Kingambit Pokemon Guide

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Kingambit Pokemon Guide

Kingambit is a Dark / Steel-type Pokemon. This guide covers Kingambit’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and competitive overview.

Normal Form

Kingambit

Shiny Form

Shiny Kingambit

Kingambit Description

Kingambit is the final evolution of Pawniard and Bisharp. It is a Dark and Steel-type Pokemon known for its high Attack, strong defenses and powerful late-game pressure.

Kingambit Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Kingambit, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Kingambit

National Dex

#0983

Type

Dark / Steel

Species

Big Blade Pokemon

Height

6’07” / 2.0 m

Weight

264.6 lbs / 120.0 kg

Abilities

Defiant, Supreme Overlord, Pressure

Kingambit Stats

Kingambit’s stat profile helps define how it performs across Pokemon games.

Kingambit Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

These are some of Kingambit’s most useful and recognizable moves across Pokemon games.

Kowtow Cleave

Reliable Dark-type STAB that does not miss under normal conditions.

Sucker Punch

Priority Dark-type attack that pressures faster opponents.

Iron Head

Steel-type STAB with flinch potential.

Swords Dance

Boosts Attack and enables sweeping attempts.

Low Kick

Coverage against heavy Steel, Rock and Dark-type Pokemon.

Tera Blast

Flexible coverage with Terastallization.

Protect

Useful for scouting and positioning.

Night Slash

Dark-type physical coverage when preferred.

Kingambit All Moves

Use the section below to view Kingambit’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
Start	Kowtow Cleave	Dark	Physical	85	–
1	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95
1	Leer	Normal	Status	–	100
1	Metal Burst	Steel	Physical	–	100
1	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100
15	Torment	Dark	Status	–	100
20	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
25	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100
30	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	–	85
35	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100
40	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100
45	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
50	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100
57	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
64	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
71	Guillotine	Normal	Physical	–	30

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	–
TM	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95
TM	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100
TM	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100
TM	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100
TM	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100
TM	Fling	Dark	Physical	–	100
TM	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70
TM	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100
TM	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90
TM	Iron Defense	Steel	Status	–	–
TM	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100
TM	Lash Out	Dark	Physical	75	100
TM	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100
TM	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95
TM	Metal Sound	Steel	Status	–	85
TM	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rain Dance	Water	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	–	100
TM	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95
TM	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Scary Face	Normal	Status	–	100
TM	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95
TM	Spite	Ghost	Status	–	100
TM	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	–	–
TM	Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95
TM	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85
TM	Taunt	Dark	Status	–	100
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100
TM	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100
TM	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	–	90
TM	X Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100
TM	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90

Kingambit Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Kingambit is a Dark / Steel-type Pokemon. This typing determines its major weaknesses, resistances and immunities across Pokemon games.

Type

Dark / Steel

Weaknesses

Fighting, Fire and Ground

Resistances

Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Rock, Dragon, Steel and Dark

Immunity

Poison and Psychic

Kingambit Abilities

Kingambit’s abilities shape how it performs in battle.

Kingambit Evolution

Kingambit evolves from Bisharp after defeating three Bisharp that lead groups of Pawniard while holding Leader’s Crest, then leveling up.

Stage 1

Pawniard

Starting form

Stage 2

Bisharp

Evolves from Pawniard at Level 52

Stage 3

Kingambit

Evolves from Bisharp after the Leader’s Crest requirement

Where to Find Kingambit in Pokemon Games

Kingambit’s availability changes depending on the Pokemon game. Check the table below for broad location and availability notes.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Kingambit
Pokemon Scarlet	Evolve Bisharp after defeating three Leader’s Crest Bisharp groups, or obtain through trade or special encounters depending on game progress.
Pokemon Violet	Evolve Bisharp after defeating three Leader’s Crest Bisharp groups, or obtain through trade or special encounters depending on game progress.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Kingambit
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

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