Appearance
Kingambit is a red and black humanoid samurai. A huge blade crowns its helmet, blades form its mustache and waist, and metallic hair covers its back.
#983
Kingambit
Big Blade Pokémon
DarkSteel
- Height
- 2 m
- Weight
- 120 kg
- Generation
- 9
- Region
- Paldea
Kingambit is a Dark / Steel-type Pokémon, No. 983 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 9 (Paldea region).
« Though it commands a massive army in battle, it’s not skilled at devising complex strategies. It just uses brute strength to keep pushing. »
Its story
Lifestyle
It commands colonies of Pawniard and Bisharp as an army. A poor strategist, it seeks victory by force and numbers. Only the strongest Bisharp evolves into it.
In the anime
In the animated series, Kingambit appears alongside Mokichi. It serves as the mascot of the Anything Goes Café.
Name origin
Its look suggests a shogun leading samurai, and the rhinoceros beetle called kabutomushi. Kingambit may join king and gambit, and may also come from karambit.
Did you know?
- Its metallic hair is sturdy enough to sit or ride on.
- It is also seen floating above the ground.
- First seen in Paldea, it may evoke Lucena, author of the oldest chess book.
Found in the Pokédex of:
Paldea
In other languages
Scalpereur
Gladimperio
ドドゲザン대도각참仆刀將軍