Kingler

	#098
	Krabby

#099
Kingler

	#100
	Voltorb

Kingler

Regular
Shiny

Region of origin

Kanto

Main Type

Water

Pokédex information

Number

#099

Height

Weight

1.3 m

60 kg

Buddy, candy and family

Candy

Pokémon family

Krabby family

Buddy distance

Buddy type

3 km

Big

Base stats
Attack	Defense	Stamina
240	181	146

Combat stats
CP range	HP range
34 - 2,829	13 - 127

Second Charged Attack
Stardust cost	Candy cost
50,000	50

Base capture stats
Capture Rate	Flee Rate
20%	7%

Height ranges

XS range

~0.78 m

Normal range

1.16 - 1.30 m

XL range

~1.67 m

Weight ranges

XS range

0.73 - 7.03 kg

Normal range

57.7 - 60 kg

Gender ratio
Male	Female
50%	50%

Type effectiveness

Resistant to

62.5% of damage from:

Fire

Ice

Steel

Water

Weak to

160% of damage from:

Electric

Grass

Availability

Available in the Wild:

Yes

Available from the Eggs:

No

Available as the Raid Boss:

Formerly (2nd tier level)

Available from Research Tasks:

Formerly

Shiny form available:

Yes

Kingler is a Water-type Pokémon from Kanto region. It evolves from Krabby when fed 50 candies.

Pokédex description

Kingler - Pincer Pokémon
Kingler has an enormous, oversized claw. It waves this huge claw in the air to communicate with others. However, because the claw is so heavy, the Pokémon quickly tires.

Possible attacks

Fast attacks

Bubble

12 (10)

Metal Claw

8 (11)

Mud Shot

5 (8)

(Legacy move)

Charged attacks

85 (45)

35 (18)

45 (28)

70 (22)

Evolution family

Kingler is the part of a two-member family.

43.

#098 Krabby

50
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#099 Kingler

Gallery

Trivia

Kingler was released with the game launch on July 6^th, 2016.
In the wild, maximum capture CP of Kingler is 2,425, however it can reach 2,627, if encountered Pokémon is boosted by current weather.
- Between March 22^nd and March 29^th, 2017, Kingler's global spawn rate was significantly higher during the Water Festival 2017.
- Between June 7^th and June 21^st, 2018, Kingler's global spawn rate was significantly higher during the Water Festival 2018.
As a former 2nd tier Raid Boss, Kingler's CP was 15,146. Its maximum capture CP in Bonus Challenge was 1,616 and 2,020 when encountered Pokémon was boosted by weather.
Kingler was available in field research: "Win 3 Gym battles." during June, 2018 with a maximum capture CP of 1,212.
Kingler was also available in field research: "Battle in a Gym 3 times." during Water Festival 2018.
Shiny form of Kingler was released on October 1^st, 2018.