Kingler

Kingler has an enormous, oversized claw. It waves this huge claw in the air to communicate with others. However, because the claw is so heavy, the Pokémon quickly tires.

Dex No

#099

Kingler Weaknesses and Strengths

Kingler is a Water type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Water Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Grass	160%
Electric	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Steel	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Ice	62.5%

Best Moves for Kingler in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Kingler.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Bubble	Crabhammer	65.68	594.00
Metal Claw	Crabhammer	65.11	554.88
Mud Shot	Crabhammer	62.01	531.75
Bubble	Return	62.00	468.67
Bubble	Water Pulse	38.25	439.90
Metal Claw	Return	61.43	436.85
Bubble	X Scissor	40.13	428.05
Metal Claw	Water Pulse	37.68	412.04
Metal Claw	X Scissor	39.56	407.88
Mud Shot	Return	58.33	396.93

All Moves for Kingler

Below are all the moves that Kingler can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Vice Grip	Charged	35	18.42	1900ms	-33
X Scissor	Charged	45	28.13	1600ms	-33
Water Pulse	Charged	70	26.25	3200ms	-50
Crabhammer	Charged	85	53.68	1900ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Bubble	Quick	12	12	1200ms	14
Metal Claw	Quick	8	11.43	700ms	7
Mud Shot EliteTM	Quick	5	8.33	600ms	7

Kingler Evolution

Krabby

Requires
50x Candy

Kingler

Best Kingler Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Kingler Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Kingler in a raid.