Level 32To Seadra

Trade holding Dragon ScaleTo Kingdra

KingdraLast stage shown

#0230 · GENERATION 2

Kingdra Build Guide

WaterDragon

Special attacker with self-set rain

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Starter moveset

Generation 9 · casual singles · base form

ITEMLife Orb

ABILITYSwift Swim

NATUREModest

Rain Dance

Surf

Dragon Pulse

Ice Beam

How to play

Rain Dance starts rain, strengthening Water attacks and activating Swift Swim’s Speed boost. Set it only when the matchup gives you a safe turn, then use the limited rain turns to attack.

Watch out for

Key risk. Rain also boosts opposing Water attacks and weakens your team’s Fire attacks. Life Orb costs HP; losing rain removes the Speed boost. Dragon and Fairy attacks are super effective, and Fairy types ignore Dragon Pulse.

About this example

This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.

BATTLE PLAN

When to attack, set up or switch

Rain Dance starts rain, strengthening Water attacks and activating Swift Swim’s Speed boost. Set it only when the matchup gives you a safe turn, then use the limited rain turns to attack.

The rain is running out

Losing the rain removes the Speed advantage, not just the boost, so the sweep window is counted in turns. Life Orb is charging HP inside that same window.

A Fairy type switches in

Dragon Pulse cannot touch a Fairy type, and Fairy hits Kingdra for 2×. Surf still lands for neutral damage, which makes the setup move a race rather than an answer.

You want the rain up without spending a turn

This set starts the weather itself with Rain Dance, so the turn has to be safe in advance — and a Steel teammate is the one that covers both Dragon and Fairy, the only types that hurt Kingdra at all.

What does a safe pivot mean?

A teammate uses a switching move to bring Kingdra in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.

ITEM & ABILITY

How this build works

Rain Dance is the power switch and the Speed switch at once: Water attacks hit harder for its turns, Kingdra’s Swift Swim doubles its Speed only while they last, and the opposing Water attacks are boosted by the same rain. Dragon and Fairy are the only two types that hit Kingdra for 2×.

Watch the tradeoff. Rain also boosts opposing Water attacks and weakens your team’s Fire attacks. Life Orb costs HP; losing rain removes the Speed boost. Dragon and Fairy attacks are super effective, and Fairy types ignore Dragon Pulse.

These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Kingdra or Milotic?

Milotic offers direct recovery and a different bulky Water role instead of rain-based Speed.

Base stats · standard forms in the local Generation 9 dataset
Stat	Kingdra	Milotic
HP	75	95
Attack	95	60
Defense	95	79
Sp. Attack	95	100
Sp. Defense	95	125
Speed	85	81

Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.

Teammate ideas

A Steel partner covers Dragon and Fairy attacks. Consider how rain affects every teammate rather than treating it as a free boost.

Scizor

Resists Dragon and Fairy and adds physical priority.

Read Scizor guide →Compare teammates →

Empoleon

Resists Dragon and Fairy and provides a recoverable defensive option.

Read Empoleon guide →Compare teammates →

These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.

Compare computed teammate suggestions →

Alternative: Milotic

Milotic offers direct recovery and a different bulky Water role instead of rain-based Speed.

Read Milotic guide →

Try Milotic →

Type matchups

Weak to

Dragon2×Fairy2×

Resistances and immunities

Fire0.25×Water0.25×Steel0.5×

Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.

HP75

Attack95

Defense95

Sp. Attack95

Sp. Defense95

Speed85

Evolution chain

Horsea#116
Level 32
Seadra#117
Trade holding Dragon Scale
Kingdra#230

Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.

Build your Kingdra team

Start with Kingdra. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.

Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope

GameFormat

Format scope · casual planning

Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.

SLOT 01#230

Kingdra

WaterDragon

SLOT 02

SLOT 03

SLOT 04

SLOT 05

SLOT 06

Understand your team

Offense84

Defense62

Coverage22

Synergy8

Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.

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Key insights

Dragon attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Fairy attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
Your own types can hit 4 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.

Detailed type analysis · all 18 types

Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.

Incoming damage by attacking type
Attack	Kingdra	Weak	Resist
Normal	1×	0	0
Fire	¼×	0	1
Water	¼×	0	1
Electric	1×	0	0
Grass	1×	0	0
Ice	1×	0	0
Fighting	1×	0	0
Poison	1×	0	0
Ground	1×	0	0
Flying	1×	0	0
Psychic	1×	0	0
Bug	1×	0	0
Rock	1×	0	0
Ghost	1×	0	0
Dragon	2×	1	0
Dark	1×	0	0
Steel	½×	0	1
Fairy	2×	1	0

Offensive type coverage

Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.

NormalNeutral

Fire✓ Super effective

WaterNeutral

ElectricNeutral

GrassNeutral

IceNeutral

FightingNeutral

PoisonNeutral

Ground✓ Super effective

FlyingNeutral

PsychicNeutral

BugNeutral

Rock✓ Super effective

GhostNeutral

Dragon✓ Super effective

DarkNeutral

SteelNeutral

FairyNeutral

How is the score calculated?

Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.

Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.

Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.