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Every part of this set aims to make sure Kingambit can finish off the opposing team with Sucker Punch, as due to the massive damage output of Ubers, Kingambit only gets one chance to sweep. Black Glasses makes Kingambit's Dark-type moves hit astronomically hard, especially with Tera Dark, being able to OHKO Tera Fire Calyrex-I and Zacian-C as well as Koraidon with minimal chip damage with Sucker Punch after a Swords Dance boost and 5 Supreme Overlord boosts. Air Balloon allows Kingambit to come in on the multitude of Ground-type attacks from Arceus-Ground, Landorus-T, and Necrozma-DM, allowing it an opportunity to set up. Lum Berry allows it to absorb burns from Ho-Oh and defensive Arceus formes, allowing Kingambit to forgo Tera Fire for another Tera type. Tera Dark powers up Kingambit's Dark- type moves even further, allowing Kingambit to, crucially, OHKO Ho-Oh and Arceus-Ground with a Swords Dance boosted Sucker Punch with 5 Supreme Overlord boosts. Tera Fire grants Kingambit a burn immunity and a Fire resistance while removing its Fighting weakness, which allow it to set up on Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Koraidon, and Zacian-C. Kingambit fits best on hyper offensive teams that need a late-game cleaner and a revenge killer for Pokemon like Calyrex-I, Necrozma-DM, and Eternatus. As it's fairly weak without a significant amount of teammates fainted, entry hazard setters like Glimmora and Deoxys-S are useful for weakening checks like Zacian-C and Koraidon for Kingambit to sweep. In terms of offensive teammates, Koraidon and Zacian-C are amazing teammates, as they can wear down or force common checks such as Ho-Oh, Landorus-T, and defensive Arceus forms to Terastallize, allowing Kingambit to sweep later. Extreme Killer Arceus can force Koraidon and Kyogre to Terastallize into a Ghost-type, allowing Kingambit to beat them with Sucker Punch, and one can wear down checks like Kyogre and defensive Arceus formes for the other to break through. Necrozma-DM can lure in Ho-Oh and cripple it with either Knock Off or Stone Edge, allowing Kingambit to muscle through. Meteor Beam Eternatus can also force in and damage Ho-Oh while also threatening Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water, while Kingambit can deal with Mewtwo and Necrozma-DM for Eternatus.

Swords Dance significantly raises the pressure Kingambit exerts, allowing it to deal significant damage even against resisted targets. However, Iron Head can be used to cover for Fairy-types such as Flutter Mane. Black Glasses provides extra damage, allowing for an OHKO on Flutter Mane at +1 with Sucker Punch; Safety Goggles, however, gives Kingambit a better match-up against Amoonguss. Tera Dragon is chosen to grant resistances to the Ogerpon formes' STAB attacks and other metagame threats that resist Dark, such as Urshifu-R and Chi-Yu. Tera Fairy is also a strong option as a neutral typing, and it also allows Kingambit to wall Urshifu-S and other Fighting-types.

Kingambit is a slow attacker that uses its good bulk and typing to tank hits from Pokemon like Calyrex-S, Lunala, and Terapagos, then respond with Dark- and Steel-type STAB attacks. Sucker Punch gives Kingambit a priority attack that it can use to get around its low Speed and that threatens Pokemon like the Calyrex formes. Tera Blast pairs with Tera Fairy to hit the Pokemon that wall Kingambit such as Urshifu-R and Iron Hands as well as Pokemon like Miraidon and Urshifu-S, while Low Kick is used to hit Pokemon that resist Steel- and Dark-type attacks such as Incineroar and Zamazenta-C. Assault Vest lets it survive attacks like Mystic Water Kyogre's Water Spout as well as getting 4HKOed by Calyrex-S's Astral Barrage most of the time. Tera Fairy gives Kingambit a resistance to Fighting-type attacks in addition to being a good defensive type that is neutral to most of the metagame. Kingambit struggles into bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss and Incineroar that can easily survive an attack and respond with status moves like Will-O-Wisp or Spore. Offensive partners like Ursaluna-B and Miraidon help with this by threatening to OHKO Amoonguss and Incineroar, allowing Kingambit to clean up an endgame with Sucker Punch. Urshifu-R is another check for Kingambit, as it resists Kingambit's STAB attacks and can threaten it with Close Combat. Miraidon can threaten Pokemon like Mienshao and the Urshifu formes that threaten Kingambit. Miraidon also has the added benefit of blocking Spore from Amoonguss with Electric Terrain, which allows Kingambit to play more offensively. Calyrex-S is a good partner for Kingambit, as it appreciates Kingambit helping into opposing Calyrex-S and opposing Incineroar while Calyrex-S can threaten the Fighting-types that Kingambit struggles with like Mienshao. Calyrex-I can set Trick Room that Kingambit works well in while Calyrex-I threatens Amoonguss. Farigiraf is a good partner for Kingambit, as it prevents Fake Out and can set Trick Room for Kingambit while Incineroar, a Pokemon Farigiraf struggles with, doesn't want to switch into Kingambit and give it a Defiant boost.

The given EV spread allows Kingambit to survive Life Orb Ursaluna-B's Earth Power or an Ivy Cudgel from Ogerpon-H as well as avoid the 3HKO from Raging Bolt's Thunderbolt. The Speed investment allows Kingambit to outspeed Landorus in tailwind. Low Kick allows Kingambit to threaten Dark-Types such as Incineroar and opposing Kingambit; however, Tera Blast can also be used to cover for Dark- and Fighting-Types at the cost of needing to Terastallize.

Kingambit is easily able to steamroll through teams, having a great typing both offensively and defensively and easily defeating metagame staples like Gholdengo as well as decimating foes thanks to Swords Dance. Swords Dance bolsters Kingambit's Attack such that it can pick up OHKOs on bulky Pokemon such as Rillaboom, Ursaluna-B, and Amoonguss using Kowtow Cleave, with the latter two requiring Tera Dark. Sucker Punch compensates for Kingambit's low Speed while also immediately either forcing out or pinning Choice item attackers and Assault Vest users. On top of that, Sucker Punch can cause mind games, with Kingambit potentially just using Kowtow Cleave while forcing a switch with the threat of Sucker Punch. Low Kick can defeat Tyranitar and opposing Kingambit as well as Incineroar. Iron Head can be used as coverage for Dark-resistant Pokemon like Primarina and Sneasler, but it's generally harder to pilot and use. Black Glasses is used to boost the main two moves on Kingambit, Kowtow Cleave and Sucker Punch. It allows +2 Kowtow Cleave to OHKO Rillaboom outright and Archaludon with Tera Dark as well as letting Kingambit pick off Volcarona with a +2 Sucker Punch. Safety Goggles stops Sucker Punch from getting redirected and negated by Rage Powder, which can be a huge issue for Kingambit. Safety Goggles can also deny Spore, allowing Kingambit to use Amoonguss to set up. Safety Goggles can miss key OHKOs on the Pokemon shown in the aforementioned calculations. Tera Dark boosts Kingambit's damage further, allowing for OHKOs on Maushold and Gholdengo with Sucker Punch, as well as removing Kingambit's Fire weakness and 4x Fighting weakness, proving to be useful against threats like Incineroar, which Kingambit otherwise struggles to get rid of, and certain Fighting-type coverage and Pokemon like opposing Kingambit's Low Kick and Annihilape, which otherwise OHKO Kingambit. Kingambit is really difficult to stop after a Swords Dance boost and Terastallizing, OHKOing Ursaluna with Kowtow Cleave. This set struggles with four-moveslot syndrome, as having to pick between the flexibility of Swords Dance and a coverage move is difficult. Another issue that this set has is that it can be really difficult to take Dark-resistant Pokemon down, such as Incineroar. For this, setting up in front of another Pokemon or removing the Dark-resistant Pokemon can help Kingambit thrive.

Assault Vest Kingambit is great at taking strong hits while hitting back hard thanks to its high Attack stat. Its typing works amazing defensively thanks to the lack of good Ground- and Fighting-types, which is even better considering Assault Vest Kingambit works well as a bulky switch-in to many metagame staples such as Gholdengo. Defiant is very powerful on this set due to the lack of Swords Dance. Low Kick is used as coverage for Dark-types, beating Pokemon such as Incineroar and opposing Kingambit. Assault Vest allows Kingambit to take attacks like Earth Power from Ursaluna-B and Electro Shot from Archaludon as well as surviving extremely powerful attacks such as +1 Fiery Dance from Volcarona. Fire is arguably the best Tera type on this set, providing a resistance to Fire while also removing Kingambit's weakness to Fighting. As a bonus, Tera Fire grants Kingambit a burn immunity, being very useful when facing foes like Talonflame. Tera Flying removes both Kingambit's Ground- and Fighting-type weaknesses, turning them into an immunity and a resistance, respectively. Tera Dark boosts Kingambit's Dark-type STAB moves, which can be very necessary due to not using Swords Dance. The physical bulk investment lets Kingambit survive a Drain Punch from Annihilape and a rain-boosted Wave Crash from Basculegion-M. With the given special bulk, Kingambit can survive a +1 Fiery Dance from Volcarona and an Earth Power from Ursaluna-B. The offensive investment lets Sucker Punch OHKO Gholdengo with a Defiant boost while OHKOing Dragapult 75% of the time without it. Assault Vest Kingambit is more flexible in move choices compared to Swords Dance variations, able to freely carry Iron Head and coverage moves as well as generally being more flexible in playstyle. With Assault Vest, this set has great survivability. However, Assault Vest Kingambit doesn't have much sweeping potential due to not running Swords Dance. Not being able to run Protect is also a noteworthy issue, as in a metagame where Trick Room and weather are everywhere, this drawback can make it difficult to position Kingambit and its allies.

