Monotype Kindgra (Water) [QC: 2/2] [GP: 1/1]

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs (Water)
move 1: Surf
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Draco Meteor
move 4: Hydro Pump / Hurricane
item: Choice Specs
ability: Swift Swim
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Kingdra performs the role of a threatening Swift Swim user for Water-type teams, threatening various matchups like Bug, Electric, and Dragon. It utilizes Swift Swim to double its Speed under rain to outspeed threats like Galvantula, Choice Scarf Gengar, Choice Scarf Virizion, and Kyurem. Choice Specs strengthens Kingdra's subpar Special Attack to allow it to act as an amazing sweeper and wallbreaker. Under rain, Surf is Kingdra's go-to move, as it is capable of OHKOing certain Pokemon like Zeraora and Urshifu-S. Dragon Pulse is used in situations where Kingdra has to deal safe and reliable damage to Pokemon like Kyurem, Toxapex, and Mantine that may resist or be immune to its Water-type moves. Draco Meteor acts as a nuke towards Pokemon like Keldeo and Amoonguss that would normally eat up whatever Kingdra has to throw at it. Hydro Pump can be used in order to break through Pokemon like Porygon2 and even has a chance to OHKO stallbreaker Mew and Aegislash under rain. Hurricane is also an option over Hydro Pump, as Hurricane is reliable under rain and can potentially OHKO opposing Grass-types such as Virizion, Whimsicott, and Celebi, to name a few. Maximum Special Attack investment along with a Modest nature and maximum Speed investment allow Kingdra to hit as hard as possible while being able take advantage of Swift Swim to outspeed threats to the team.

Rain is required in order to maximize Kingdra's wallbreaking and sweeping abilities, hence why Pelipper is a perfect teammate for it. Pelipper may opt to run a defensive set with Heavy-Duty Boots if Kingdra runs Hurricane, as Pelipper can safely switch out via U-turn in order to provide rain to Kingdra. Pelipper can also run a Choice Specs set to help Kingdra break through Grass-types if Kingdra does not have Hurricane in its moveset. Eject Button Toxapex can also serve as a pivot that is able to support Kingdra by weakening bulkier Pokemon like Porygon2 and Chansey through Toxic Spikes or Toxic support. Pokemon like Tentacruel, Pelipper, and Rotom-W are Pokemon that can be used for entry hazard control and help Kingdra stay healthy throughout the game. Slowking can also be included in the team, as it can pivot Kingdra or other teammates in safely while acting as a special wall at the same time. Seismitoad can also be paired up with Kingdra, as it can set up Stealth Rock to weaken checks to Kingdra like Porygon2 and Chansey while providing an Electric immunity to the team. Late-game sweepers like Choice Band Azumarill, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Keldeo, and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities, while they deal with Pokemon like Chansey, Ferrothorn, Jellicent, and Toxapex, which are otherwise hard for Kingdra to deal with.

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- Written by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Water analysis by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Quality checked by: [[Harpp, 320110], [[maroon, 305839]]
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[SET COMMENTS]
*'Kingdra performs the role of a threatening swift swim user for Water-type teams, threatening various match ups like Bug, Electric, Fire, Ground, and Dragon.' You dont need to mention every matchup it works in, just mention the notable ones. Remove the obvious ones like Ground and Fire.

* 'Dragon Pulse is used in situations where Kingdra has to deal safe and reliable damage to opposing dragon Dragon types without risking a miss or a special attack drop.' Mention Dragon-type teams in particular when talking about Dragon Pulse on Kingdra since it allows it to threaten everything bar scarf dragapult.

*' Draco Meteor acts as a nuke towards bulkier Pokemon like Toxapex, Amoonguss, and Mantine that would normally eat up whatever Kingdra has to throw at it.' Defensive Mantine can easily switch on Draco Meteor, it is not 2HKO and can easily roost on the following turn so remove it from the list of examples.

