The best Kingambit Tera Raid Build in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (SV) has the Defiant Abiilty that increases the attacks by two stages when its stats get lowered. Read on to learn what the best Kingambit Tera Raid Build is and how to use it.

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Best Kingambit Tera Raid Build

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Steel Tera		Physical Offense
Electric Tera		Psychic Tera

Steel Tera Raid Build

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EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Kingambit	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓SpA)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Sp. Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Defiant	・ Swords Dance ・ Kowtow Cleave ・ Iron Head ・ Taunt
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

Offensively, Kingambit can set up with Swords Dance to boost its own Attack stat, and Taunt to prevent raid bosses from using status moves.

After setting up, Kingambit can deal damage with Iron Head and overwhelm the Raid Boss with super-effective damage.

As it will play the role of physical attacker, an Adamant Nature would benefit Kingambit. You can also let it hold a Shell Bell to help it recover some HP when using attacking moves.

Its Defiant Ability allows Kingambit to gain multiple Attack boosts from being debuffed.

Tera Raid Strategy

At the start of the raid, the raid boss may use a debuffing move as its first move, aiming to lower Kingambit's Attack stat only for it to be cancelled out with its Defiant Ability. This can be helpful at the initial part of the raid.

You can then follow this up with Swords Dance until you max out your Attack boosts, then deal damage with Iron Head until Inteleon resets your stat boosts.

After your stats are reset, set up Swords Dance again, then use Iron Head to deal damage and charge up your Tera Orb. Once charged, Terastallize and keep attacking with a boosted Iron Head.

Key Damage Calculations

Damage Dealt by Kingambit
8430 HP (Max HP x30)	Iron Head (+6 Atk) 1674 ~ 1970 (19.8 ~ 23.3%)
Damage Dealt by Kingambit
8430 HP (Max HP x30)	Iron Head (+6 Atk, Steel Tera) 2232 ~ 2628 (26.4 ~ 31.1%)

Effective Counter Against Ice, Rock, and Fairy Type Tera Raids

Super Effective (2x)
Not Very Effective (x0.5)
No Effect (x0)	None

This Kingambit Tera Raid Build is an effective counter to Ice, Rock, and Fairy Type Tera Raid Bosses. If the Tera Raid Boss is usually a Fighting Type outside of Terastallization, perhaps consider a different build, as Kingambit will be weak to these Types as a Fire Type attacker.
Type Chart: All Matchups and Effectiveness

Physical Offense Defiant Kingambit

Kingambit	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Defiant	・ Kowtow Cleave ・ Iron Head ・ Swords Dance ・ Sucker Punch
Held Item
Expert Belt

The best ability for Kingambit in Tera Raid Battles is Defiant by increasing its attack by two stages when Kingambit's stats get lowered. This makes Kingambit a durable attacker.

We also recommend getting a Kingambit with a Tera Dark Type because it utilizes Kingambit's STAB and gives boost for both Sucker Punch and Kowtow Cleave moves for damage. As a Physical Attacker, an Adamant nature would be best.

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards making Kingambit a durable attacker by increasing its HP and Attack. Max out your HP and Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. Let Kingambit hold an Expert Belt to slightly boost its Super Effective Moves.

Set up the stage for Swords Dance to increase the attack by 2 stages. Follow up with Iron Head which gives 30% chance of causing the opponent to flinch.

This enables higher damage using Sucker Punch which damages the opponent if they're about to use a damaging move (but could fail if they don't use a damaging move), and finish it off with the move that doesn't miss, Kowtow Cleave.

Electric Tera Kingambit Build

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Kingambit	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Defiant	・ Tera Blast ・ Swords Dance ・ Iron Defense ・ Rock Tomb
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

This Kingambit build is specialized to counter Flying-type Pokemon in Tera Raids.

The best Ability for Kingambit is Defiant which increases its Attack by two stages whnever its stats get lowered.

Its natural bulk coupled with its resistances and immunity makes it a great set up attacker against several Pokemon.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Kingambit with an Electric Tera Type to make Tera Blast an Electric-type move after Terastallizing. Since it's a physical attacker, an Adamant nature is best to boost its offenses.

EV Spread Explanation: Bulky Offense

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a bulky offense to help with survivability and with dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Defense. Shell Bell gives Kingambit passive healing when it uses an attacking move.

