Kingler (Pokémon)

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Kingler (Japanese: キングラー Kingler) is a introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from starting at level 28.
Kingler can Gigantamax into Gigantamax Kingler if it has the .
==Biology==
Kingler is a resembling a . Its strong shell covers the outside of its body, featuring a red upper half and a light tan lower half. Its upper half is topped with six tall, thin spikes that resemble a crown. Its light tan arms are also connected to its upper body. Its lower half doubles as its jaw with six fangs overlapping its upper body. Its two outer fangs are much larger than the inner four and are roughly half as tall as Kingler's entire body. Its hips visibly protrude from its lower body and connect to its four long, thin legs. Each leg has a single, claw-like foot. Kingler's main features are its orange pincers. Its left claw is roughly twice as large as the other and is as hard as steel.
Kingler is often found on the , usually the ocean. Its powerful claws have 10,000 horsepower and are capable of prying open the shells of and . While Kingler's large, left claw is its main tool for offensive maneuvers, it is so large and heavy that Kingler can barely lift it. It causes balancing problems and Kingler may quickly become fatigued from continuous use. However, it has been shown to communicate with other Kingler by waving its pincers around.
Prior to Generation III, Kingler and its pre-evolved form, , were the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move .
===Forms===
Kingler has a Gigantamax form.
As Gigantamax Kingler, it has gained a larger, spikier appearance. Three red clouds float around the crown spikes on its head and the white sclera of its eyes are bright red. It now has foaming bubbles around its mouth in the shape of a mustache and long beard. The left pincer of Kingler has become much larger and its arms and legs have become longer as a result of Gigantamaxing. There is white, striped armor similar to teeth inside the pincers. The arms and legs both have several spikes. Kingler's claw-like feet have become orange and straighter.
The left pincer of Gigantamax Kingler can destroy anything it hits. The bubbles it releases are strongly alkaline. Should any opponent be struck by the bubbles, their bodies will quickly melt away.
Gigantamax Kingler is the only known Pokémon capable of using the G-Max Move .
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===Evolution===
Kingler evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
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===Held items===
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
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===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
Kingler is available in and .
====By leveling up====
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====By ====
====By tutoring====
====By a prior Evolution====
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===Side game data===
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===Form data===
====Gigantamax====
===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
=====Ash's Kingler=====
In Round One - Begin!, 's Krabby evolved into a Kingler as a result of the grueling first-round in the Indigo Plateau Conference against Mandi's Exeggutor.
=====Other=====
In The Battle of the Badge, used a Kingler during his Gym battle against 's . Despite the type disadvantage, Kingler was defeated. He later loaned it to Jessie, James, and when he put them in charge of the Viridian Gym. Kingler managed to keep Ash's Bulbasaur at bay, but it was driven off by Pikachu. Another Kingler was seen being held in a cage.
In Expedition to Onix Island!, a Kingler got into trouble with and on the .
In The Cuteness Quotient!, James pulled a from the Rocket Prize Master during 's scheme to steal the Pokémon participating in the Friendship Festival.
====Minor appearances====
Kingler debuted in Showdown at Dark City, where it was one of the 's Pokémon.
In Princess vs. Princess, a Kingler battled in the Queen of the Princess Festival.
A Trainer's Kingler appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.
In Pikachu's Vacation, a Kingler was at the Pokémon Theme Park.
In Pikachu Re-Volts, a Kingler was controlled by Cassidy and Butch via their at Mandarin Island North.
A Kingler appeared in 's fantasy in Bye Bye Psyduck.
In The Joy of Pokémon, a Trainer's Kingler was treated by the Nurse Joy of an .
In The Power of One, multiple Kingler sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
Multiple Kingler appeared in Pikachu's Rescue Adventure.
In Beauty and the Breeder, a 's Kingler participated in a Pokémon breeding competition.
In The Heartbreak of Brock, a Kingler lived at Temacu's father's lab.
In Octillery The Outcast, a Trainer's Kingler competed in the Whirl Cup.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, multiple Kingler were present during the final showdown with The Phantom and his crew.
In Up Close and Personable!, a Kingler lived in the lake near the Pokémon Summer Academy.
A Kingler appeared in Legend? Go! Friends? Go!.
In The Cuteness Quotient!, a Kingler was featured on a poster for the Friendship Festival.
In Getting More Than You Battled For!, a Kingler living in a swamp at Cero Island attacked Goh.
A Trainer's Kingler appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Evolutions===
In The Show, a Kingler briefly appeared in the seas around the Whirl Islands.
==In the manga==
===The Electric Tale of Pikachu===
 has a Kingler that he off-screen. It was first seen defeating a Trainer in the Indigo League; it was later revealed that it evolved from a Krabby in doing so.
===Pokémon Journeys===
A Kingler appeared in Getting More than You Battled For!.
===Pokémon Adventures===
In Pokémon Adventures, Kingler is shown under the ownership of several s. One is later shown in a flashback during 's speech regarding experimented Pokémon that were shipped on the S.S. Anne, under the ownership of Harry in Long Live the Nidoqueen!?.
A Kingler appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
Much later, in My, My, My Mimic, a Kingler is shown being by Carr to try to ambush and , but it is frozen and beaten by the newly arrived Lorelei.
A Gigantamaxed Kingler appeared in PASS41, being one of many Pokémon to suddenly Gigantamax.
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
 hooked a Kingler in Great Success in the Mountains or the Seas!?. Another Kingler appeared in the same chapter, under the ownership of Lt. Surge.
 obtained a Kingler in Regain the Deserted Power Plant!.
A Kingler appeared in Which One is the Real Clefairy!?.
A Kingler appeared in Fierce Competition at the Pokémon Baseball Tournament!, where it was one of the Pokémon that took part in a baseball match.
==In the TCG==
==Other appearances==
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Two Kingler appeared in .
==Trivia==
* Kingler shares its name with . They are both known as the Pincer Pokémon, though Scizor was originally called the Scissors Pokémon.
* Kingler's number in the National Pokédex and the Galar Pokédex in Sword and Shield are the same: 099.
* Many of Kingler's Pokédex entries mention its claws having the crushing power of 10,000 horsepower. In actuality, horsepower is a unit of power which is energy divided by time—not related to pressure in any way. A more fitting unit would be . 
* For unknown reasons, Kingler's front sprite in appears to depict its two pincers at the same size. This is also carried to localizations of . In , Kingler's sprite uses the same design with one oversized pincer as , which would then be carried to all future games.
===Origin===
Kingler appears to be very similar to a or a of the genus , which usually have one claw larger than the other. Crabs from the family also share this trait, with one of its members, ; being one of the largest crab species in the world. It may also draw inspiration from pliers and hammers. Conceptually, its crown of spikes and its name may allude to the .
Its Gigantamax form may be based on s with a bubble beard, which may be a reference to the fact that crabs blow bubbles to keep oxygen flowing to the gills when they are out of the water. It also resembles a bearded .
====Name origin====
Kingler may be a combination of and angler. It may also involve .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
* Ash's Kingler
* Gigantamax
==External links==
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