Great Encounters

Kingler

GE20· Rare
Kingler GE 20

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What the card itself says

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HP
90
Type
Water
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
3
Weakness
+20
Number
20/106
Set
Great EncountersGE
Illustrated by
Mitsuhiro Arita

Its attacks

Crabhammer

30

Scissor Blow

80

If the Defending Pokémon would be Knocked Out by this attack, Kingler does 30 damage to itself.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Scissor Blow hits for 80 on 3 Energy. Nothing in Great Encounters hits harder for that price.

  2. Keep in mind

    Retreat cost 3. Once it is out front, it stays there. Pack something that moves it another way, or you will burn whole turns discarding Energy.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    Weakness Lightning +20. Against a Lightning Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 336 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

Great Encounters landed here on 1 February 2008.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 12 Kingler cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Kingler card and its price