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Gigantamax Kingler

Pincer Pokémon

BaseGigantamax
Gigantamax Kingler official artwork
Official art
Water
Height
19 m 62′04″
Weight
Not given
Base stat total
475 Higher than 57% of Pokémon
Introduced
Gen VIII Sword & Shield
Abilities
Hyper CutterShell Armor
Kingler’s Pokédex entryCrystal / Shield
Its oversized claw is very powerful, but when it’s not in battle, the claw just gets in the way.
See Kingler’s entries

Gigantamax

A Sword & Shield form · not in Pokémon Champions
G-Max Move
G-Max Foam BurstG-Max Move

Foes: -2 Speed.

Replaces Max Geyser on its Water-type attacks.

Same as Kingler
Types, base stats and abilities
Height
19 mKingler: 1.3 m
Game
Sword & ShieldGen VIII
In Pokémon Champions
NoIts only gimmick is Mega Evolution

A Kingler with the Gigantamax Factor takes this form when it Dynamaxes: a new look, and a G-Max Move in place of one type’s Max Move. Gigantamax is in Sword & Shield, not in Pokémon Champions.

For Champions sets, usage and movesKinglerHow Dynamax works →

Base stats

Total 475 · Higher than 57% of Pokémon
HP55130–162220–314
Atk130135–200238–394
Def115121–183211–361
SpA5063–11294–218
SpD5063–11294–218
Spe7585–139139–273
Total475Higher than 57% of Pokémon
HP55Atk130Def115Spe75SpD50SpA50

Ranges in Pokémon Champions at Lv 50: 0 Stat Points with a −10% Stat Alignment to 32 Stat Points with a +10% one (HP has no alignment).Ranges in the main games at Lv 100: 0 IV/EV with a hindering nature to 31 IV/252 EV with a helpful nature. EV yield: 2 Atk.

Stat calculatorChampions Stat Points & Stat Alignment, or EVs, IVs & nature
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Type matchups

Weak to 2 types, resists 4

Colors show what this Pokémon takes

Weak to

2×
ElectricGrass

Resists

½×
FireIceSteelWater
Takes normal damage from 12 types
NormalFightingFlyingPoisonGroundRockBugGhostPsychicDragonDarkFairy

Abilities

3 abilities

Evolution

  1. #0098KrabbyWater
    1. Level 28
      #0099KinglerWater

Where to find

Wild in 6 games
Shield: The Crown Tundra 5 areas
  • Ballimere Lake (Max Den N)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Frigid Sea (Max Den C)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Giant's Bed (Max Den F)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Giant's Bed (Max Den P)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Giant's Foot (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Sword: The Crown Tundra 5 areas
  • Ballimere Lake (Max Den N)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Frigid Sea (Max Den C)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Giant's Bed (Max Den F)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Giant's Bed (Max Den P)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
  • Giant's Foot (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Shield: The Isle of Armor 1 area
  • Insular Sea (Max Den E)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Sword: The Isle of Armor 1 area
  • Insular Sea (Max Den E)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 55–60
Shield 3 areas
  • All Max Dens in the Galar Wild AreaCatch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 60
  • South Lake Miloch (Max Den C)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 25–60
  • West Lake Axewell (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 25–60
Sword 3 areas
  • All Max Dens in the Galar Wild AreaCatch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 60
  • South Lake Miloch (Max Den C)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 25–60
  • West Lake Axewell (Max Den B)Catch a wild Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon in a Max Raid battle. · Lv 25–60

Locations cover Red & Blue to Sword & Shield (with its DLC) and Let’s Go. We don’t have them yet for Legends: Arceus, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Scarlet & Violet and Legends: Z-A.

Training

Catch rate 60 · medium growth
Catch rate
60 ≈7.8% with a Poké Ball at full HP

Breeding

1 egg group · 20 egg cycles
Egg groups
Water 3
Gender
♂ 50%♀ 50%
Hatch time
20 egg cycles ≈5,355 steps (Gen IV–VII)

Pokédex entries

Category
Pincer Pokémon
Debut
Galar · Sword & Shield
Color
Red
Shape
Habitat
Water's Edge
Pal Park area
Sea
Kanto#099Original Johto#165Updated Johto#167Let’s Go Kanto#099Galar#099Isle of Armor#039

No Pokédex entries for Gigantamax Kingler in our data. Kingler’s entries are on its page.

Names around the world

English
Kingler
Japanese
キングラー
Japanese (romaji)
Kingler
Korean
킹크랩
Chinese (Traditional)
巨鉗蟹
Chinese (Simplified)
巨钳蟹
French
Krabboss
German
Kingler
Spanish
Kingler
Italian
Kingler

Biology

Biology · 1 form

Its left claw has grown twice as big as its right, and is now strong enough to break Cloyster shells open. However, swinging it can cause balancing issues and tire it out. Kingler are said to communicate with each other by waving their pincers around.

Forms

Gigantamax Kingler

WaterHyper CutterShell Armor
BST 475

Resembling a Japanese spider crab, Gigantamax Kingler has long, thorny appendages and sports a "beard" of foam. Its signature G-Max Move is G-Max Foam Burst.

Adapted from Wikipedia: List of generation I Pokémon, List of generation VIII Pokémon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · edited.

Sprites

1 generation, animated from Gen VIII

Artwork and 3D models

Generation VIII · animated models

Polls & views

1 poll

Each line is one source, as it published it. Polls counted every form under its species.