*' Hydro Pump can be used in order to breakthrough Pokemon like Porygon2, Chansey, and Aegislash (outside of rain).' Kingdra hardly touches Chansey even with Rain boosted Hydro Pump:
252+ SpA Choice Specs Kingdra Hydro Pump vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Eviolite Chansey in Rain: 226-267 (32.1 - 37.9%) -- 95% chance to 3HKO so remove Chansey, you could add stallbreaker Mew as Hydro Pump in rain actually has a shot at OHKOing it out, also mention particularly that in Rain Kingdra can OHKO Aegislash in its Shield forme. Also no brackets.


*' Hurricane is also an option over Hydro Pump as Hurricane never misses under rain and can potentially OHKO opposing grass types such as Virizion, Whimsicott, and Celebi to name a few.' Instead of saying 'never misses' say reliable move in rain against Grass-types.

*'252 Speed EVs while Modest allows Kingdra to outspeed huge threats to the team while under rain, a few examples are Galvantula, Virizion, and Kyurem. ' Dont mention EV numbers, add this: Maximum Special Attack investment along with a Modest nature allows Kingdra to hit as hard as possible while maximum Speed investment lets Kingdra outspeed Pokemon such as x, and x in rain. You can add Choice Scarf Gengar in the list of Pokemon that Kingdra outspeeds in rain.

*' In order to maximize Kingdra's wallbreaking and sweeping ability, rain is required when using it, hence why Pelipper and/or Politoed are perfect teammates for it. ' Politoed is seen in rare instances and generally Pelipper is way better than it since Flying-type + wallbreaker or a defensive pivot with U-turn so just talk about Pelipper and remove Politoed as the latter is a niche mon.

*' Using eject button on these Pokemon can maximize rain turns and bring in Kingdra safely.' Remove this line for now, you can talk about Eject Button on Toxapex for Kingdra to come in, but on Pelipper I dont think you want that. Instead talk about U-turn pivoting and how Pelipper can wallbreak along side Kingdra or run a defensive set to provide rain to it for later during the game.

* 'Kingdra in safely while at the same time keeping your rain setter healthy is eject button Toxapex which can tank most hits and can act as a pivot.'
Mention Toxic Spikes and Toxic support from Toxapex to weaken stuff for Kingdra, you could give some examples here of Pokemon that are easier for Kingdra to beat with tspikes/toxic support.

*' Pokemon like Tentacruel, Pelipper, and Rotom-W that can remove hazards can also be paired with Kingdra considering you'd want to keep switching it out whenever your rain turns run out. ' This sentence reads weird to me, I think you meant to say hazard control support keeps it healthy enough for late-game?. Reword this.

*'Toxic spikes support by Tentacruel and Toxapex is also heavily appreciated by Kingdra as it helps weaken bulkier Pokemon that can take hits.' Remove this line as you will be talking about tspikes support when you first mention pex.

*' Seismitoad can also be paired up with Kingdra as it can set up Stealth Rocks which also weaken checks to Kingdra like? while providing an electric immunity to the team.' Give one or two examples here.

*' Late-game sweepers like Choice Band or Belly Drum Azumarill, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Sharpedo, and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities. Common checks and counters to Kingdra would be Chansey, Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Mantine thus Keldeo, Azumarill, Sharpedo, Dracovish, and Crawdaunt could provide fantastic support to Kingdra when wallbreaking .' Remove Choice Band for now, since BD and defensive set for Azu seem to be the most prominent sets to me. I have removed your last line, instead add this: Late-game sweepers like Choice Band or Belly Drum Azumarill, Keldeo, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Sharpedo, and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities while they deal with Pokemon like Chansey, Ferrothorn, Jellicent and Toxapex which are otherwise hard for Kingdra to deal with.

QC 1/2 Good work for being new :psysly:
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[SET COMMENTS]
*'Kingdra performs the role of a threatening swift swim user for Water-type teams, threatening various match ups like Bug, Electric, Fire, Ground, and Dragon.' You dont need to mention every matchup it works in, just mention the notable ones. Remove the obvious ones like Ground and Fire.

* 'Dragon Pulse is used in situations where Kingdra has to deal safe and reliable damage to opposing dragon Dragon types without risking a miss or a special attack drop.' Mention Dragon-type teams in particular when talking about Dragon Pulse on Kingdra since it allows it to threaten everything bar scarf dragapult.

