Kingambit (Pokémon)

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Kingambit Big Blade Pokémon ドドゲザン Dodogezan #0983 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Steel Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Defiant or Supreme Overlord Cacophony Cacophony Pressure Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 25 (7.7%)
Breeding Egg Group Human-Like Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 6'07" 2.0 m Kingambit 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 264.6 lbs. 120.0 kg Kingambit 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 275	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 3 Kingambit 0 HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Black	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Kingambit (Japanese: ドドゲザン Dodogezan) is a dual-type Dark/Steel Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Bisharp upon leveling up after defeating three Bisharp that hold a Leader's Crest. It is the final form of Pawniard.

Biology

Kingambit is a humanoid Pokémon whose appearance resembles a samurai. Its body is mostly red and black, with gold accents on its torso and helmet-like head. The blade on its head has grown tremendously from its time as a Bisharp, extending upward into a large machete shape with a sword-shaped indentation on it. It also has a large mustache composed of two black, red-lined blades, and two bright red circles on either side of its front torso. From its waist protrude two pairs of curved blades, somewhat resembling the omega (Ω) symbol. These curved blades surround Kingambit's body and its golden, ridged forearms. Additionally, Kingambit has long, curved, black hair that completely shields its back, and is sturdy enough for it to sit on as well as ride upon. Kingambit can form its prehensile hair into spikes to strike its foes with.

Kingambit has a battle-hungry disposition, and will not stop until it gets what it desires.^[1] It is flawed at devising complex strategies, but is still extremely powerful. Kingambit serves as the head of Pawniard and Bisharp colonies, and is capable of leading a huge army of Bisharp into brute-force battle. It is said that only the strongest Bisharp evolve into Kingambit.

Kingambit is the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Kowtow Cleave. It is also the only known Pokémon that can have Supreme Overlord as an Ability.

Evolution

Kingambit evolves from Bisharp and is the final form of Pawniard.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Pawniard  Dark  Steel

→

First evolution Bisharp  Dark  Steel

→

Second evolution Kingambit  Dark  Steel

Game data

Pokédex entries

Kingambit in the Paldea Pokédex	Kingambit in the Kitakami Pokédex

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Stats

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM018 TM018 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM030 TM030 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM031 TM031 Metal Claw Steel Physical 05050 095}}95% 35 TM036 TM036 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM043 TM043 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM051 TM051 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM055 TM055 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM057 TM057 False Swipe Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 40 TM058 TM058 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM059 TM059 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 08080 090}}90% 15 TM061 TM061 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM062 TM062 Foul Play Dark Physical 09595 100}}100% 15 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM081 TM081 Grass Knot Grass Special 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM082 TM082 Thunder Wave Electric Status 0000— 090}}90% 20 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM093 TM093 Flash Cannon Steel Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM099 TM099 Iron Head Steel Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM104 TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM105 TM105 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM116 TM116 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM150 TM150 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM158 TM158 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM170 TM170 Steel Beam Steel Special 140140 095}}95% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM223 TM223 Metal Sound Steel Status 0000— 085}}85% 40

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kingambit Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Kingambit

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100% 15 Mean Look Normal Status — —% 5 Quick Guard Fighting Status — —% 15 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Kingambit Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Kingambit Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Kingambit

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Evolution data

Unevolved Pawniard  Dark  Steel

Level 52 →

First evolution Bisharp  Dark  Steel

+ Level up after defeating three Bisharp that hold a Leader's Crest →

Second evolution Kingambit  Dark  Steel

• Wild Bisharp holding a Leader's Crest can be found in Paldea leading a pack of Pawniard.
• Damage done to the Bisharp holding the Leader's Crest can be inflicted from any source, as long as the player's Bisharp lands the finishing blow, in order to count towards the evolution requirement.
• Stealing or removing the Leader's Crest from a Bisharp holding it before defeating it does not count towards the requirement, but giving the Leader's Crest to a Bisharp (via Switcheroo or other moves) before defeating it does.

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the anime

Major appearances

Minor appearances

In the manga

In the TCG

Main article: Kingambit (TCG)

Trivia

• No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Kingambit and its pre-evolved forms.
  • The types they have are also the two types that were introduced in Generation II.
  • They are the only dual-type Steel-type Pokémon without any double resistances.
• The official Trainer's Guide for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on the Pokémon website mentions that in order for a player's Bisharp to evolve into Kingambit, the Bisharp "must hold a Leader's Crest and defeat three wild Bisharp that are also holding a Leader's Crest".^[1] This is despite the fact that the Leader's Crest is not required to be held by the player's Bisharp at any point for it to evolve.

Origin

Kingambit may be based on a shogun or daimyo commanding an army of samurai-themed subordinates. To be more specific, its red coloring and moustache-like blades above its mouth are reminiscent of Takeda Shingen's armor. It gives an appearance as if it is seated on a stool on the battlefield.

Given the insect-like motifs in its pre-evolutions Pawniard and Bisharp, Kingambit also vaguely resembles a rhinoceros beetle: its hair, the blade on its head, and the curved blades on its waist resemble the beetle's carapace, horn, and legs, respectively; and its prostrating stance before attacking opponents with its blade is similar to how rhinoceros beetles fight each other. This inspiration might have come from the fact that Japanese rhinoceros beetles are called 甲虫 kabutomushi in Japanese, literally "Kabuto insect", where Kabuto is a type of samurai helmet.

Like the rest of its evolutionary line, Kingambit may draw inspiration from chess pieces (a king, in this case). Its Speed stat being lower than Bisharp may allude to the king's more limited range of movement. The large blade on its head and the curved shape of its hair make its body resemble a giant broadsword.

Name origin

Kingambit may be a combination of king and gambit; both words are applicable terms used in chess (including in the opening known as the King's Gambit, described by Spanish chess player Luis Ramírez de Lucena in Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez, one of the earliest chess books). It may also be derived from the word karambit.

Dodogezan may be a combination of ど do (very much), 土下座 dogeza (kneeling down on the ground), and 斬 zan (to cut or slay). ドゲザン Dogezan is also the Japanese name for its signature move, Kowtow Cleave.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ドドゲザン Dodogezan From ど do, 土下座 dogeza, and 斬 zan French Scalpereur From scalper or scalpel and empereur Spanish Kingambit Same as English name German Gladimperio From Gladiator and imperio Italian Kingambit Same as English name Korean 대도각참 Daedogakcham From 대 (太) dae, 대도 (太刀) daedo, 각 (刻) gak, and 참 (斬) cham Mandarin Chinese 仆斬將軍 Pūzhǎnjiāngjūn* 仆刀将军 Pūdāojiāngjūn* From 仆 pū, 斬 zhǎn, and 將軍 jiāngjūn From 仆 pū, 刀 dāo, and 将军 jiāngjūn Cantonese Chinese 仆斬將軍 Pūkjáamjēunggwān From 僕 pūk, 斬 jáam, and 將軍 jēunggwān

More languages Hindi कतानाशाह Katanashah From katana and शाह śhāh or बादशाह bādśhāh Thai โดโดเกซัน Dodokesan Transcription of Japanese name

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