Swords Dance, mixed with Kingambit's naturally high Attack as well as access to Defiant to scare off Intimidate users and priority in Sucker Punch, makes it one of the most effective setup sweepers in the metagame. Its respectable bulk, especially its base 120 Defense, often allows it to set up multiple Swords Dances in one match. Kowtow Cleave offers strong and consistent damage. It OHKOes Gholdengo and Indeedee-F without a boost and decimates bulky Pokemon like Amoonguss and Entei at +2, netting guaranteed KOs after minimal chip damage. Sucker Punch compensates for Kingambit's low Speed, OHKOing faster attackers such as Landorus and Ogerpon-W after a boost. It also allows Kingambit to revenge kill weakened foes when entering the field. Dread Plate (or Black Glasses) is vital for Kingambit to secure numerous benchmarks for OHKOs or 2HKOs on Pokemon such as Landorus with Sucker Punch and Ogerpon-W with Kowtow Cleave. Other items can be used in niche scenarios, such as Leftovers for gradual health recovery and Grassy Seed on teams with Rillaboom to become resilient to most physical attacks. Kingambit has a multitude of options for its Tera type. Tera Dark can be used to strengthen its attacks and reduce its weakness to Iron Hands's Fighting-type attacks to only 2x while removing its weaknesses to Incineroar's Flare Blitz, Ogerpon-H's Ivy Cudgel, and Landorus's Earth Power. Tera Dragon allows Kingambit to resist attacks from Ogerpon-H, Ogerpon-W, and Chi-Yu. Tera Flying grants an immunity to Landorus's Ground-type moves as well as another way to resist Iron Hands's attacks, but it gives Kingambit a much worse matchup against the faster Raging Bolt and Chien-Pao. Kingambit appreciates partners that can create space for it to set up a Swords Dance; this includes Fake Out users, such as Incineroar, Rillaboom, and Iron Hands, and redirection support from the likes of Sinistcha and Ogerpon-W. One bonus of running Incineroar is that it actually improves Kingambit's matchup against opposing Incineroar, as it can easily switch into Flare Blitz if necessary or at least reduce the damage Kingambit takes from an opposing Incineroar's Flare Blitz. Landorus fends off some of Kingambit's biggest threats like Iron Hands and Entei, while it appreciates Kingambit's ability to remove some of its threats like Ogerpon-W with a boosted Sucker Punch. Landorus is also one of Kingambit's best offensive checks due to its strong Earth Power, so Kingambit appreciates the support of Jolly Ogerpon-W and Chien-Pao to threaten it offensively. Kingambit's Defiant supports strong physical attackers such as Rillaboom, Ogerpon-W, and Chien-Pao by deterring opposing Intimidate users. Its Steel typing and opportunity to get a Defiant boost from Bleakwind Storm also make it one of the strongest Tornadus checks in the tier, which is appreciated by the aforementioned Grass-types. Gouging Fire can further boost Kingambit's Attack with Howl, while Kingambit deters Intimidate users, creating room for multiple turns of boosting.