*' Draco Meteor acts as a nuke towards bulkier Pokemon like Toxapex, Amoonguss, and Mantine that would normally eat up whatever Kingdra has to throw at it.' Defensive Mantine can easily switch on Draco Meteor, it is not 2HKO and can easily roost on the following turn so remove it from the list of examples.

*' Hydro Pump can be used in order to breakthrough Pokemon like Porygon2, Chansey, and Aegislash (outside of rain).' Kingdra hardly touches Chansey even with Rain boosted Hydro Pump:
252+ SpA Choice Specs Kingdra Hydro Pump vs. 248 HP / 8 SpD Eviolite Chansey in Rain: 226-267 (32.1 - 37.9%) -- 95% chance to 3HKO so remove Chansey, you could add stallbreaker Mew as Hydro Pump in rain actually has a shot at OHKOing it out, also mention particularly that in Rain Kingdra can OHKO Aegislash in its Shield forme. Also no brackets.


*' Hurricane is also an option over Hydro Pump as Hurricane never misses under rain and can potentially OHKO opposing grass types such as Virizion, Whimsicott, and Celebi to name a few.' Instead of saying 'never misses' say reliable move in rain against Grass-types.

*'252 Speed EVs while Modest allows Kingdra to outspeed huge threats to the team while under rain, a few examples are Galvantula, Virizion, and Kyurem. ' Dont mention EV numbers, add this: Maximum Special Attack investment along with a Modest nature allows Kingdra to hit as hard as possible while maximum Speed investment lets Kingdra outspeed Pokemon such as x, and x in rain. You can add Choice Scarf Gengar in the list of Pokemon that Kingdra outspeeds in rain.

*' In order to maximize Kingdra's wallbreaking and sweeping ability, rain is required when using it, hence why Pelipper and/or Politoed are perfect teammates for it. ' Politoed is seen in rare instances and generally Pelipper is way better than it since Flying-type + wallbreaker or a defensive pivot with U-turn so just talk about Pelipper and remove Politoed as the latter is a niche mon.

*' Using eject button on these Pokemon can maximize rain turns and bring in Kingdra safely.' Remove this line for now, you can talk about Eject Button on Toxapex for Kingdra to come in, but on Pelipper I dont think you want that. Instead talk about U-turn pivoting and how Pelipper can wallbreak along side Kingdra or run a defensive set to provide rain to it for later during the game.

* 'Kingdra in safely while at the same time keeping your rain setter healthy is eject button Toxapex which can tank most hits and can act as a pivot.'
Mention Toxic Spikes and Toxic support from Toxapex to weaken stuff for Kingdra, you could give some examples here of Pokemon that are easier for Kingdra to beat with tspikes/toxic support.

*' Pokemon like Tentacruel, Pelipper, and Rotom-W that can remove hazards can also be paired with Kingdra considering you'd want to keep switching it out whenever your rain turns run out. ' This sentence reads weird to me, I think you meant to say hazard control support keeps it healthy enough for late-game?. Reword this.

*'Toxic spikes support by Tentacruel and Toxapex is also heavily appreciated by Kingdra as it helps weaken bulkier Pokemon that can take hits.' Remove this line as you will be talking about tspikes support when you first mention pex.

*' Seismitoad can also be paired up with Kingdra as it can set up Stealth Rocks which also weaken checks to Kingdra like? while providing an electric immunity to the team.' Give one or two examples here.

*' Late-game sweepers like Choice Band or Belly Drum Azumarill, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Sharpedo, and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities. Common checks and counters to Kingdra would be Chansey, Toxapex, Ferrothorn, and Mantine thus Keldeo, Azumarill, Sharpedo, Dracovish, and Crawdaunt could provide fantastic support to Kingdra when wallbreaking .' Remove Choice Band for now, since BD and defensive set for Azu seem to be the most prominent sets to me. I have removed your last line, instead add this: Late-game sweepers like Choice Band or Belly Drum Azumarill, Keldeo, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Sharpedo, and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities while they deal with Pokemon like Chansey, Ferrothorn, Jellicent and Toxapex which are otherwise hard for Kingdra to deal with.

