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Kingambit.

Gen 9 Ubers usage profile · rank #14
august 2026 · 78.0K battles
Kingambit
darksteelPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
12.6%
Kingambit is ranked #14 in Gen 9 Ubers, carried by 15,517 teams
TierA · top 15 of the format
Ladder rank#14 of 211
Raw count15,517
Viability ceiling94
Month on month+3.07pp
13 month peak13.6%
FormatGen 9 Ubers
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sets and counters from 78.0K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 550
HP
100
Atk
135
Def
120
SpA
60
SpD
85
Spe
50
Usage over time12.6% 3.07pppeak 13.6% · Apr '26
8.811.113.415.7Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

21.4% of Kingambit teams
HP
240
Atk
252
Def
0
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
16
NatureAdamant
AbilitySupreme Overlord · 98.6%
ItemBlack Glasses · 51.6%
Tera typeFire · 45.3%
Moves
Sucker Punch99.9%
Swords Dance99.4%
Kowtow Cleave95.3%
Iron Head85.2%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD19.8%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD15.4%

Moves

5 tracked
Sucker Punch99.9%
Swords Dance99.4%
Kowtow Cleave95.3%
Iron Head85.2%
Low Kick17.9%

Items

Black Glasses51.6%
Air Balloon32.1%
Dread Plate6.7%
Leftovers5.3%

Tera types

Fire45.3%
Dark38.4%
Ghost10.3%
Flying4.4%

Abilities

Supreme Overlord98.6%
Defiant1.2%
Pressure0.1%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant240 HP / 252 Atk / 16 Spe21.4%
Adamant252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD19.8%
Adamant248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD15.4%
Adamant56 HP / 252 Atk / 200 Spe5.7%
Adamant200 HP / 252 Atk / 56 Spe4.5%
Adamant236 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Spe4.0%

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Best Kingambit build for Gen 9 Ubers

The set above is the one Gen 9 Ubers players run most often, taken from 78,012 battles in August 2026. Kingambit sits at rank #14 with 12.6% usage, which puts it in A tier, up 3.07 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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