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Kingler (キングラー Kinguraa)
Artwork		General

		National Dex:	#099
		Evolves From:	Krabby
		Evolves Into:	None
		Generation:	Generation I
		Pronunciation:	$KING-ler$
		Icon(s):
Base Stats		Biological Details
HP:	55	Species:	Pincer Pokémon
Attack:	130	Type(s):	Water
Defense:	115	Height:	4'03"
Special Atk:	50	Weight:	132.3 lbs.
Special Def:	50	Abilities:	Hyper Cutter Shell Armor Sheer Force (Dream World)
Speed:	75	Pokédex Color:	Red
Stat Total:	475	Gender:	50% ♀/50% ♂
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Kingler (Japanese: キングラー Kinguraa) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

Appearance

Kingler is a Pincer Pokémon. It has a crest on top of its head. It has two pincers with different sizes.

Special abilities

Kingler can have the ability Hyper Cutter or the ability Shell Armor. Hyper Cutter prevents Kingler's Attack from decreasing. Shell Armor prevents Kingler from getting hit by critical hits. Kingler is a strong 'Physical Sweeper', with moves such as Swords Dance, Rock Slide, Crabhammer, Brick Break, Return, and X-Scissor. The larger pincer has 10,000 horsepower strength. However, it is so heavy, it is difficult to aim.

Evolution

Kringler evolves from Krabby at level 28.

In the anime

Main article: Ash's Kingler

Ash has a Kingler, which evolved from his Krabby after a battle against an Exeggutor in the Indigo Plateau Conference.

Game info

Game locations

Version(s)	Location	Rarity
Kingler Locations
Red/Blue	Seafoam Islands (Blue only), Route 23 (Super Rod)	Uncommon
Yellow	Routes 10, 25, Seafoam Islands (Super Rod)	Common
Gold/Silver	Routes 19, 34, 40, Olivine City, Whirl Islands, Cianwood City, Union Cave, Cerulean City, Cherrygrove City	Rare
Crystal	Routes 19, 34, 40, Olivine City, Whirl Islands, Cianwood City, Union Cave, Cerulean City, Cherrygrove City	Rare
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade	None
Emerald	Trade	None
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Routes 19, 20, 21, One Island, Three Island, Five Island, Six Island, Seven Island	Rare
Diamond/ Pearl	Evolve Krabby	None
Platinum	Evolve Krabby	None
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Cliff Cave	Rare
Black/White	Routes 4 and 13, Driftveil City	Rare

Side game locations

Game(s)	Location
Kingler Locations
Pokémon Snap	Beach Kingler shaped rock
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 7, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Krabby
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Brine Cave (B1-B8)

Pokedex entries

Pokédex Entries
Red
Blue
The large pincer has 10,000-horsepower crushing force. However, its huge size makes it unwieldy to use.
Yellow
One claw grew massively and as hard as steel. It has 10,000-HP strength. However, it is too heavy.
Gold
It can hardly lift its massive, overgrown pincer. The pincers size makes it difficult to aim properly.
Silver
Its pincers grow peculiarly large. If it lifts the pincers too fast, it loses its balance and staggers.
Crystal
Its over sized claw is very powerful, but when it's not in battle, the claw just gets in the way.
Ruby
Kingler has an enormous, over sized claw. It waves this huge claw in the air to communicate with others. However, because the claw is so heavy, the Pokémon quickly tires.
Sapphire
Kingler has an enormous, over sized claw. It waves this huge claw in the air to communicate with others. However, because the claw is so heavy, the Pokémon quickly tires.
Emerald
It waves its huge, over sized claw in the air to communicate with others. But since the claw is so heavy, this Pokémon quickly tires.
FireRed
Its large and hard pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, being so big, it is unwieldy to move.
LeafGreen
The larger pincer has 10,000- horsepower crushing force. However, its huge size makes it unwieldy to use.
Diamond
The larger pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, it is so heavy, it is difficult to aim.
Pearl
The larger pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, it is so heavy, it is difficult to aim.
Platinum
The larger pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, it is so heavy, it is difficult to aim.
HeartGold
It can hardly lift its massive, overgrown pincer. The pincers size makes it difficult to aim properly.
SoulSilver
Its pincers grow peculiarly large. If it lifts the pincers too fast, it loses its balance and staggers.
Black
The larger pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, it is so heavy, it is difficult to aim.
White
The larger pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, it is so heavy, it is difficult to aim.
Black 2
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White 2
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Trivia

The size of Kingler's claw and its size in general resemble the real-life Fiddler Crab.

References