Kingambit is a highly threatening sweeper thanks to Swords Dance boosting its already high Attack, powerful STAB priority in Sucker Punch, and a unique ability in Supreme Overlord. Kingambit also provides a team with notable defensive utility, as it checks dangerous foes such as Gholdengo, Mega Latios, and Iron Crown thanks to its typing and access to Sucker Punch. Knock Off is Kingambit's most powerful STAB move under most circumstances, and it can remove items from Pokemon that check it, such as Great Tusk, Zamazenta, and Landorus-T. Sucker Punch is mandatory to make up for Kingambit's low Speed, allowing it to revenge kill faster threats such as the aforementioned Gholdengo and Mega Latios as well as others such as Ogerpon-W, Volcarona, and Iron Moth. Low Kick is the preferred coverage to hit foes such as opposing Kingambit, Melmetal, Ferrothorn, and Ting-Lu, as it OHKOes all of them after Stealth Rock at +2. Iron Head is an alternative that hits Clefable and Mega Diancie, but its targets are generally less important and Kingambit must be very healthy if it hopes to beat the latter one-on-one. Black Glasses gives Kingambit a notable boost to its Dark-type STAB moves, letting it hit important benchmarks such as OHKOing offensive Gholdengo as well as, at +2, Ogerpon-W with Sucker Punch and greatly improving Knock Off's damage rolls into important defensive Pokemon such as Alomomola and Toxapex, especially with Supreme Overlord active. Air Balloon gives Kingambit a one-time opportunity to dodge revenge killing attempts by or set up in the face of Ground-types such as Landorus-T, Gliscor, and Garchomp. Leftovers gives Kingambit passive recovery and improves its longevity, letting it check Gholdengo throughout a game for its team. An Adamant nature is preferred to hit as hard as possible, but Jolly allows Kingambit to, at worst, Speed tie with opposing Kingambit as well as outrun a few other notable threats such as Moltres, Ursaluna, and Mega Mawile. Supreme Overlord powers up Kingambit as its allies faint; this becomes incredibly dangerous in late-game scenarios, as Kingambit gains a large damage boost if many or all of its teammates have been taken down. Defiant can be situationally useful on certain hyper offense teams that value its ability to punish Defog attempts from Gliscor, Zapdos, and Landorus-T, as well as punishing Intimidate from the last one; this is generally best used with Air Balloon to protect Kingambit from Gliscor and Landorus-T. However, Supreme Overlord is generally more consistent, and hyper offense teams often have better ways to punish or outright deny Defog. Kingambit fits on many offensive teams thanks to the immense amount of pressure it exerts while also giving such teams a check to dangerous Ghost- and Psychic-types such as Gholdengo, Iron Crown, and Mega Latios. Kingambit's presence as a top threat in the metagame means that every team has a method of dealing with it, usually through faster Dark-resistant Pokemon such as Great Tusk, Zamazenta, Iron Valiant, and Hisuian Samurott; these are often backed up by secondary answers such as defensive Landorus-T, Alomomola, and Moltres. Kingambit can help itself out early-game by spamming Knock Off into these threats in order to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from Great Tusk, Zamazenta, and Alomomola. This strategy pairs very well with entry hazard setters, making teammates such as Landorus-T, Ferrothorn, and Gliscor great partners. The latter two are also capable of setting Spikes, which wear down Fighting-types like Urshifu-R for Kingambit. A teammate that can pivot into Fighting-types is also mandatory, as Kingambit tends to invite them into battle. Zapdos, Moltres, defensive Landorus-T, and Toxapex are good teammates as a result. Psychic- and Fairy-type offensive teammates also pair well with Kingambit, since they scare many of its Fighting- and Dark-type answers. Mega Latios, Iron Crown, Mega Diancie, or Iron Valiant combine with Kingambit to create a brutal offensive core, while the Psychic-types in particular appreciate Kingambit threatening Galarian Slowking and Gholdengo. Despite being a Steel-type, Kingambit fears Tapu Lele due to Psychic Terrain blocking Sucker Punch and it commonly carrying coverage moves that target Kingambit's weaknesses, so solid Tapu Lele checks such as Gholdengo and Melmetal are good teammates.

