#0230 · Johto · Generation 2

Kingdra

Dragon Pokémon · Water/Dragon-type

Kingdra is a Water/Dragon-type Pokémon, the Dragon Pokémon, number 230 (#0230) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 2 and comes from the Johto region. It is 1.8 m tall and weighs 152 kg.

Kingdra sleeps on ocean floors where the Pokédex says no other life can survive, saving up energy until a storm wakes it. Its yawn is said to create spiralling currents, and when it surfaces it can make whirlpools big enough to swallow ships.

How to pronounce Kingdra

Kingdra is pronounced KING-druh. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Kingdra said out loud:

In Japanese it is キングドラ.

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Kingdra is a blue seahorse, 1.8 m tall and 152 kg, with a yellow belly, thin branching spines on its head, white fins under its cheeks and a white dorsal fin braced by blue spines. Its thin snout can fire jets of water with devastating power. The Shield Pokédex says scales it sheds shine so splendidly that they have been given to royalty as gifts.

Behaviour

Kingdra hibernates on the seafloor, in caves and in the deepest parts of the sea, to build up energy. The Pokédex says it is said to wake when a storm arrives and wander in search of prey, and that it fights Dragonite fiercely whenever the two meet.

Habitat

The Pokédex puts Kingdra at extreme ocean depths no other life can reach, and in underwater caves. In Scarlet and Violet it appears in The Indigo Disk.

Powers

Swift Swim doubles its Speed in rain, Sniper strengthens critical hits, and Damp is hidden. Its Water and Dragon typing comes with Hydro Pump, Dragon Pulse, Draco Meteor, Dragon Dance and Wave Crash at level 72, plus Yawn and Whirlpool as a nod to its Pokédex. With 95 in Attack, Defense, Special Attack and Special Defense, and 75 HP, it is a well-rounded attacker.

Name origin

Kingdra may combine 'king' and 'dragon', and may also involve the Hydra, a mythical water monster. The Japanese name is Kingdra (キングドラ).

Design inspiration

Kingdra looks like a seahorse (Bulbapedia suggests the crowned seahorse) with a touch of seadragon. Bulbapedia suggests that its habit of stirring up whirlpools from the seafloor may recall the Greek sea monster Charybdis, or Ryūjin, the sea god of Japanese myth. These are fan readings.

Evolution notes

Trade a Seadra that is holding a Dragon Scale to get Kingdra, which does not evolve further.

In the games

Kingdra is a sync partner of Clair and of Lance in Pokémon Masters EX, according to Bulbapedia's availability listings. In Scarlet and Violet it can be had by evolving Seadra or from 5 star and 6 star Tera Raid Battles in The Indigo Disk, and Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

In the anime

Clair's Kingdra beat Ash's Noctowl in 'Fangs for Nothin'' during their Gym battle. In Pokémon Horizons, Drayton's Kingdra fought alongside his Archaludon in 'Terarium Training!'.

Fun facts

• In the Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo, Bulbapedia says Seadra appears to have had a different evolution, called Kingudora, that evolved with a Dragon Scale and may have inspired Kingdra.
• Bulbapedia points out that Generation II brought just one Dragon-type species, Kingdra.
• Bulbapedia says the Chuang Yi edition of the Pokémon Adventures manga often misprints its name as 'Kingora'.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Kingdra (Pokémon) · Serebii: Kingdra (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 75
• Attack: 95
• Defense: 95
• Sp. Atk: 95
• Sp. Def: 95
• Speed: 85

Kingdra’s base stat total is 540. Its highest stat is Attack and Defense and Sp. Atk and Sp. Def.

Type matchups

What is Kingdra weak to?

Kingdra takes extra damage from Dragon (2×), Fairy (2×) moves.

It resists Fire (¼×), Water (¼×), Steel (½×).

Evolution

What does Kingdra evolve from?

Kingdra evolves from Seadra (Trade holding Dragon Scale).

Kingdra is the final stage of its evolution family.

The whole family: Horsea, Seadra, Kingdra.

• Horsea evolves into Seadra at level 32.

Abilities

• Swift Swim: Doubles Speed during rain.
• Sniper: Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.
• Damp (hidden ability): Prevents Self-Destruct, Explosion, and Aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Moves

Moves Kingdra learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (40)

Kingdra can learn 40 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Agility, Scary Face, Protect, Water Pulse, Chilling Water, Facade, Swift, Icy Wind, Endure, Rain Dance, Snowscape, Body Slam, Sleep Talk, Waterfall, Rest, Flash Cannon, Iron Head, Dragon Dance, Substitute, Liquidation, Dragon Pulse, Surf, Ice Beam, Hydro Pump, Blizzard, Giga Impact, Outrage, Hurricane, Hyper Beam, Draco Meteor, Tera Blast, Scald, Weather Ball, Flip Turn, Scale Shot, Double-Edge, Whirlpool, Muddy Water, Breaking Swipe.

Egg moves (5):Aurora Beam, Clear Smog, Disable, Flail, Splash.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Water 1, Dragon.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Attack and 1 Sp. Atk and 1 Sp. Def effort values.
• Base experience yield: 243.

Pokédex entries

Scales shed by this Pokémon have such a splendorous gleam to them that they've been given to royalty as gifts. (Shield)

With the arrival of a storm at sea, this Pokémon will show itself on the surface. When a Kingdra and a Dragonite meet, a fierce battle ensues. (Sword)

Kingdra sleeps on the seafloor where it is otherwise devoid of life. When a storm arrives, the Pokémon is said to awaken and wander about in search of prey. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

Kingdra lives at extreme ocean depths that are otherwise uninhabited. It has long been believed that the yawning of this Pokémon creates spiraling ocean currents. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

It stores energy by sleeping at underwater depths at which no other life forms can survive. (Crystal, Y)

It is said that it usually hides in underwater caves. It can create whirlpools by yawning. (Gold, LeafGreen, HeartGold, X)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Fastest Water type in Gen 2: 85 Speed, shared with 2 others.
• The only Dragon type in Gen 2.
• Taller than 82% of all Pokémon (1.8 m).
• Heavier than 89% of all Pokémon (152 kg).
• Base stat total 540, ranked #136 of 1,025.
• One of 5 Pokémon that are both Water and Dragon.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 79 of 100 Pokémon introduced in Generation 2 (Johto).
• Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
• Can learn 54 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 9 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Kingdra (Pokémon), Serebii: Kingdra (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (KING-druh): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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