Kingdra

Best moveset

Kingdra can learn 18 combinations. Dragon Breath with Hydro Pump does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Best moveset against each type

Kingdra does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Dragon, Ground, Rock.

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Kingdra is actually for.

Counters: what beats Kingdra

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Eternatus	PoisonDragon	Dragon TailDynamax CannonLegacy	37.5
Rayquaza	DragonFlying	Dragon TailBreaking SwipeLegacy	27.5
Haxorus	Dragon	Dragon TailBreaking SwipeLegacy	27.5
Palkia	WaterDragon	Dragon TailDraco Meteor	27.5
Salamence	DragonFlying	Dragon TailDraco Meteor	27.2

Ranked by damage per second against Kingdra's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Kingdra is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Kingdra has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs