Kingler | Pokémon guide

It's been around since day one, but some of us haven't given the Pokémon Kingler as much attention as it needs. The aptly named 'Pincer Pokémon' looks like a big orange and cream crab, and uses its giant claws in battles to clamp the competition.

So, is Kingler one of your go-to water Pokémon? If not, why not? There's enough crab-shaped Pokémon now to have an entire team of them, which is fun. You can see them all in our Pokédex guide.

Here's everything in our Kingler guide:

Here's the key information you need to know about Kingler:

Kingler's evolution

The Pokémon Krabby evolves into Kingler at level 28 and above. You don't need to use an item or any special conditions to get the evolution to happen.

You can also get a Gigantamax Kingler, but to do this, you need the Isle of Armor DLC for Pokémon Sword and Shield, which gives you access to the Max Soup item. This will unlock the Gigantamax form.

Kingler's locations

Here are all the locations you can find Kingler in each Pokémon game:

Gen 1 locations

Gen 2 locations

Gen 3 locations

Gen 4 locations

Gen 5 locations

Gen 6 locations

Gen 7 locations

Gen 8 locations

Gen 9 locations

Kingler's base stats

Kingler's base stats are as follows. As you level up your Kingler, these stats grow.

• HP - 55
• Attack - 130
• Defense - 115
• Sp. Atk - 50
• Sp. Def - 50
• Speed - 75

Kingler's type strengths and weaknesses

Your big ol' crab might look formidable, but it still takes a lot of damage from some types. Electric- and grass-type moves will cause more damage than most types, as they're weak to them. However, it is resistant to fire-, ice-, steel-, and water-type moves, so you can safely use Kingler against a Charmander.

Kingler's moveset

In the latest generation of Pokémon games, Kingler can learn the following moves:

Level up moves

Learnable TMs in SwSh

Learnable TMs in BDSP

Egg moves in SwSh

Egg moves in BDSP

That's all you need to know about Kingler, the pincer Pokémon.