Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Kingler

Kingler

WATER

Pincer Pokémon

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Kingler is a Water Type Pincer Pokémon, with a 7.8% Chance To Catch with a regular Pokeball. Kingler can be found with Hyper Cutter, Shell Armor and Sheer Force as an Ability and has a Medium Fast growth rate with a 2 Attack EV Yield. We recommend the Adamant Nature, based on 475 combined Base Stats.

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Kingler Stats and Abilities

Based on Kingler Base IVs we consider this pokemon C-Tier choice. Kingler Highest IV Stat is Attack 130 and the Lowest being Special Attack 50.

Tier	Stat	Base	Min	Max
F	HP	55	220	314
S	Attack	130	238	394
C	Defense	115	211	361
F	Special Attack	50	94	218
F	Special Defense	50	94	218
E	Speed	75	139	273
C	Total	475

Best Held Items	Lustrous Orb Mystic Water Sea Incense Splash Plate Wave Incense
Best Nature	Adamant ↑ +10% Attack ↓ -10% Special Attack
Caught in the Wild Held Item Chance
Like/Dislikes	Likes: Spicy Dislikes: Dry
EV Yield	2 Attack
Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Catch Rate	60 (7.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Egg Groups	Water 3
Egg Cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Hyper Cutter Ability 1	Hyper Cutter prevents the bearer's Attack stat from being lowered by other Pokémon, through moves such as Growl or abilities such as Intimidate.
Shell Armor Ability 2	Shell Armor prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit.
Sheer Force Hidden Ability	Sheer Force increases the power of moves that have beneficial secondary effects by 30%, but removes those additional effects.

How To Evolve Kingler in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Krabby requires (Level 28) to evolve into Kingler.

Base	→	First Evo
Krabby	Level 28 →	Kingler

Where To Find Kingler in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Kingler has 4 spawn locations in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You can find the Unevolved form Lv. 52 Krabby, within the Route 226 location using the Walking method.

Walking through Grass.
Using an Old Rod.
Using an Good Rod.
Using an Super Rod.
Surfing the Water.
Using the Poke Radar.
Within Honey Trees.
Obtained as a Gift.
Revive from a Fossil.
Obtained through Trade.
Obtained through an Interaction in game. (Legendary Pokemon)

Underground Pokemon Spawns

After you reach Check Points in the game progression NEW Pokemon will begin to spawn in the Grand Underground.

Start = Default spawns in the Grand Underground

Strength = After obtaining the TM96 Strength

Defog = After obtaining the TM97 Defog

7th Badge = After obtaining the Icicle Badge from Candice

Waterfall = After obtaining the TM99 Waterfall

National = After obtaining the National Pokedex.

World Pokemon Spawns

Interact = Limited to one

Common = 20% ~ 100%

Uncommon = 5% ~ 20%

Rare = 1% ~ 5%

= Morning Time

= Day Time

= Night Time

Location	How To Catch	Pokemon Spawns
Stargleam Cavern
Stargleam Cavern	National	Krabby Lv. 16-63
Spacious Cave
Spacious Cave	National	Krabby Lv. 16-63
Dazzling Cave
Dazzling Cave	National	Krabby Lv. 16-63
Route 226
Route 226	5 - 1%	Krabby Lv. 52

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Kingler Weakness

Kingler is a Water Type pokemon. This will cause Kingler to take More Damage from Grass, Electric Type Moves, and Less Damage from Steel, Fire, Water, Ice Type moves.

You can Click/Tap the Type Icons to view the best pokemon to Counter Kingler Weaknesses

Damage	Types
4.0x More Damage
2.0x More Damage	Grass Electric
0.5x Less Damage	Steel Fire Water Ice
0.25x Less Damage
Immune to Damage

What pokemon is Kingler Weak Against?

Tier	Pokemon
S	Celebi PSYCHIC GRASS
S	Zapdos ELECTRIC FLYING
S	Raikou ELECTRIC
A	Electivire ELECTRIC
A	Tangrowth GRASS

What pokemon is Kingler Strong Against?

Tier	Pokemon
S	Ho-Oh FIRE FLYING
S	Dialga STEEL DRAGON
S	Palkia WATER DRAGON
S	Kyogre WATER
S	Metagross STEEL PSYCHIC

Best Kingler Moves in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Best Moveset for Kingler Lv Up Moves based on Power.

Lvl	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
54	Crabhammer	Physical	150	90	10	High critical hit ratio.
1	Hammer Arm	Physical	100	90	10	Lowers user's Speed.
42	Slam	Physical	80	75	20
36	Razor Shell	Physical	112.5	95	10	May lower opponent's Defense.

Best Moveset for Kingler TM Moves based on Power.

