Is Kingler Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Kingler with AbilityHyper Cutter has one of the highest Attack stats available but can't use it for Water damage. Water is Special in Gen 3. The physical/special mismatch means Kingler powers Normal moves well and its own type poorly. Same problem everywhere in Gen 3.
Kingler resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Norman's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Juan's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Drake's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Trade
Kingler cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 28.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Mauville Game Corner
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Given by Wally's father at Wally's house in Petalburg City after you defeat Norman
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Tate & Liza
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Given by Steven Stone in his house in Mossdeep City
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- After Juan
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Juan
- LV 57WaterCrabhammerPower 135Accuracy 85%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Battle Frontier
How to Get Kingler in Emerald
Kingler is uncatchable in the Emerald wild. An imported Krabby evolves into it at level 28, the only route to the pincer crab.
How to Obtain Kingler in E
- Step 1Obtain KrabbyLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Super rod · Route 6. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Super rod · Route 25. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Rock smash · Cianwood City. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Kingler ✓
How to Get Shiny Kingler in Emerald
Kingler never scuttles into Emerald, so trade one from LeafGreen, the only version listing it, where a Super Rod cast at Bond Bridge or Five Isle Meadow brings it up; hook the shine there, or evolve a shiny Krabby. See every game where Shiny Kingler can be hunted
Kingler Weakness
Kingler's Water typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric and Grass. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Kingler's physical bulk (base 115 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Kingler Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Kingler
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Sceptile Grass | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Treecko (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Sunflora Grass | C | |
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Littleroot Town Gift) | ||
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Ampharos Electric | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Tropius Grass | C | |
 Breloom GrassFighting | B | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
 Cradily RockGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Lileep (Rustboro City Gift) | ||
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
Kingler Evolutions
Kingler is the evolved form of Krabby. Breeding produces Krabby eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. Evolving from Krabby gave Kingler the biggest boost in HP (+25), bringing the total to 475 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Kingler to get Krabby eggs easily using 19 partners from the Water 3 egg group. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Dig, Flail and 4 more.
E Kingler Best Moveset
Kingler hits harder than almost any Water-type physically, but the format locks Water TermStab to the 50 Sp. Atk instead of the 130 Attack. The moveset builds around MoveSwords Dance with physical coverage from MoveReturn and MoveHidden Power, using AbilityHyper Cutter to keep Attack safe from AbilityIntimidate users.
Best Build
Kingler best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Rest
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Knock Off
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Amnesia and Dig on Kingler. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Crabhammer and Surf, they expand what Kingler can actually threaten in practice.
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
All 24 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It waves its huge, oversized claw in the air to communicate with others. But since the claw is so heavy, this POKéMON quickly tires.
Kingler Emerald Guide
In Emerald, use Kingler as a support. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For Emerald, build your team around Blissey, Forretress, and Swampert. These have the highest co-usage rates with Kingler in competitive formats. They cover each other's weaknesses.
For Emerald, run Impish on Kingler. +Defense is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the support role.
Gigantamax Kingler is exclusive to Sword & Shield, so it's not usable in Emerald. The form has a unique appearance and a signature G-Max move.
Kingler isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in FireRed or LeafGreen, then trade it to Emerald.
Game Availability
Kingler first appeared in Red & Blue and spans 19 games across 9 generations. It later gained a Gigantamax form in Generation 8, adding new dimensions to its competitive identity.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
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 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwShGigantamax
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
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