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Utilizing its ability to double its speed under rain, Kingdra acts as an amazing sweeper and wallbreaker while using Choice Specs in order to strengthen its subpar special attack stat.
- specifically, mention Swift Swim instead of its ability. also name some threats swift swim allows it to beat

Under rain, Surf is Kingdra's go-to move as it is capable of being able to OHKO certain Pokemon on offensive teams like Bug and Electric.
- give examples, also these feel like weak types as examples ig electric is fine. id go with electric and dark. surf can ohko zeraora and urshifu under rain+specs, use those types/pokemon as examples

Dragon Pulse is used in situations where Kingdra has to deal safe and reliable damage to Pokemon that may resist or be immune to its Water-type moves.
- list some examples (at least one)

Moreover, Dragon Pulse is also capable of threatening Dragon-type teams, barring Choice Scarf Dragapult as Kingdra is not able to outspeed this even under rain.
- this line is unneeded

Draco Meteor acts as a nuke towards bulkier Pokemon like Toxapex and Amoonguss, that would normally eat up whatever Kingdra has to throw at it.
- toxapex is a bad example because a ton run special defense, which means they can indeed switch into a draco even with rocks up. maybe use an example like keldeo

Maximum Special Attack investment along with a Modest nature allows Kingdra to hit as hard as possible while maximum Speed investment lets Kingdra outspeed Pokemon such as Galvantula, Choice Scarf Gengar, Choice Scarf Virizion, and Kyurem.
- since i asked you to list things it can outspeed with swift swim above you can remove them from here. also when you write about the item/evs/nature include all 3 like Maximum Speed and Special Attack EVs alongside a Modest Nature and Choice Specs allow .....

- mention that pelipper can run a defensive set with heavy-duty boots if kingdra decides to run hurricane. if there is not hurricane kingdra then make peli specs. talk about that relationship. talk about how swift swim+uturn works for kingdra. delete the other fluff about pelipper, what i said here is what you should mention


- include keldeo as a teammate

- belly drum azumarill feels weird on rain, since it likes screens to setup. you can mention cb azu

- sharpedo feels unnecessary to add in an analysis as a teammate


- slowking can pivot in kingdra and its offensive teammates safely with teleport and is a special tank

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs Kingdra
move 1: Surf
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Draco Meteor
move 4: Hydro Pump / Hurricane
item: Choice Specs
ability: Swift Swim
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Kingdra performs the role of a threatening swift swim Swift Swim user for Water-type teams, threatening various match ups matchups like Bug, Electric, and Dragon. Utilizing Swift Swim to double its speed under rain outspeeding to outspeed threats like Galvantula, Choice Scarf Gengar, Choice Scarf Virizion, and Kyurem.(AP) Kingdra acts as an amazing sweeper and wallbreaker while using Choice Specs in order to strengthen its subpar special attack Special Attack stat. Under rain, Surf is Kingdra's go-to move as it is capable of being able to OHKO certain Pokemon like Zeraora and Urshifu. Dragon Pulse is used in situations where Kingdra has to deal safe and reliable damage to Pokemon like Kyurem, Toxapex, and Mantine that may resist or be immune to its Water-type moves. Draco Meteor acts as a nuke towards Pokemon like Keldeo and Amoonguss, that would normally eat up whatever Kingdra has to throw at it. Hydro Pump can be used in order to breakthrough Pokemon like Porygon2, and even has a chance to OHKO Stallbreaker Mew and Aegislash under rain. Hurricane is also an option over Hydro Pump(AC) as Hurricane is reliable under rain and can potentially OHKO opposing grass types Grass-types such as Virizion, Whimsicott, and Celebi to name a few. Maximum Special Attack investment along with a Modest nature and maximum Speed investment allows Kingdra to hit as hard as possible while being able take advantage of Swift Swim to outspeed threats to the team.