Leveraging its great natural bulk alongside significant defensive investment and an item to further boost its longevity, Kingambit is able to act as a powerful defensive tool against Pokemon such as Gholdengo and Terapagos while remaining a threatening late-game cleaner. Knock Off is Kingambit's main STAB option, boasting a high Base Power and a powerful secondary effect, particularly against Heavy-Duty Boots users such as Zapdos and Moltres and Rocky Helmet users such as Alomomola and Landorus-T. Pursuit allows Kingambit to forcibly remove most Gholdengo sets while also heavily limiting most dedicated special walls, such as Blissey, Clodsire, and Galarian Slowking, and guaranteeing that Terapagos's Tera Shell is broken. Sucker Punch allows Kingambit to bypass its middling Speed stat, deterring fast and offensive Pokemon that would otherwise be problematic for Kingambit, such as offensive Volcarona, Mega Charizard Y, Focus Blast variants of Gholdengo, and Mega Medicham, while also allowing it to pick off weakened foes such as Garchomp and Ogerpon-W. Low Kick is used mainly to hit opposing Kingambit while also hitting Ting-Lu and Ferrothorn and OHKOing Mega Tyranitar. Iron Head is an alternative option, allowing Kingambit to immediately threaten Iron Valiant, Tapu Koko, and Clefable while also quickly wearing down Great Tusk and all-out attacker Zamazenta. Leftovers is the premier item for utility Kingambit, allowing it to stick around for longer games. Most Kingambit should use Supreme Overlord for its excellent and consistent effect, though Defiant is a viable alternative to specifically punish Landorus-T, KOing it with Knock Off into Sucker Punch, both at +1 Attack, and also punish Defog attempts from the likes of Zapdos and Corviknight. The EV spread allows Kingambit to outspeed Clefable lacking Speed investment. Pokemon such as Mega Medicham and Tapu Lele benefit from Gholdengo's absence. Iron Defense variants of Zamazenta and Mega Medicham particularly benefit from Kingambit's ability to deal with the aforementioned Ghost-types, as they are difficult for them to break while also being able to cripple them with status effects. Access to Knock Off allows Kingambit to remove Heavy-Duty Boots from foes such as Alomomola, Zapdos, and Moltres for the benefit of hazard-setting teammates such as Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Mega Diancie. Kingambit struggles against faster Pokemon such as Zamazenta, Great Tusk, Landorus-T, and Kartana. Partners such as Zapdos and Moltres can aid Kingambit by answering multiple of these Pokemon at once. Bulkier Pokemon such as Melmetal, Ting-Lu, and Toxapex are able to consistently answer Kingambit defensively, so Tapu Lele, Ogerpon-W, and Raging Bolt are greatly appreciated for their ability to immediately threaten these Pokemon. It is worth noting that a significant majority of the Kingambit checks mentioned are susceptible to losing their item to Knock Off.

With the help of Supreme Overlord and strong priority in Sucker Punch, Kingambit serves as an excellent late-game sweeper. Its typing also grants it the ability to soft check Calyrex-S and Extreme Killer Arceus, two of the most prominent Pokemon in AG. Kowtow Cleave gives Kingambit a reliable Dark-type STAB move and lets it hit Ho-Oh, Miraidon, and Kyogre harder on the switch. Low Kick can be used instead to better check Arceus and hit Ting-Lu harder, OHKOing Arceus after a Swords Dance and Ting-Lu with one Supreme Overlord boost, while also allowing Kingambit to check opposing Kingambit. Leftovers improves Kingambit's longevity and improves its ability to check Calyrex-S and Extreme Killer Arceus, while Black Glasses increases Kingambit's damage even further, notably giving Sucker Punch a very good chance to OHKO 120 HP Miraidon with two Supreme Overlord boosts and a Swords Dance. Air Balloon can be used instead to give Kingambit an easier time versus Ground-type Pokemon such as Arceus-Ground, Ting-Lu, and Landorus-T by giving it a temporary immunity to their super effective Ground-type attacks. Kingambit also has great flexibility with its Tera type. Tera Fire gives Kingambit an immunity to burn and a resistance to Fire-type attacks from Koraidon and Ho-Oh; it also lets Kingambit avoid an OHKO from Koraidon's Low Kick from full HP. On the other hand, Tera Dark boosts Kingambit's Dark-type attacks to ridiculous levels and can be used in conjunction with Black Glasses to give Kingambit's +2 Sucker Punch a 50% chance to OHKO Koraidon after one layer of Spikes and five boosts of Supreme Overlord. Tera Flying is yet another option that gives Kingambit an immunity to Ground-type attacks from Arceus-Ground and Ting-Lu and a resistance to Fighting-type attacks from Koraidon and Zacian-C. Kingambit must be wary of Terastallizing, however, as it removes its resistance to Arceus's Extreme Speed, making it vulnerable to being revenge killed. The given EV spread allows Kingambit to outspeed uninvested Skeledirge. Due to its lack of recovery, Kingambit fits best on offensive teams that appreciate its ability to check Calyrex-S and Extreme Killer Arceus short-term, as well as its efficacy into Sticky Web teams due to its strong priority. Funnily enough, Calyrex-S and Extreme Killer Arceus also make some of Kingambit's best partners. Calyrex-S appreciates Kingambit's ability to check opposing Arceus and, in return, helps break through Ting-Lu and Ho-Oh. Meanwhile, Arceus creates a strong priority spam core with Kingambit that overwhelms their shared checks such as Zacian-C, Ho-Oh, and defensive Arceus formes. Arceus and Kingambit also both check Calyrex-S, which is helpful because it helps avoid bad situations created by Encore. Kingambit can also benefit from the fact that Arceus often forces the opponent to Terastallize their Koraidon into the Ghost-type, which makes it easier for Kingambit to sweep late-game. Other physical wallbreakers such as Koraidon and Zacian-C also have excellent synergy with Kingambit, as they can help wear down opposing physical walls such as the aforementioned Ho-Oh and defensive Arceus formes as well as Landorus-T. Swords Dance Koraidon in particular is a great partner, since it often forces Ho-Oh to Terastallize into the Fairy-type, which makes Ho-Oh vulnerable to Iron Head. In return, Kingambit can switch into Calyrex-S and Arceus trying to revenge kill Koraidon. As Kingambit is often forced out by Fire- and Fighting- type attacks from wallbreakers such as Koraidon and Zacian-C, a strong defensive core is necessary. Landorus-T can switch into both Zacian-C and Koraidon and rack up chip damage on them with Rocky Helmet and Stealth Rock. Stealth Rock also helps chip down walls like support Arceus formes and opposing Landorus-T. Defensive Arceus formes like Arceus-Fairy and Arceus-Water can also switch into these threats and spread burn, which can help rack up chip damage and make it easier for Kingambit to set up. Ting-Lu switches into Miraidon and Arceus-Ground, acts as another check to Calyrex-S, and can set up Spikes that helps break down defensive Arceus formes and Koraidon over the course the game.

