Kingdra (Pokémon)

Kingdra キングドラ Kingdra

Artwork from G/S/C

Types Species  Water  Dragon  Dragon Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Swift Swim or Sniper 1,000,000 Pokédex National #230 Johto #188 Hoenn #186 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-109 Almia R-231 Height Weight 5'11″ 335.1 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Blue 45 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Water 1, Dragon 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 1 Def 0 Sp.Atk 1 Sp.Def 1 Speed 0 Exp. 207 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. II-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kingdra (Japanese: キングドラ Kingdra) is a dual-type Water/Dragon Pokémon.

It evolves from Seadra via trade with Dragon Scale. It is the final form of Horsea.

Biology

Physiology

Kingdra is a larger, more elegant version of Seadra. It has beautiful fins that wave in the water as it swims. Its head has a crest-like fin along its cheeks. Its head can also turn 360 degrees. Sometimes, a Kingdra leads a herd of Horsea and Seadra and protects it from danger. Its belly scales are now more compact, unlike Seadra. The snout has also become thinner and more powerful in squirting water jets with devastating power.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

The yawn of a sleeping Kingdra is powerful enough to create undercurrents capable of destroying small ships.

Behavior

Habitat

Kingdra are rare in the wild, and usually hibernate in deep underwater caves.

Sea Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Kingdra is a carnivorous Pokémon, hunting for prey in the aftermath of a storm.

In the anime

Kingdra in the anime

Molly Hale used an illusion Kingdra to battle Misty in Spell of the Unown.

Kingdra made its anime debut in Dueling Heroes where it lost to Totodile in the first match of the Whirl Cup Competition.

Gary owns a Kingdra, as seen in his profile in The Ties That Bind.

Gym Leader Clair of Blackthorn City has a Kingdra that was used in Better Eight than Never!

In the manga

Silver's Seadra evolved into Kingdra when he traded it to Gold for Poliwhirl, which also evolved. The two then traded back, so that each would have his original, though evolved, Pokémon.

In the TCG

Main article: Kingdra (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Kingdra is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Evolve
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Treasure Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	When I awaken, tornadoes form!
26%-50% HP	Watch out. My HP is down by half already.
1%-25% HP	I'm ruined... Conjuring up a tornado is a dream within a dream...
Level Up	Leveled up! My tornadoes gained in power as well!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Water	Loops: 6	Minimum Experience: -
Poké Assist: ( Water )	Field Move: (Soak ×3)	Maximum Experience: -
"Kingdra will attack with strong jets of water when it appears above the surface."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: C
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Water	Poké Assist: ( Dragon )	Field Move: (Crush ×4)
"It blows bubbles from its mouth and lets loose widening rings of water to attack."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 32	First evolution	→ Trade holding Dragon Scale	Second evolution
	Horsea  Water		Seadra  Water		Kingdra  Water  Dragon

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			File:Spr 2c 230.gif
			File:Spr 2c 230 s.gif			File:Spr b g2 230 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	File:Spr 3r 230 s.png		File:Spr 3e 230 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 230 s.png		File:Spr b g3 230 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

For other sprites and images, please see Kingdra images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Kingdra's normal coloration in Gold and Silver is similar to the alternate coloration of its pre-evolutions. This was corrected in Pokémon Crystal.
• Kingdra is the only non-legendary, fully evolved Dragon-type Pokémon not to have a double weakness to Ice (or indeed, any weakness to Ice).
  • It is also the only fully evolved Dragon-type unable to learn Flamethrower.
• Kingdra was the first Dragon-type Pokémon not to be part of the Dratini evolution family.
• Though many of Kingdra's Pokédex entries state that it can create whirlpools, it has not been able to learn the move since Generation II, when it was an HM.
• Kingdra can rotate their heads 360 degrees.
• It is impossible for a Kingdra to inflict any move that isn't "not very effective" on an Empoleon.

Origin

Kingdra is based on a weedy sea dragon, although the fact that it dwells on the sea floor while creating whirlpools may be based on the mythical monster Charybdis from "The Odyssey", a greek epic poem by the poet Homer.

Name origin

Kingdra's name is a combination of king and dragon.

In other languages

• German: Seedraking - From See (sea), Drache (dragon), and king.
• French: Hyporoi - Comes from hippocampe (seahorse) and roi (king).
• Korean: 킹드라 Kingdeura.
• Chinese: 刺龍王

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.