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Kingambit

Rank 11

Kingambit build and set

DarkSteel
Usage
17.4%Up 0.2 points from the previous window
Brought
58.6%
Leads
31.2%
Win rate
51.6%
▲ 1.6 pts above 50%
49.4% – 53.9% · 1,881 games

5,273 battles · 24 h · updated 9 min ago

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Kingambit

DarkSteel

Defiant

Life OrbAdamant+Atk −SpA

  • DarkPhysicalKowtow Cleave
  • DarkPhysicalSucker Punch
  • NormalStatusProtect
  • SteelPhysicalIron Head
HP
207
32
Atk
205
32
Def
140
0
SpA
72
0
SpD
107
2
Spe
70
0

Item, ability and moves: the most revealed in VGC 2026 Reg M-C over 7 days

Nature and SP: Smogon, September 2026

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)

  1. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    12.1%Most used
    • HP32
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD2
    • Spe0

  2. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    9.4%
    • HP2
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD0
    • Spe32

  3. Adamant

    +Atk−SpA

    7.6%
    • HP32
    • Atk32
    • Def0
    • SpA0
    • SpD1
    • Spe1

Abilities

  • Defiant 98.7%
  • Supreme Overlord 1.3%

Moves

Revealed in 851 games

  • DarkPhysicalKowtow Cleave61.6%
  • DarkPhysicalSucker Punch53.3%
  • NormalStatusProtect33.7%
  • SteelPhysicalIron Head18.7%
  • NormalStatusSwords Dance10.7%
  • FightingPhysicalLow Kick8.7%
  • DarkPhysicalAssurance0.4%
  • DarkStatusMemento0.4%
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  • GhostStatusCurse0.2%
  • SteelPhysicalMetal Burst0.2%
  • FightingPhysicalLow Sweep0.1%
  • FireStatusWill-O-Wisp0.1%

Items

Revealed in 331 games

30-day trend14.3% – 18.2%

Most common teammates

Lead pairs

Counters

Struggles against

  1. Pelipperwins 42.2%244 games
  2. Armarougewins 40.5%116 games
  3. Indeedee-Fwins 46.0%598 games

Does well against

  1. Gholdengowins 57.2%685 games
  2. Salamencewins 57.0%256 games
  3. Rillaboomwins 53.1%1,065 games
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Kingambit is on 17.4% of VGC 2026 Reg M-C teams (24 h), ranking 11. 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 59% of its games and leads in 31%.