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DarkSteel S-Tier Sweeper

Kingambit

Kingambit is a sweeper ranked S-Tier in Pokémon Champions with a 36% usage rate. Primary ability: Defiant (99%). Most common item: Chople Berry (57%). Top moves: Sucker Punch, Kowtow Cleave, Protect, Iron Head.

Moves

  • Dark Sucker Punch 99%
  • Dark Kowtow Cleave 94%
  • Normal Protect 86%
  • Steel Iron Head 61%
  • Fighting Low Kick 45%
  • Normal Swords Dance 13%

Ability

Defiant 99%

Item

Chople Berry 57%

EV Spread

Adamant · 32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 SpD

Weaknesses

Fighting Fire Ground

Best Teammates

BasculegionSneaslerGarchompAerodactyl

How Kingambit plays

The bulk-rotation finisher

Supreme Overlord scales attack with the number of fallen teammates, which means Kingambit gets stronger as the game goes longer. The standard play pattern is to keep Kingambit in the back, let the opening leads trade, and bring it in with two or three teammates already KO'd to apply a thirty to sixty percent damage boost.

Sucker Punch priority matters more than the raw attack. At plus-thirty Supreme Overlord, Sucker Punch outright KOs most attackers that try to finish Kingambit late game. Counterplay is denying the priority. Status moves, setup moves, switches, and Protect all bait Sucker Punch into missing, opening a window to remove Kingambit before it converts the damage boost into a sweep. Defiant on the secondary ability is a real consideration in Intimidate-heavy lobbies because the Intimidate drops convert directly into a Kingambit attack boost.

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