Is Kingdra Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Dragon Scale trade on Seadra. Water/Dragon with AbilitySwift Swim. If obtained, only weak to Dragon. Handles Drayden and Marlon through Dragon/Water coverage. The trade requirement limits access, but the typing is elite.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Roxie's team.
Horsea has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Horsea resists most of Clay's coverage and hits back hard.
Horsea trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Drayden's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Marlon's typing presses Horsea's defenses.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Shauntal's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Grimsley's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Caitlin's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Kingdra has the type edge here and should clean up Iris's team.
Catch Kingdra on P2 Laboratory (rippling water fishing, Lv 45-70, rare). Shaking/Bubbling spots.
How to Get Kingdra in Black 2 & White 2
A trade step sits in Kingdra's 3-stage chain from Horsea. The step cards below map each stage with catch locations and evolution methods. Horsea shows up at solid rates, so the starting catch is the easy part.
Where To Catch Kingdra in B2W2
The path to Kingdra starts with Horsea at Lv. 35-70 via walking and fishing encounters. 3 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch HorseaP2 LaboratoryLv.35-55Super RodRate 35%AnyRoute 17Lv.50-60Super RodRate 30%AnyRoute 18Lv.50-60Super RodRate 30%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve SeadraP2 LaboratoryLv.35-60Rippling Water FishRate 30%AnyShaking spotRoute 17Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 30%AnyShaking spotRoute 18Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Horsea (Step 1)
Step 3Kingdra ✓P2 LaboratoryLv.45-70Rippling Water FishRate 10%AnyShaking spotRoute 17Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 30%AnyShaking spotRoute 18Lv.60-70Rippling Water FishRate 5%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Seadra (Step 2)
Kingdra Weakness
Type-wise, Kingdra takes extra damage from Dragon. Not many exploitable gaps in the Water/Dragon typing defensive chart. With 75 HP and balanced defenses, Kingdra can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Dragon |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Steel |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Fire, Water |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Kingdra Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Kingdra
Kingdra Evolutions
Kingdra evolved from Horsea's chain using a trade. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Horsea eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Horsea pushed Kingdra to 540 total stats. Sp.Def saw the largest single gain at +70. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Kingdra to get Horsea eggs easily using 39 partners from the Dragon and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Aurora Beam, Clear Smog, Disable and 10 more.
B2W2 Kingdra Best Moveset
Water/Dragon typing leaves only Dragon as a weakness, and AbilitySwift Swim doubles 85 Speed in rain to 170. The moveset becomes one of the fastest and hardest-hitting attackers in rain, firing 95 Sp. Atk dual TermStab that nearly nothing resists. Opponents without their own Dragon answer watch it tear through the team.
Best Build
Kingdra best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Ice Beam
- Draco Meteor
- Hydro Pump
- Surf
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Aurora Beam and Clear Smog give Kingdra options it can't learn any other way, and Ice and Normal coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Draco Meteor and Outrage. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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Kingdra Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Kingdra looks average on paper at 540 BST. But Swift Swim is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Ice Beam with Scopelens is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, Kingdra's biggest threats include Dragonite (Dragon), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Kingdra is obtained by trade-evolving Seadra. Catch or evolve a Seadra first, then trade. Trade needs a Game Boy Advance link cable and a second GBA running another Gen 3 game (FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald). Trade Seadra to a friend, then have them trade it back. The 2026 Switch re-release supports the same trade through local wireless on the Pokemon Center 2F Wireless Club, with no cables required. The Dragon Scale must be held during the trade. Bring one over from a sibling Gen 3 game if needed.
Kingdra gets Swift Swim, Sniper, and Damp. But Swift Swim is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Kingdra is a mixed attacker with base 95 Attack and 95 Sp. Atk. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. Base 85 Speed is workable. Faster than some, slower than many.
Game Availability
Since Gold & Silver, Kingdra has been in 17 games. Requiring a trade evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves