standard error is 7.5 points. Sets and switch conditions can change the result.

How are Kingambit matchup checks ranked in Gen 9 National Dex Ubers?

They are ranked by p minus four standard errors. Here, p is the observed fraction of relevant encounters where Kingambit was knocked out or switched out. This is not a set-specific battle guarantee.

Kingambit counters

Gen 9 National Dex Ubers · Sorted by p − 4 standard errors · Smogon source period May 2026 - Jul 2026 · Generated 2026-08-05

#0983 Kingambit

DarkSteel

USAGE 2.2% #45

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

Sucker Punch 99.4% Swords Dance 94.3% Iron Head 66.8% Kowtow Cleave 46.5% Knock Off 45.8% Pursuit 35.9% Low Kick 6.1% Tera Blast 1.0%

Items

Black Glasses 78.9% Dread Plate 10.6% Leftovers 3.9% Darkinium Z 1.6% Focus Sash 1.4% Air Balloon 0.7% Zoom Lens 0.6% Assault Vest 0.5%

Abilities

Supreme Overlord71.8%Defiant28.1%Pressure0.0%

Tera Types

Dark 74.0% Fire 13.4% Ghost 6.2% Bug 1.5% Fairy 1.3% Flying 0.8% Water 0.6%

Common Teammates

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Leading observed checks

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Team core to explore

Kingambit + Groudon-Primal 43.4% teammate usage Explore teams →

Checks & Counters

Observed target KO or switch rate is upstream p: the fraction of relevant encounters where the target was knocked out or switched out. Standard error is upstream d. The conservative score is p − 4d. These ladder observations do not prove a set-specific counter.

How to read this table

Use encounter count and standard error to judge the sample. Damage estimates below use inferred sets and remain separate from the observed ladder metric.

# Checker Encounters Conservative score Target KO or switch rate

Zacian-Crowned

FairySteel OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

29.83

49.1

79.0% Standard error 7.46 points

DAMAGE CALC

+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Close Combat vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 816-964 (201.9 - 238.6%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Groudon-Primal

GroundFire OFFENSIVE CHECK View matchup

23.466

27.6

66.6% Standard error 9.74 points

DAMAGE CALCHarsh Sunshine

252+ Atk Groudon-Primal Heat Crash (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit in Harsh Sunshine: 710-836 (175.7 - 206.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

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Ho-Oh

FireFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

25.569

15.2

54.6% Standard error 9.85 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ Atk Ho-Oh Sacred Fire vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 306-362 (75.7 - 89.6%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

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Yveltal

DarkFlying SOFT CHECK View matchup

35.302

2.8

34.9% Standard error 8.02 points

DAMAGE CALC

252+ SpA Life Orb Dark Aura Yveltal Dark Pulse vs. 252 HP / 252+ SpD Kingambit: 99-117 (24.5 - 28.9%) -- 99.8% chance to 4HKO

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Necrozma-Dusk-Mane

PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK View matchup

22.392

-10.9

26.3% Standard error 9.30 points

DAMAGE CALC

0- Atk Necrozma-Dusk-Mane Earthquake vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Kingambit: 164-194 (40.5 - 48%) -- guaranteed 3HKO

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Ranked #45 with 2.23% usage. Sorted by conservative score.