Life OrbAdamant+Atk −SpA
- DarkKowtow Cleave
- DarkSucker Punch
- NormalProtect
- SteelIron Head
- HP
- 207
- 32
- Atk
- 205
- 32
- Def
- 140
- 0
- SpA
- 72
- 0
- SpD
- 107
- 2
- Spe
- 70
- 0
Rank 13
Kingambit · build and set
DarkSteel
- Usage
- 16.4%—
- Brought
- 58.3%
- Leads
- 29.5%
- Win rate
- 51.0%
- ▲ 1.0 pts above 50%
- 49.9% – 52.1% · 7,600 games
22,204 battles · 7 days · updated 7 min ago
Recommended build
Showdown paste
Kingambit @ Life Orb Ability: Defiant Level: 50 EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD Adamant Nature - Kowtow Cleave - Sucker Punch - Protect - Iron Head
Spreads (Smogon)
Source: Smogon, September 2026 (1,760+ cutoff)
Adamant
+Atk−SpA
12.1%Most used- HP32
- Atk32
- Def0
- SpA0
- SpD2
- Spe0
Adamant
+Atk−SpA
9.4%- HP2
- Atk32
- Def0
- SpA0
- SpD0
- Spe32
Adamant
+Atk−SpA
7.6%- HP32
- Atk32
- Def0
- SpA0
- SpD1
- Spe1
Abilities
- Defiant 95.7%
- Supreme Overlord 4.0%
- Pressure 0.2%
Moves
Revealed in 3,468 games
- DarkKowtow Cleave60.6%
- FightingLow Kick8.7%
- DarkAssurance0.3%
- FightingBrick Break0.2%
Show all (20)
- DarkMemento0.1%
- RockStone Edge0.1%
- DarkThroat Chop0.1%
- GhostCurse0.1%
- DarkLash Out0.1%
- SteelMetal Burst0.1%
- GhostShadow Claw0.1%
- DarkFoul Play0.0%
- NormalGuillotine0.0%
- FightingLow Sweep0.0%
- PoisonPoison Jab0.0%
- FireWill-O-Wisp0.0%
Items
Revealed in 1,262 games
Occa Berry1.5%
Black Glasses0.6%
Air Balloon0.6%
Show all (13)
Sitrus Berry0.2%
Rocky Helmet0.2%
Grassy Seed0.1%
Hard Stone0.1%
Lum Berry0.1%
Most common teammates
Lead pairs
Counters
Struggles against
Pelipperwins 42.2%244 games
Armarougewins 40.5%116 games
Indeedee-Fwins 46.0%598 games
Does well against
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Teams with Kingambit
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Kingambit is on 16.4% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (7 days), ranking 13. Its most seen moves are Kowtow Cleave, Sucker Punch and Protect. The most revealed item is Life Orb. It usually teams up with Sneasler and Rillaboom. It is brought in 58% of its games and leads in 30%.