What's the best counter for Gigantamax Kingler?

The top counters depend on what's available to you. Our ranking computes DPS for every released attacker against Gigantamax Kingler's Water-type defense — see the "Best team" table for the absolute top picks, or scroll for non-legendary and low-budget alternatives.

What raid tier is Gigantamax Kingler?

Gigantamax Kingler is a G-Max Max Battle boss (Gigantamax-exclusive).

What Max Move does Gigantamax Kingler use?

Gigantamax Kingler uses G-Max Foam Burst. See the Max Move card above for the type, power, and secondary effect.

How is the "low-budget team" different from "best team"?

The low-budget team excludes legendaries, mythicals, ultra beasts, Megas, and notoriously XL-candy-hungry pseudo-legendaries like Tyranitar and Garchomp. It's what you can field if you haven't grinded rare power-ups yet.

99 · GIGANTAMAX · G-Max

TIER A

Gigantamax Kingler

G-Max Foam Burst drops your team's speed — bring high-DPS Grass + Electric attackers that don't rely on rapid charged-move cycling.

Boss type

Water·

Max Move

G-Max Foam BurstWaterpower 300

Effect: Drastically lowers the Speed of all opponents.

Best team

Top counters by raw DPS — anything goes. If you have legendaries powered up, lead with these.

#	Attacker	Moveset	DPS	TDO
01	Slaking Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2587.4	6239
02	Regigigas Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2561.8	6052
03	Porygon-Z Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2366.8	3704
04	Ursaluna GroundNormal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2188.9	5570
05	Ursaring Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2129.5	3345
06	Staraptor NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2112.6	3105
07	Braviary NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2095.7	3734
08	Drampa NormalDragon	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2087.1	3332
09	Unfezant NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2044.6	3010
10	Bewear NormalFighting	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2044.6	3907

Best non-legendary team

Filtered to common species — what most trainers actually have powered up.

#	Attacker	Moveset	DPS	TDO
01	Slaking Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2587.4	6239
02	Porygon-Z Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2366.8	3704
03	Ursaluna GroundNormal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2188.9	5570
04	Ursaring Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2129.5	3345
05	Staraptor NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2112.6	3105
06	Braviary NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2095.7	3734
07	Drampa NormalDragon	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2087.1	3332
08	Unfezant NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2044.6	3010
09	Bewear NormalFighting	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2044.6	3907
10	Zangoose Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2010.8	2382

Low-budget team

No legendaries, no Megas, no XL-candy pseudo-legendaries. The starter-tier roster.

#	Attacker	Moveset	DPS	TDO
01	Slaking Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2587.4	6239
02	Porygon-Z Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2366.8	3704
03	Ursaluna GroundNormal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2188.9	5570
04	Ursaring Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2129.5	3345
05	Staraptor NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2112.6	3105
06	Braviary NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2095.7	3734
07	Drampa NormalDragon	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2087.1	3332
08	Unfezant NormalFlying	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2044.6	3010
09	Bewear NormalFighting	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2044.6	3907
10	Zangoose Normal	Lock On + Horn DrillSTAB	2010.8	2382

SUPPORT ROLES · DEFENDER + HEALER

The optimal subgroup runs 2 attackers + 1 defender + 1 healer. Defenders filtered to picks that resist Water-type damage; healers ranked by raw HP pool. Full team-building guide →

Defender (tank)

Soaks boss hits + generates Max-meter energy. Pair with a 0.5s fast move.

#2Gigantamax Lapras
WaterIce
Massive HP pool doubles as a fallback healer (Max Spirit) when the dedicated Blissey faints. G-Max Resonance sets Aurora Veil — halves incoming team damage for 5 turns. Bring against Fire / Ground / Dragon bosses.
FAST Ice Shard
#6Gigantamax Rillaboom
Grass
Bulky Grass-type defender. Best against Water / Ground / Electric / Rock bosses. G-Max Drum Solo ignores opponent stat changes — punches through buffed bosses when it Dynamaxes.
FAST Counter

Healer (Max Spirit)

Casts Max Spirit during the Max Phase. Heals as a % of teammates' max HP.

#1Blissey
Normal
The #1 healer in Max Battles. Maxes out at 496 base stamina (the highest in the game) — Max Spirit casts can full-heal a team from near-faint in 2-3 uses. Easy to find via raid-day rotations and chains from Happiny Egg hatches.
FAST Pound
#2Wailord
Water
Second-best healer behind Blissey — 347 base stamina. Water typing makes it a passable defender against Fire / Ground bosses too, doubling its utility on those teams.
FAST Water Gun
#3Snorlax
Normal
High HP (330 base) + universally available — most trainers have Snorlax candy stockpiled. Works as both a healer and a Normal-type damage soak.
FAST Lick

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