Is Kingdra viable in Gen 9 NU?

Kingdra is ranked #65 in Gen 9 NU with 1.75% usage according to Smogon Apr 2026 - Jun 2026 data.

Kingdra in Gen 9 NU

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

#0230 Kingdra

WaterDragon

USAGE 1.8% #65

ABILITYSniper

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 99.6% Surf 58.1% Focus Energy 55.8% Hurricane 45.6% Scale Shot 39.3% Weather Ball 37.1% Flip Turn 19.6% Agility 13.1%

Items

Razor Claw 47.4% Choice Specs 20.4% Mystic Water 11.9% Life Orb 11.5% Scope Lens 8.3% Eject Pack 0.4% Lum Berry 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%

Abilities

Sniper52.7%Swift Swim47.3%Damp0.0%

Tera Types

Steel 47.8% Water 46.8% Dragon 3.3% Ghost 0.6% Ground 0.6% Poison 0.5% Stellar 0.2% Flying 0.1%

Common Teammates

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 #65 with 1.75% usage. Sorted by reliability score.