Kingler
Kingler · #0099
Kingler is a Water-type mons. Base stats: Attack 240 · Defense 181 · Stamina 146. Maximum CP at level 50 is 3236. The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game. Use the IV calculator below to lock the exact stats from your appraisal bars.
Hundo CP — Kingler at 100% IV
The exact CP a perfect 15/15/15 Kingler shows at each encounter type. If the CP matches, it can be a hundo — verify with the IV calculator.
| Field Research reward | CP 1212 |
| Raid / egg / breakthrough | CP 1616 |
| Weather-boosted raid | CP 2020 |
| Wild (L30 cap) | CP 2425 |
| Wild, weather-boosted (L35) | CP 2627 |
| Shadow (grunt catch) → purifies to hundo | CP 625 |
| Shadow (leader / shadow raid) → purifies to hundo | CP 1585 |
Purify-to-hundo: a shadow Kingler caught at exactly these CPs is 13/13/13 — purification adds +2 to every IV, making it a guaranteed 15/15/15.
Base stats
CP tier
Strong raid attacker (3000–3499 max CP)
Is Kingler worth powering up?
For the collection — Kingler isn't a meta raid attacker. Power up for the dex love, not the damage charts.
Evolution line — stages and candy cost
Every stage of Kingler's evolution line with the candy cost between stages. IVs carry through evolution — a high-IV early stage is worth keeping and evolving.
Recommended movesets
Auto-ranked from the learnable-move pool by DPS scoring — a starting point, not a meta-tier verdict.
Legacy & Elite-TM moves
Kingler can still learn these retired moves — via an Elite TM, or free during events that re-feature them (Community Day classics, GO Fest). Often the difference between a bag-filler and a meta pick.
Weakness chart — what beats Kingler
Best counter recommendations
Open the per-type counter pages to see the top picks ranked by raid DPS.
Frequently asked
Kingler reaches a maximum CP of 3236 at level 50 with perfect 15/15/15 IVs (weather-boosted or lucky). At level 40 the CP cap is roughly 88% of that.
The shiny variant is released and can be encountered in the game.
Kingler is a strong raid attacker, especially in Water matchups where it has STAB advantage.
For the collection — Kingler isn't a meta raid attacker. Power up for the dex love, not the damage charts.
Evolve to unlock: functional Hundo IVs on Krabby →
Kingler has no functional-hundo spreads of its own — but IVs carry through evolution, and Krabby does. A near-perfect Kingler can be a functional Hundo one evolution away. Check the qualifying spreads before transferring.
Related tools
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Data last updated: 2026-07-15
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