In order to maximize Kingdra's wallbreaking and sweeping ability, rain is required when using it, hence why Pelipper is a perfect teammate for it. Pelipper may opt to run a defensive set with Heavy-duty Duty Boots if Kingdra runs Hurricane as Pelipper can safely U-turn out in order to provide rain to Kingdra. Pelipper can also run a Choice Specs set to help Kingdra breakthrough Grass-types if Kingdra does not have Hurricane in its moveset. Eject Button Toxapex can also serve as a pivot while being able to support Kingdra by being able to weaken bulkier Pokemon like Porygon2 and Chansey through Toxic Spikes or Toxic support. Pokemon like Tentacruel, Pelipper, and Rotom-W are Pokemon that can be used for hazard control and can help Kingdra stay healthy enough throughout the game. Slowking can also be included in the team as it can pivot in Kingdra or other teammates safely while acting as a special wall at the same time. Seismitoad can also be paired up with Kingdra as it can set up Stealth Rocks which also weaken checks to Kingdra like Porygon2 and Chansey while providing an electric immunity to the team. Late-game sweepers like Choice Band Azumarill, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Keldeo and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities while they deal with Pokemon like Chansey, Ferrothorn, Jellicent and Toxapex which are otherwise hard for Kingdra to deal with.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Water analysis by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Quality checked by: [[Harpp, 320110], [[maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 

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[SET]
name: Choice Specs (Water) Kingdra (Just "Choice Specs" is good enough)
move 1: Surf
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Draco Meteor
move 4: Hydro Pump / Hurricane
item: Choice Specs
ability: Swift Swim
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Kingdra performs the role of a threatening Swift Swim user for Water-type teams, threatening various matchups like Bug, Electric, and Dragon. Utilizing It utilizes Swift Swim to double its Speed (Capitalize) under rain to outspeed threats like Galvantula, Choice Scarf Gengar, Choice Scarf Virizion, and Kyurem. Kingdra acts Choice Specs strengthens Kingdra's subpar Special Attack to allow it to act as an amazing sweeper and wallbreaker while using Choice Specs to strengthen its subpar Special Attack stat. Under rain, Surf is Kingdra's go-to move, (AC) as it is capable of being able to OHKOing certain Pokemon like Zeraora and Urshifu-S. Dragon Pulse is used in situations where Kingdra has to deal safe and reliable damage to Pokemon like Kyurem, Toxapex, and Mantine that may resist or be immune to its Water-type moves. Draco Meteor acts as a nuke towards Pokemon like Keldeo and Amoonguss, (RC) that would normally eat up whatever Kingdra has to throw at it. Hydro Pump can be used in order to breakthrough break through Pokemon like Porygon2, (RC) and even has a chance to OHKO stallbreaker (Lowercase) Mew and Aegislash under rain. Hurricane is also an option over Hydro Pump, as Hurricane is reliable under rain and can potentially OHKO opposing Grass-types such as Virizion, Whimsicott, and Celebi, (AC) to name a few. Maximum Special Attack investment along with a Modest nature and maximum Speed investment allows allow Kingdra to hit as hard as possible while being able take advantage of Swift Swim to outspeed threats to the team.

