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Table of Contents

Click for Shadow Kingdra
How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 3.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
152.00 kg Weight
1.80 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,986
Level 40: 2,641
Level 25: 1,887 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,509 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,132 (Research Tasks)
ATK 194
DEF 194
STA 181

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Dragon Breath
Outrage
B
X
Water Gun*
Hydro Pump
A-
X
Waterfall
Outrage
C
B
Waterfall
Hydro Pump
A
A
Waterfall
Blizzard
X
A-
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Waterfall slightly edges out Water Gun. Either should be paired with Hydro Pump for Water-type offense.

  • Dragon Breath and Outrage make up Kingdra’s novelty Dragon-type attacking set.

  • Blizzard, though it lacks STAB, outdamages Outrage if hitting a target with a double weakness to Ice.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Waterfall is preferred for its high base damage.

  • Hydro Pump is slightly favored over Blizzard due to its raw power and incredibly early damage window.

  • Outrage, despite being a 2-bar move, is too slow to compete with its 1-bar alternatives.

PVE Overview

With every passing generation, Kingdra slips deeper and deeper into obscurity, often wondering what would have been. Maybe a better moveset? Or a more favorable CP calculation? Regardless, it now seems that Kingdra is unlikely to ever rise in the PvE meta to any meaningful degree.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Dragon Breath
Outrage
Octazooka
A
Water Gun*
Outrage
Octazooka
B
Waterfall
Outrage
Octazooka
B

PvP Moveset Explanation

Dragon Breath + Outrage and Octazooka

Ever since PvP came out Dragon Breath has become one of the most popular fast moves due to its high damage output (4.0 DPT), and Kingdra benefits from it. Outrage is almost always preferred on Kingdra due to the cheaper energy cost compared to Hydro Pump and Blizzard, and the vastly unresisted damage. The most recent addition, Octazooka, is a staple as Kingdra's cheaper charged move (50 Energy against Outrage's 60) and the amazing 50% chance to debuff opponents' Attack stat by 2 stages at each use! That pairs perfectly with the aggressive fast move damage, which can easily overwhelm debuffed opponents; the combination is what makes Kingdra truly shine.

Water Gun* or Waterfall + Outrage and Octazooka

A more niche, specialist moveset that takes advantage of STAB from Kingdra with an emphasis on the Water typing. Water Gun is a legacy fast move that focuses more on energy gain, while Waterfall hits harder at the cost of slower energy generation. Both have their perks and niches depending on the matchups, so do your research ahead of time to make sure you choose the right one.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3 / 5 

A Dragon/Water typing is excellent for PvP due to only having two weaknesses, one of which Kingdra can also fight back against (Dragon). Kingdra mainly relies on Dragon Breath damage, and now has a cheaper charged move in Octazooka to complement the powerful, but very slow Outrage. Overall, Kingdra is a valid niche pick in open League play that can perform extremely well in Silph Arena Cups.

Ultra League: 3.5 / 5

Being closer to its max CP, Kingdra is best suited for Ultra League, while still maintaining most of its pros and cons from Great. There are surely more dominant dragons here, but Kingdra can hold its own quite well against them.

Master League: 0 / 5

Kingdra doesn't have sufficient stats to compete in Master League. It can still beat Kyogre if it gets a shield though. 

Fast Moves

16
Waterfall
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.15
6.67
13.33
16.67
6
Dragon Breath
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
8.00
12.00
15.00

Elite Fast Moves

5
Water Gun
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.50
0.20
10.00
10.00
12.50

Charge Moves

130
Hydro Pump
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
2.10
0.00
 1.30
39.39
49.24
 51.21
130
Blizzard
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.10
1.40
0.00
 1.30
41.94
52.42
 54.52
110
Outrage
More Info

Dragon

1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.90
1.20
0.00
 2.20
28.21
35.26
 62.05
50
Octazooka
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.30
0.30
0.00
 1.00
21.74
27.17
 21.74

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate10.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

39.1% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013237
2001.56677
2002100117
2002.5134156
4003169196
4003.5203236
4004237276
4004.5271316
6005306356
6005.5340396
6006374436
6006.5409475
8007443515
8007.5477555
8008511595
8008.5546635
10009580675
10009.5614715
100010648755
100010.5681792
130011713830
130011.5746868
130012778906
130012.5811943
160013843981
160013.58751019
1600149081056
160014.59401094
1900159731132
190015.510051170
19001610381207
190016.510701245
22001711021283
220017.511351321
22001811671358
220018.512001396
25001912321434
250019.512641471
25002012971509
250020.513291547
30002113621585
300021.513941622
30002214271660
300022.514591698
35002314921736
350023.515241773
35002415561811
350024.515891849
40002516211887
400025.516541924
40002616861962
400026.517192000
45002717512038
450027.517842075
45002818162113
450028.518482151
50002918812189
500029.519132226
50003019462264
500030.519622283
60003119782302
600031.519942321
60003220112340
600032.520272359
70003320432377
700033.520592396
70003420752415
700034.520922434
80003521082453
800035.521242472
80003621402491
800036.521572509
90003721732528
900037.521892547
90003822052566
900038.522212585
100003922382604
1000039.522542623
100004022702641
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