Tera Raid Strategy

You can either start the Tera Raid battle by using Iron Defense to reduce incoming damage, or go straight to using Swords Dance to boost your own attack. After getting +6 to your Attack stat, use Rock Tomb to reduce the raid boss' Speed while also building up your own Tera Orb charge.

Once you are able to, Terastallize and use Electric-type Tera Blast to deal Super Effective damage.

Psychic Tera Kingambit

EV Spread, Ability, Held Item and Moveset

Kingambit	Tera Type			Nature
				Adamant (↑Atk, ↓Sp.Atk)
	EV Spread
	HP: 252		Atk: 252		Sp.Def: 4
Ability	Moveset
Defiant	・ Swords Dance ・ Thunder Wave ・ Zen Headbutt ・ Night Slash
Held Item
Shell Bell

Summary

The best Ability for Kingambit is Defiant which increases its Attack by two stages whnever its stats get lowered.

Its natural bulk coupled with its resistances and immunity makes it a great set up attacker to use in Tera Raids.

Best Tera Type

We also recommend getting a Kingambit with a Psychic Tera Type to boost the power of Zen Headbutt. Since it's a physical attacker, an Adamant nature is best to boost its offenses.

EV Spread Explanation: Bulky Offense

Tera Raid EV spreads should lean towards a bulky offense to help with survivability and with dealing as much damage as possible. Max out your HP and Attack EVs, while adding the remaining EVs into Special Defense. Shell Bell gives Kingambit passive healing when it uses an attacking move.

Tera Raid Strategy

Start the Tera Raid battle by setting up with Swords Dance twice to boost Kingambit's Attack by four stages. Use Thunder Wave to paralyze the opponent and cut its Speed in half. Once the Raid boss is paralyzed, use Zen Headbutt and Night Slash to deal super-effective damage.

With a full Tera Orb charge, terastallize into a Psychic-type to deal boosted damage with Zen Headbutt.

How to Make Best Kingambit Tera Raid Build

How to Make Best Kingambit Tera Raid Build
Catch Tera Dark Type Kingambit via Evolution. Use an Adamant Mint to change its nature. Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability. EV Train Attack and HP. Hyper Train at Montenevera. Level up to 100. Give it an Expert Belt.

Catch Tera Dark Type Kingambit via Evolution

Since Kingambit is an Evolution Exclusive Pokemon, you need to evolve a Bisharp after defeating 3 other Bisharps who are holding a Leader's Crest. You will know a Bisharp has a Leader's Crest if the Bisharp is surrounded by a group of Pawniards. They are located in North Province Area Two.

Kingambit Evolution

Use Tera Shards to Change Tera Type

For some of the builds that require Kingambit to have a different Tera Type, such as Electric or Psychic, you will need to have 50 Tera Shards of that type, and bring it to Medali to have your Pokemon's Tera Type changed.

How to Change Tera Type

Use an Adamant Mint to Change Its Nature

If it has a different nature, you can use an Adamant Mint to change its nature to Adamant.

The easiest way to get this is by buying it from the Chansey Supply shop at Mesagoza for ₽20,000.

How to Change a Pokemon's Nature

Use an Ability Capsule to Change Its Ability

If its ability is different from our recommendation, you can use an Ability Capsule to change it.

This item can be bought at Chansey Supply shops for ₽100,000.

Ability Capsule Location and How to Get

EV Train Attack and HP

If you have the money for it, you can just buy 26 Protein (for Atk), 26 HP Up (for HP), and 1 Iron (for Def), or 1 Zinc (for Sp. Def), depending on the build. All of these items can be bought at a Chansey Supply shop and it will cost you ₽530,000 in total.

Alternatively, you can use Power Items that you can buy at a Delibird Presents shop for ₽10,000 each. Have your Pokemon hold the respective Power Item while defeating the Pokemon listed below.

