Kingler is a Water-type Pokémon from Kanto, introduced in Generation 1 and known as the Pincer Pokémon. It stands 1.3 m tall, weighs 60.0 kg and has a base stat total of 475.
Its highest base stat is Attack at 130 and its lowest is Sp. Atk at 50. Its total of 475 is higher than 57% of all Pokémon.
| HP | 55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 130 | |
| Defense | 115 | |
| Sp. Atk | 50 | |
| Sp. Def | 50 | |
| Speed | 75 | |
| Total | 475 |
Kingler takes double damage from Grass and Electric moves. It resists Steel, Fire, Water and Ice moves.
Kingler evolves from Krabby.
Kingler has a catch rate of 60 out of 255, which makes it fairly easy to catch. In the Tall Grass Club meadow, better balls improve your odds.
In the Tall Grass Club catching game, Kingler is rarely seen in the wild. The best way to get one is to evolve Krabby at level 28. Krabby lives in the Lakeside.
Here's where wild Kingler can be found in the main Pokémon games, newest games last.
Kingler is weak to Grass and Electric moves, so Pokémon of those types are your best bet.
Strong counters that also resist its attacks:
These are the attacks Kingler learns by levelling up in the newest games, which are the same moves it learns in Tall Grass Club. Its first moves are Water Gun, Metal Claw and Hammer Arm.
| Level | Move | Type | Power | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Water Gun | Water | 40 | 100% |
| 1 | Metal Claw | Steel | 50 | 95% |
| 1 | Hammer Arm | Fighting | 100 | 90% |
| 12 | Mud Shot | Ground | 55 | 95% |
| 20 | Bubble Beam | Water | 65 | 100% |
| 24 | Stomp | Normal | 65 | 100% |
| 36 | Razor Shell | Water | 75 | 95% |
| 42 | Slam | Normal | 80 | 75% |
| 54 | Crabhammer | Water | 100 | 90% |