TM	Best Moves	Class	Power	Acc	PP	Effect
TM68	Giga Impact	Physical	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM15	Hyper Beam	Special	150	90	5	User must recharge next turn.
TM14	Blizzard	Special	110	70	5	May freeze opponent.
TM13	Ice Beam	Special	90	100	10	May freeze opponent.

STAB: (Same Type Attack Bonus) When a Pokemon uses a Move Type that is the Same as the Pokemon's Type, it will receive a 50% Bonus to Power. Moves Affected by this Highlighted in

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Kingler Lv Up Moves

Kingler TM Moves

Kingler Level Up Moves

List of Moves Kingler can learn by reaching higher levels in Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Lvl	Move	Desc
1	Wide Guard ROCK	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user's team from multi-target attacks.
1	Hammer Arm FIGHTING	Power: 100 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical Lowers user's Speed.
1	Water Gun WATER	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Special
1	Leer NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 30 Status Lowers opponent's Defense.
1	Harden NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 30 Status Raises user's Defense.
1	Metal Claw STEEL	Power: 50 Acc: 95 PP: 35 Physical May raise user's Attack.
12	Mud Shot GROUND	Power: 55 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Special Lowers opponent's Speed.
16	Protect NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
20	Bubble Beam WATER	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May lower opponent's Speed.
24	Stomp NORMAL	Power: 65 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical May cause flinching.
31	Flail NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical The lower the user's HP, the higher the power.
36	Razor Shell WATER	Power: 112.5 Acc: 95 PP: 10 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.
42	Slam NORMAL	Power: 80 Acc: 75 PP: 20 Physical
48	Swords Dance NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Attack.
54	Crabhammer WATER	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical High critical hit ratio.
60	Guillotine NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Physical One-Hit-KO, if it hits.

Kingler TM Moves

List of Moves Kingler can learn using (TMs) Technical Machine Items.

TM	Move	Desc
TM03	Water Pulse WATER	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Special May confuse opponent.
TM07	Hail ICE	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Non-Ice types are damaged for 5 turns.
TM13	Ice Beam ICE	Power: 90 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special May freeze opponent.
TM14	Blizzard ICE	Power: 110 Acc: 70 PP: 5 Special May freeze opponent.
TM15	Hyper Beam NORMAL	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Special User must recharge next turn.
TM17	Protect NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Protects the user, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM18	Rain Dance WATER	Power: — Acc: — PP: 5 Status Makes it rain for 5 turns.
TM28	Dig GROUND	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Digs underground on first turn, attacks on second. Can also escape from caves.
TM31	Brick Break FIGHTING	Power: 75 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical Breaks through Reflect and Light Screen barriers.
TM32	Double Team NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 15 Status Raises user's Evasiveness.
TM39	Rock Tomb ROCK	Power: 60 Acc: 95 PP: 15 Physical Lowers opponent's Speed.
TM42	Facade NORMAL	Power: 70 Acc: 100 PP: 20 Physical Power doubles if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
TM44	Rest PSYCHIC	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User sleeps for 2 turns, but user is fully healed.
TM45	Attract NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 15 Status If opponent is the opposite gender, it's less likely to attack.
TM46	Thief DARK	Power: 60 Acc: 100 PP: 25 Physical Also steals opponent's held item.
TM49	Scald WATER	Power: 120 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special May burn opponent.
TM54	False Swipe NORMAL	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 40 Physical Always leaves opponent with at least 1 HP.
TM55	Brine WATER	Power: 97.5 Acc: 100 PP: 10 Special Power doubles if opponent's HP is less than 50%.
TM56	Fling DARK	Power: — Acc: 100 PP: 10 Physical Power depends on held item.
TM58	Endure NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Always left with at least 1 HP, but may fail if used consecutively.
TM68	Giga Impact NORMAL	Power: 150 Acc: 90 PP: 5 Physical User must recharge next turn.
TM75	Swords Dance NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 20 Status Sharply raises user's Attack.
TM80	Rock Slide ROCK	Power: 75 Acc: 90 PP: 10 Physical May cause flinching.
TM81	X-Scissor BUG	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical
TM82	Sleep Talk NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status User performs one of its own moves while sleeping.
TM87	Swagger NORMAL	Power: — Acc: 85 PP: 15 Status Opponent becomes confused, but its Attack is sharply raised.
TM90	Substitute NORMAL	Power: — Acc: — PP: 10 Status Uses HP to creates a decoy that takes hits.
TM93	Cut NORMAL	Power: 50 Acc: 95 PP: 30 Physical
TM95	Surf WATER	Power: 135 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Special Hits all adjacent Pokémon.
TM96	Strength NORMAL	Power: 80 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical
TM98	Rock Smash FIGHTING	Power: 40 Acc: 100 PP: 15 Physical May lower opponent's Defense.

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