Held Item	Number of Pokemon to Defeat	Defeat Any of These Pokemon
Power Weight (For HP EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 HP EVs)	・Azurill ・Lechonk ・Paldean Wooper Location: South of Los Platos
Power Bracer (For Attack EVs)	28 in Total (To get 252 Attack EVs)	・Shinx ・Growlithe ・Yungoos ・Nymble Location: South Province (Area 3)
Power Belt (For Defense EVs)	1 in Total (To get the remaining 4 Defense EVs)	・Tarountula Location: South of Lost Platos
Power Band (For Sp. Defense EVs)	1 in Total (To get the remaining 4 Sp. Defense EVs)	・Spoink Location: South Province (Area 3)

How to EV Train Fast

Hyper Train at Montenevera

After EV training it, head to Montenevera and talk to the man with an Abomasnow near the Pokemon Center. He will hyper train your Pokemon using Bottle Caps.

A Bottle Cap can be bought at the Delibird Presents shops for ₽20,000 after getting 6 Gym Badges. 1 Bottle Cap is needed for each stat that will be maxed out.

Hyper Training: How to Increase IVs

Level Up to 100

Next, level it up to 100 to maximize its stats. The easiest way to do this is by farming Exp candies from Tera Raid Battles.

How to Level Up Fast: EXP Farming Guide

Give It a Shell Bell

Lastly, give it a Shell Bell. You can buy a Shell Bell from Delibird Presents shop for ₽20,000.

Alternatively, you can give your Kingambit an Expert Belt, or Electric Seed, depending on which build you are trying to make.

All of these items can be bought from the Delibird Presents Shop.

Delibird Presents Locations and All Items

Kingambit Tera Raid Moveset Guide

Learn Moves Through Level Up

The table below includes all the moves Kingambit learns through level up needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

Level	Move	Type
Base	Kowtow Cleave
40	Night Slash
45	Iron Defense
57	Iron Head
64	Swords Dance

You can have it remember the move by going to the "Moves and Stats" menu and pressing A.

How to Relearn Moves

Get Other Moves from TMs

The table below includes all the moves Kingambit learns from TMs needed for our recommended builds. Choose the moves depending on the build you are trying to make.

TM / Move Name	How to Get Materials
TM064 Bulk Up	At the top of the winding hill northeast of Cortondo in South Province (Area Two). Required League Points: 3000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Makuhita Sweat x3 ・Axew Scales x3
TM082 Thunder Wave	Rewarded by the Battle League Rep for defeating four trainers outside of the Academy in South Province .Arera One. Required League Points: 400 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Mareep Wool x3 ・Pawmi Fur x3
TM036 Rock Tomb	Found in Alfornada Cavern (South Province Area Six) Required League Points: 1500 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Rockruff Rock x3 ・Klawf Claw x3
TM059 Zen Headbutt	Found on a cliff near the Water Gym in Cascarrafa City. Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Veluza Fillet x3 ・Girafarig Fur x3 ・Dunsparce Scales x3
TM073 Drain Punch	Located on the second level of the watch tower south of Artazon. Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Croagunk Poison x5 ・Mankey Fur x3 ・Crabrawler Shell x3
TM083 Poison Jab	Available for Crafting through TM Machine after defeating Team Star's Poison Crew Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Shroodle Ink x3 ・Seviper Fang x3 ・Mareanie Spike x3
TM105 X-Scissor	Found on top a rock near a pond east of Cascarrafa City. Required League Points: 5000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Fomantis Leaf x3 ・Tarountula Thread x3 ・Kricketot Shell x3
TM167 Close Combat	Obtained by defeating Team Star's Fighting leader Eri in Starfall Street. Required League Points: 12000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Riolu Fur x5 ・Crabrawler Shell x3 ・Makuhita Sweat x3
TM171 Tera Blast	Receive from Geeta after clearing the fifth gym. Required League Points: 8000 LP Required Pokemon Materials: ・Glimmet Crystal x8

Give Kingambit Sucker Punch from Honchkrow as an Egg Move

1	Catch a Honchkrow, then make them remember the move Sucker Punch.
2	Buy a Mirror Herb at Delibird Presents in Cascarrafa. The item costs ₽30,000 so make sure you have enough money.
3	Remove everyone from your party except for Kingambit and Honchkrow. There should only be two Pokemon in your party.
4	Delete one of Kingambit's move, then let it hold the Mirror Herb.
5	Have a picnic with Honchkrow and Kingambit. Wait for a few minutes, then pack up. Check Kingambit's summary to see that it now has Sucker Punch!

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