With its unique typing, Kingambit serves as a powerful defensive tool against Pokemon such as Giratina-O lacking Will-O-Wisp, Yveltal, Arceus, and Choice Specs Lunala while also retaining a strong offensive presence thanks to Supreme Overlord, providing bulky offense and fat balance teams with a range of role compression courtesy of its valuable Ghost-, Psychic-, Dark- and Dragon-type resistances, access to priority, and even its ability to act as a late-game cleaner. Unfortunately, Kingambit lacks reliable recovery, which combined with its mediocre bulk relative to the tier, means it is prone to being overwhelmed easily. Knock Off provides Kingambit with a source of utility by removing items such as Heavy-Duty Boots, preventing Pokemon such as Ho-Oh from reliably switching in. It also removes Life Orb from offensive Yveltal, weakening it severely, as well as removing items off other targets such as Zygarde, Arceus, Ferrothorn, and Alomomola, which can help teammates out in the long term. It helps Kingambit against stall teams too, since these structures are often reliant on items, such as the aforementioned Heavy-Duty Boots and Chansey's Eviolite, for their longevity. Especially considering that Kingambit often uses Sucker Punch for damage-dealing due to being outpaced by almost the entire metagame, having Knock Off to punish switch-ins against Kingambit is more useful on a regular basis than the slight and situational extra two hit damage provided from Kowtow Cleave. Iron Head allows Kingambit to hit Fairy-types such as Arceus-Fairy and Zacian-C as well as Tera Fairy Zygarde and Eternatus. Sucker Punch is essential to make up for Kingambit's poor Speed, allowing it to remove foes such as Ultra Necrozma, Deoxys-A, and Mega Mewtwo Y before they can OHKO it instead. Low Kick can be considered to allow Kingambit to threaten Arceus-Dark, but it leaves Kingambit unable to threaten Arceus-Fairy or Tera Fairy Lunala. Swords Dance allows Kingambit to punish the switches it forces, letting it wallbreak or be a strong late-game cleaner against more offensive teams, especially those lacking Zygarde or defensive Primal Groudon, such as against opposing hyper offense teams. It notably lets Kingambit OHKO Arceus-Fairy with Iron Head after Stealth Rock with no Supreme Overlord boosts and also OHKO Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM with Sucker Punch after a layer of Spikes. Alternatively, Pursuit is able to trap foes Kingambit switches into, such as Giratina-O and Choice-locked Lunala, wearing them down for offensive partners such as Primal Groudon. It is also good at trapping worn-down checks, such as Ho-Oh and support Arceus formes. Supreme Overlord is preferred over Defiant due to its reliable damage boost, such as being able to 2HKO Arceus via Knock Off with 4 fainted allies. However, Defiant can be used, notably punishing Sticky Web structures and Defog attempts from Giratina-O and Ho-Oh. However, it is difficult to activate anywhere else, reducing Kingambit's damage overall. The given EV spread maximises Attack and allows Kingambit to outspeed Gothitelle, preventing it from using Taunt or Charm reliably, while ensuring Tera Fairy variants cannot safely 1v1 Kingambit. This is especially useful for Pursuit variants that may be more passive into Gothitelle. The rest is dumped into HP, notably allowing Kingambit to survive Life Orb Yveltal's Heat Wave from full. Kingambit's typing is essential to its use on a team, and thus doesn't often use Terastalization. Regardless, Tera Dark is its best option, removing Kingambit's Ground- and Fire-type weakness while weakening the damage taken from Fighting-type attacks. This helps Kingambit stomach Earthquake from Necrozma-DM, Ultra Necrozma, and Arceus, along with Heat Wave from Yveltal, while even letting it survive Deoxys-A's Life Orb Low Kick, allowing Kingambit to trade more effectively. Offensively, Tera Dark lets Kingambit OHKO Marshadow with Knock Off and Ultra Necrozma with Sucker Punch. It also makes Kingambit more threatening late-game, since it is able to OHKO Ho-Oh and defensive Primal Groudon with +2 Tera Dark Sucker Punch and five Supreme Overlord boosts. However, it should be emphasized that Kingambit relies on its Steel typing to resist attacks from Giratina-O and Arceus more easily and to not be as weak to Fairy-type attacks from Arceus-Fairy and Tera Fairy Lunala. Swords Dance variants of Kingambit are primarily used late-game, being able to clean up weakened teams after its teammates have wrecked havoc. Due to its middling bulk, this will usually happen after a teammates has fainted, since this prevents Kingambit from getting worn down as badly while it sets up Swords Dance. The only time Kingambit should come out in the early-to-mid game is to tank resisted hits such as Lunala's Moongeist Beam and Giratina-O's Draco Meteor; otherwise, preserving Kingambit's HP by avoiding unnecessary damage from neutral hits is ideal to ensuring it can clean up effectively. Pursuit variants of Kingambit are more aggressive than the Swords Dance counterpart; it's ideal to abuse double switches from teammates such as Primal Groudon, Zygarde, and Arceus-Ground, since all three of these typically invite in Giratina-O, from which Kingambit can easily Pursuit trap it, wearing it down for teammates to break through more easily afterwards. This variant, however, still doesn't appreciate being unnecessarily worn down, since otherwise it may be unable to reliably trap Pokemon such as Choice-locked Lunala and Marshadow and be forced to click Sucker Punch instead so as to not get KOed by their powerful attacks. Defensive walls, such as Primal Groudon, Zygarde, and the more niche Dondozo, all easily stop Kingambit without significant boosts or Tera Dark to help it and threaten it with either STAB moves or, in Dondozo's case, Body Press. Giratina-O is able to handle all three of these, while it appreciates Kingambit switching into the Ghost- and Ice-type attacks Giratina-O doesn't like, such as against Choice Band variants of Marshadow and Chien Pao, notably preventing the former from mindlessly spamming its Ghost-type STAB moves. Kingambit also makes for a solid Yveltal and Arceus-Dark switch-in due to its resistances. Giratina-O is also able to remove hazards, assisting greatly in Kingambit's longevity, while relieving pressure off of Kingambit by checking Arceus itself. Due to the utility of Knock Off, Kingambit works great with hazard setters such as defensive Primal Groudon in removing Heavy-Duty Boots off of targets like Ho-Oh and Alomomola, making wearing them down late-game easier for Kingambit itself or teammates. Primal Groudon is also able to check Zacian-C for Kingambit, while Kingambit in return harasses Giratina-O with Pursuit. There is also Landorus-T, which is similar to Giratina-O in soft-checking Arceus as well as Arceus-Ground, Zacian-C, and Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM. Its access to U-turn also allows it to bring in Kingambit safely against Pokemon it struggles with, such as Giratina-O and Yveltal, both of which can abuse Landorus-T's inability to threaten them back meaningfully. Offensive partners such as Swords Dance Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, and Meteor Beam Eternatus, are all able to break through and wear down opposing teams, enabling Kingambit to sweep much more easily. The former is able to overwhelm Zygarde for Kingambit to muscle past it more easily afterwards, while the latter two are powerful special attackers capable of breaking through Zygarde, Ho-Oh and opposing Primal Groudon for Kingambit. In return, Kingambit provides a powerful revenge-killer and sweeper against opposing hyper offense teams that these three Pokemon don't like dealing with.