In Rain is required in order to maximize Kingdra's wallbreaking and sweeping ability abilities, rain is required when using it, hence why Pelipper is a perfect teammate for it. Pelipper may opt to run a defensive set with Heavy-(AH)Duty Boots if Kingdra runs Hurricane, (AC) as Pelipper can safely U-turn switch out via U-turn in order to provide rain to Kingdra. Pelipper can also run a Choice Specs set to help Kingdra breakthrough break through Grass-types if Kingdra does not have Hurricane in its moveset. Eject Button Toxapex can also serve as a pivot while being that is able to support Kingdra by being able to weakening bulkier Pokemon like Porygon2 and Chansey through Toxic Spikes or Toxic support. Pokemon like Tentacruel, Pelipper, and Rotom-W are Pokemon that can be used for entry hazard control and can help Kingdra stay healthy throughout the game. Slowking can also be included in the team, (AC) as it can pivot in Kingdra or other teammates in safely while acting as a special wall at the same time. Seismitoad can also be paired up with Kingdra, (AC) as it can set up Stealth Rocks which also Stealth Rock to weaken checks to Kingdra like Porygon2 and Chansey while providing an Electric (Capitalize) immunity to the team. Late-game sweepers like Choice Band Azumarill, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Keldeo, (AC) and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities, (AC) while they deal with Pokemon like Chansey, Ferrothorn, Jellicent, (AC) and Toxapex, (AC) which are otherwise hard for Kingdra to deal with.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Water analysis by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Quality checked by: [[Harpp, 320110], [[maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 
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[SET]
name: Choice Specs (Water) Kingdra (Just "Choice Specs" is good enough)
move 1: Surf
move 2: Dragon Pulse
move 3: Draco Meteor
move 4: Hydro Pump / Hurricane
item: Choice Specs
ability: Swift Swim
nature: Modest
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]
Kingdra performs the role of a threatening Swift Swim user for Water-type teams, threatening various matchups like Bug, Electric, and Dragon. Utilizing It utilizes Swift Swim to double its Speed (Capitalize) under rain to outspeed threats like Galvantula, Choice Scarf Gengar, Choice Scarf Virizion, and Kyurem. Kingdra acts Choice Specs strengthens Kingdra's subpar Special Attack to allow it to act as an amazing sweeper and wallbreaker while using Choice Specs to strengthen its subpar Special Attack stat. Under rain, Surf is Kingdra's go-to move, (AC) as it is capable of being able to OHKOing certain Pokemon like Zeraora and Urshifu-S. Dragon Pulse is used in situations where Kingdra has to deal safe and reliable damage to Pokemon like Kyurem, Toxapex, and Mantine that may resist or be immune to its Water-type moves. Draco Meteor acts as a nuke towards Pokemon like Keldeo and Amoonguss, (RC) that would normally eat up whatever Kingdra has to throw at it. Hydro Pump can be used in order to breakthrough break through Pokemon like Porygon2, (RC) and even has a chance to OHKO stallbreaker (Lowercase) Mew and Aegislash under rain. Hurricane is also an option over Hydro Pump, as Hurricane is reliable under rain and can potentially OHKO opposing Grass-types such as Virizion, Whimsicott, and Celebi, (AC) to name a few. Maximum Special Attack investment along with a Modest nature and maximum Speed investment allows allow Kingdra to hit as hard as possible while being able take advantage of Swift Swim to outspeed threats to the team.

In Rain is required in order to maximize Kingdra's wallbreaking and sweeping ability abilities, rain is required when using it, hence why Pelipper is a perfect teammate for it. Pelipper may opt to run a defensive set with Heavy-(AH)Duty Boots if Kingdra runs Hurricane, (AC) as Pelipper can safely U-turn switch out via U-turn in order to provide rain to Kingdra. Pelipper can also run a Choice Specs set to help Kingdra breakthrough break through Grass-types if Kingdra does not have Hurricane in its moveset. Eject Button Toxapex can also serve as a pivot while being that is able to support Kingdra by being able to weakening bulkier Pokemon like Porygon2 and Chansey through Toxic Spikes or Toxic support. Pokemon like Tentacruel, Pelipper, and Rotom-W are Pokemon that can be used for entry hazard control and can help Kingdra stay healthy throughout the game. Slowking can also be included in the team, (AC) as it can pivot in Kingdra or other teammates in safely while acting as a special wall at the same time. Seismitoad can also be paired up with Kingdra, (AC) as it can set up Stealth Rocks which also Stealth Rock to weaken checks to Kingdra like Porygon2 and Chansey while providing an Electric (Capitalize) immunity to the team. Late-game sweepers like Choice Band Azumarill, Choice Scarf Dracovish, Keldeo, (AC) and Shell Smash Cloyster also appreciate Kingdra's wallbreaking abilities, (AC) while they deal with Pokemon like Chansey, Ferrothorn, Jellicent, (AC) and Toxapex, (AC) which are otherwise hard for Kingdra to deal with.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Water analysis by: [[ikiarihS, 511677]]
- Quality checked by: [[Harpp, 320110], [[maroon, 305839]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
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