Kingambit — Pokémon Champions
Base Stats
Counter guide
How to counter Kingambit
Checks, switch-ins, and damage calcs against Kingambit in the current meta.
Abilities
- Defiant
This Pokemon's Attack is raised by 2 for each of its stats that is lowered by a foe.
- Supreme Overlord
This Pokemon's moves have 10% more power for each fainted ally, up to 5 allies.
- Pressure(Hidden)
If this Pokemon is the target of a foe's move, that move loses one additional PP.
Kingambit in the current meta
Last 7 days of tournament top cuts · Updated 5h ago- Rank
- #31
- Usage
- 7.3%1.0197 teams
- Winrate
- 73.1%1.9
- Wtd WR
- 82.5%10.6
About Kingambit in Pokémon Champions
Kingambit is a Dark/Steel-type Pokémon in the Pokémon Champions competitive format, with a base stat total of 550. As a wallbreaking physical threat, Kingambit trades raw speed for power or utility, often leveraging priority moves, items, or ally support. Its Dark/Steel typing shapes both what it threatens offensively and what resists it — a key input when teambuilding around it in the 186-Pokémon Pokémon Champions roster.
Its signature ability, Defiant, defines how Kingambit plays in competitive Pokémon Champions battles and influences which items and EV spreads pair best with it. Below you'll find Kingambit's full base stats, abilities, the most popular competitive builds from verified teams, and its complete Pokémon Champions learnset.
Most Popular Kingambit Builds
From verified tournament teams
#1178 uses · 24%Kingambit
- Item
- Black Glasses
- Ability
- Defiant
- Nature
- Hardy
Moves
- Iron Head
- Kowtow Cleave
- Protect
- Sucker Punch
#2143 uses · 19%Kingambit
- Item
- Black Glasses
- Ability
- Defiant
- Nature
- Hardy
Moves
- Kowtow Cleave
- Protect
- Sucker Punch
- Swords Dance
#3100 uses · 13%Kingambit
- Item
- Chople Berry
- Ability
- Defiant
- Nature
- Hardy
Moves
- Iron Head
- Kowtow Cleave
- Protect
- Sucker Punch
Moves
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| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | 60 | — | 20 |
| Air Slash | Flying | Special | 75 | 95% | 15 |
| Assurance | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| Brick Break | Fighting | Physical | 75 | 100% | 15 |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| False Swipe | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 40 |
| Flash Cannon | Steel | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| Fling | Dark | Physical | — | 100% | 10 |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | Special | 120 | 70% | 5 |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | 95 | 100% | 15 |
| Fury Cutter | Bug | Physical | 40 | 95% | 20 |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | 150 | 90% | 5 |
| Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100% | 20 |
| Guillotine | Normal | Physical | — | 30% | 5 |
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | 150 | 90% | 5 |
| Iron Defense | Steel | Status | — | — | 15 |
| Iron Head | Steel | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Kowtow Cleave | Dark | Physical | 85 | — | 10 |
| Lash Out | Dark | Physical | 75 | 100% | 5 |
| Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| Low Kick | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | Physical | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| Mean Look | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Metal Burst | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 10 |
| Metal Claw | Steel | Physical | 50 | 95% | 35 |
| Metal Sound | Steel | Status | — | 85% | 40 |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Quick Guard | Fighting | Status | — | — | 15 |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Retaliate | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| Reversal | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 15 |
| Rock Tomb | Rock | Physical | 60 | 95% | 15 |
| Sandstorm | Rock | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100% | 15 |
| Slash | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Snarl | Dark | Special | 55 | 95% | 15 |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| Stealth Rock | Rock | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Steel Beam | Steel | Special | 140 | 95% | 5 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | Physical | 100 | 80% | 5 |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100% | 5 |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| Taunt | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Thunder Wave | Electric | Status | — | 90% | 20 |
| Torment | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Zen Headbutt | Psychic | Physical | 80 | 90% | 15 |