Kingambit sets itself apart from most other Dark-types with its bulk and typing, which make it a reasonable check against Gholdengo that lack Focus Blast, and less vulnerable to Flutter Mane. Guillotine: This makes Kingambit far more difficult to wall with foes such as Dondozo and Ting-Lu. Brick Break versus Low Kick: Low Kick is Kingambit's best option against Tera Normal Dragonite and other Kingambit, but Brick Break is preferred because it deals far more damage to Chi-Yu. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Medium: Kingambit has a good typing, but its vulnerability to Fighting-type attacks or need to boost its power for late-game sweeps means it benefits a lot from Terastallization. Dark: Tera Dark makes Kingambit even harder to wall and removes its irritating Ground weakness, though powerful Fighting-type attacks can still be a problem. Flying: Tera Flying covers Kingambit's issues with Fighting- and Ground-type attacks very well and lets it deal big damage to Fighting-types like Annihilape and Great Tusk with Tera Blast. Fairy: With Tera Fairy and Tera Blast, Kingambit improves its matchup against Chien-Pao and can deal serious damage to Iron Hands and Great Tusk, but it becomes vulnerable to Gholdengo. Abilities Supreme Overlord: This ability makes Kingambit a deadly cleaner in late-game scenarios, and is generally the most consistent ability. Defiant: Defiant prevents Kingambit from falling to Charm Flutter Mane, and is a good option for punishing speed control options like Rock Tomb. Alternate EV Spreads 108 HP / 252 Atk / 148 Spe: This EV spread has enough Speed to outspeed most Corviknight and Skeledirge, and it still has enough bulk to survive one unboosted Body Press from Corviknight. Since this is a fairly congested Speed range, feel free to move some Attack EVs to Speed. 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe: Using maximum Speed might seem absurd on such a slow Pokemon, but outspeeding most Skeledirge, Corviknight, and opposing Kingambit can make this worth it. Items Assault Vest: Kingambit's bulk is perfect for Assault Vest, letting it perform well against Flutter Mane and Iron Bundle. Black Glasses: While its boost to Dark-type attacks isn't as high as Life Orb's, Black Glasses is a better fit for Kingambit's bulk due to the lack of recoil. Sitrus Berry and 244 HP EVs: The burst of recovery helps Kingambit check Gholdengo better. Make sure to run 244 HP EVs to have an even HP stat. This will make Sitrus Berry activate after one use of Ruination.

Kingambit's excellent bulk and offensive presence make it a good, if unexpected, setter of Stealth Rock. Brick Break versus Low Kick: While weak, Brick Break is the preferred fighting move for hitting Chi-Yu hard. Low Kick does more damage to Ting-Lu, other Kingambit and Tera Normal Dragonite. Thunder Wave: Thunder Wave isn't a particularly common move on Kingambit, potentially letting it surprise some switch-ins like Iron Moth and Annihilape. Other Options Guillotine: With Guillotine, passive play from foes like Corviknight and Dondozo becomes far more risky. Taunt: Taunt is effective at shutting down common support Pokemon such as Dondozo and Toxapex. Tera Blast: Tera Fairy Blast is Kingambit's best shot against Iron Hands, one of its biggest checks. It also makes sense with Tera Flying to hit Great Tusk hard. Metal Burst: If using Focus Sash, Metal Burst deals serious damage against a wide variety of leads. Tera Types Tera Dependency - Low: While Terastallization is fully viable, this Kingambit's focus on setting up Stealth Rock early means it's not needed to function. Flying: Tera Flying covers Kingambit's Fighting- and Ground-type weaknesses, making it do especially well against Fairy: Tera Fairy can help prevent Iron Hands, one of the best Kingambit checks in the game, from OHKOing it. Dark: When using Sucker Punch, Tera Dark gives Kingambit some late-game cleaning potential. Items Sitrus Berry: Sitrus Berry's quick burst of recovery keeps Kingambit more relevant in the later stages of the game. Make sure to use an even HP stat so that Ruination will activate Sitrus Berry. Black Glasses: Kingambit's bulk and support options make Black Glasses a preferable option over Life Orb for more power, especially when using Sucker Punch. Focus Sash: Focus Sash will let Kingambit survive even the strongest Fighting-type attacks, if Stealth Rock desperately needs to be set up. Chople Berry: Chople Berry eases Kingambit's devastating Fighting-type weakness, though note powerful STAB users of Close Combat such as Iron Hands require massive Defense investment to survive. 252 HP and 12 Defense EVs can be used to survive Iron Valiant's Close Combat. Abilities Supreme Overlord: Even though this Kingambit is often set out early-game to set up Stealth Rock, Supreme Overlord gives it the flexibility to function later in the game if Stealth Rock isn't needed or if it manages to set up Stealth Rock without much harm to itself. Defiant: Besides punishing the rare use of Intimidate, Defiant lets Kingambit defeat Charm Flutter Mane. EV Spreads 244 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def / 4 SpD / 4 Spe: This EV spread gives Kingambit an even HP stat, letting Sitrus Berry activate on the first use of Ruination. 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe: Maximizing Speed lets Kingambit get the jump on opposing Kingambit and slower variants of Wo-Chien, Skeledirge, Corviknight, and Iron Hands.