Is Kingler Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Kingler is one of the biggest winners from the physical/special split. In Red and Blue, its massive Attack went to waste on special Water moves. In Let's Go, physical Water moves let those claws do devastating damage. Handles Blaine and Giovanni, and hits hard enough to dent anything neutral.
Not available yet. You cannot get Krabby before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Krabby before this fight.
Not available yet. You cannot get Krabby before this fight.
Erika's team hits Kingler's weaknesses hard.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Kingler resists most of Giovanni's coverage and hits back hard.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Kingler has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Kingler trades roughly evenly with Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Pikachu team. In Let's Go Eevee, Trace brings Raichu Lv 57 in place of Jolteon Lv 57.
Catch Krabby
Catch Krabby on Route 10 (walking, Lv 18-23).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 18)
- LV 18WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMBugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 36WaterCrabhammerPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
Evolve Krabby to Kingler
Krabby evolves into Kingler at Level 28. Your Krabby should hit Level 28 before you reach Erika, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28WaterBubble BeamPower 98Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- TMWaterScaldPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- HMWaterSurfPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 15
- TMBugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- LV 41WaterCrabhammerPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Kingler in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
You'll want late-game access before hunting Kingler. Moderate rates across 2 encounter spots means the location matters. Sort by Best below and target the top-rated area first.
2 locations to catch Kingler3 locations to catch Krabby
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 4Catch Krabby at any of the 3 locations below, then level it up to 28, and it evolves into Kingler.
Badge 3 Badge 4Where To Catch Kingler in Let's Go
Krabby gets you Kingler sooner: catch it (before Badge 4) and evolve it at Lv 28. Wild Kingler first appears at Route 12 (after Badge 4).
- Step 2Kingler ✓or evolve from Krabby (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Kingler in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Kingler is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Kingler odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Kingler Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds for Kingler.
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 |
Kingler Evolutions
Kingler is the evolved form of Krabby and the last stage of this two-stage line. 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
Let's Go Kingler Best Moveset
130 Attack at 115 Defense on pure Water. The moveset runs massive physical Water TermStab at numbers very few Pokemon in the format match. 75 Speed and 50/50 on the special side limit it, but the raw physical damage output is genuinely elite.
Best Build
Krabby Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Kingler
- Krabby Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Krabby Candy raises every stat, but only Krabby and Kingler can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Kingler is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Leopold battles with one level 75 Kingler that knows Agility, Stomp, Scald and Guillotine. It takes extra damage from Electric and Grass moves. Win to earn the Kingler Master title. Find Leopold in Silph Co..
Moves List
Kingler develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Crabhammer show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
One claw grew massively and is as hard as steel. It has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, it is too heavy.
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
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