How To Evolve Bisharp To Kingambit In Pokemon Scarlet & Violet

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Finding Pawniard And Bisharp

Evolving Bisharp

Kingambit Moves, Stats, And Use

Kingambit is the third and final evolution of Bisharp in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet and has, to date, the most complicated and difficult evolution process in the franchise. Evolving a Bisharp into Kingambit is a multi-step process that, with even one error, can leave you standing back at square one. Its strange complexity is practically impossible to find on accident, and so following a guide is required for the player attempting to evolve Kingambit for the first time.

Nevertheless, the difficulty is immensely rewarding in the end when earning Kingambit that, with its excellent typing (Steel/Dark), superb physical stats, and new signature move: Kowtow Cleave, can become a real threat on any balanced team. In the late game, you'll find Kingambit indispensable and a real linchpin to the strategies your opponents use - in PvE, Raid, and PvP alike.

Finding Pawniard And Bisharp

Pawinard Spawn Location Artazon South Province

The first step to worry about is finding a pokemon in this line to eventually evolve into Kingambit. If you're wanting to grow your pokemon with your team throughout your playthrough, you can grab a Pawinard early south of Artazon in the South Province (Area Five). It evolves at level fifty-two into Bisharp.

Bamboo Shoots Area Two Northern Province Bisharp Spawn

If you wish instead to catch a Bisharp and skip the grinding levels needed to evolve it, you can find them spawning in the bamboo forest in the North Province sandwiched between Area One and Area two and next to Fury Falls (a flyable location). It is at this location where the bulk of this evolution process will need to happen.

Evolving Bisharp

To evolve Bisharp, you will need to place it at the front of your party and locate three other Bisharp who spawn as in a group of Pawinard in the aforementioned bamboo forest in the North Province. This may take some time as Bisharp only has a standard spawn rate of thirty percent on its own, and the chances for it to spawn a group are even lower.

Forget The Leader's Crest

Contrary to popular belief, you do not need the Leader's Crest. The Leader's Crest item does not need to be obtained or given to your pokemon in order for it to evolve into Kingambit.

This item is only used by the game itself to mark the Bisharp that count toward defeating the correct number of them to evolve. If you choose to place this item on a Bisharp, it will have no effect. The item, outside the game's calculation system, has no apparent in-game effect. The Leader's Crest is only found on Bisharp surrounded by Pawinard.

You can also increase your odds of finding a Bisharp by making one of these sandwiches:

Great Tropical Sandwich - Encounter Power 1: Dark
Great Smoky Sandwich - Encounter Power 1: Dark
Variety Sandwich - Encounter Power 1: Dark
Decadent Sandwich - Encounter Power 1: Dark
Ultra Decadent Sandwich - Encounter Power 2: Dark
Ultra Avacado Sandwich - Encounter Power 2: Dark
Potato Salad Sandwich - Encounter Power 1: Steel
Hefty Sandwich - Encounter Power 1: Steel
Ultra Fried Fillet Sandwich - Encounter Power 1: Steel
Ultra Tower Sandwich - Encounter Power 2: Steel

To make fighting these Bisharp easier/faster, you can teach your Bisharp to use Low Sweep (TM) or Brick Break (TM) in order to give an advantage against other Bisharp.

When your Bisharp has defeated three other leaders - and if they didn't already level up during the third and final fight - they need only level up once in order to evolve into Kingambit. How your Bisharp levels up once three are defeated does not matter. Eventually, you will be prompted by its evolution.

Kingambit Moves, Stats, And Use

Kingambit is an exceptional addition to any team and is also used in Geeta's Champion team. It's incredibly easy to underestimate this pokemon given its quadruple weakness against Fighting type. However, its movepool is exceptional, its stats are deadly, and its access to both Defiant and Supreme Overlord as abilities make it a devastating addition to any team.

Stats

Stats
HP	Attack (Atk)	Defense (Def)
100	135	120
Sp. Attack (Sp. Atk)	Sp. Defense (Sp. Def)	Speed (SpD)
60	85	50

Learnable Moves
Level	Name	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Sp. Effect
Evolve	Kowtow Cleave	Dark	Physical	85	--	10	This attack never misses
--	Leer	Normal	Effect	--	100	30	Lower target's Def by one stage
--	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35	--
--	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	40	95	20	More powerful with successive attacks
--	Metal Burst	Steel	Effect	??	100	10	Returns 1.5x damage dealt
--	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95	35	May increase Atk by one stage
15	Torment	Dark	Effect	--	100	15	Target unable to use the same attack twice
20	Scary Face	Dark	Effect	--	100	10	Lowers target's Speed by two stages
25	Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100	10	2x damage if attacked same round
30	Metal Sound	Steel	Effect	--	85	40	Lowers target Sp. Def by two stages
35	Slash	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	High critical hit chance
40	Night Slash	Dark	Physical	70	100	15	High critical hit chance
45	Iron Defense	Steel	Effect	--	100	15	Raises Def by two stages
50	Retaliate	Normal	Physical	70	100	5	2x damage if an ally fainted the last turn
57	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15	Chance to flinch target
64	Swords Dance	Normal	Effect	--	100	20	Raises Atk by two stages
71	Guillotine	Normal	Physical	??	30	5	If hit, the target faints instantly
Egg Moves
Name	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15	Chance to flinch target
Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	70	100	5	Always hit first; fail if the target isn't attacking
Quick Guard	Fight	Effect	--	100	15	Protect self and allies from priority moves
Mean Look	Normal	Effect	--	100	5	Prevent target from escape
TM Moves
TM #	Name	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	PP	Effect
TM001	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Take recoil damage
TM006	Scary Face	Normal	Effect	--	100	10	Lower the target's Speed by two stages
TM007	Protect	Normal	Effect	--	100	10	Nullify attacks; fail chance increases with use
TM012	Low Kick	Fighting	Physical	??	100	20	Power increases with the target's weight
TM018	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	Steal an item from the target
TM025	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	25	Moves power is doubled under a status effect
TM027	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	100	20	Attack never misses
TM030	Snarl	Dark	Special	55	95	15	Lower target Sp. Atk by one stage
TM031	Metal Claw	Steel	Physical	50	95	35	May boost attack by one stage
TM036	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15	Lower the target Speed by one stage
TM039	Low Sweep	Fighting	Physical	65	100	20	Lower the target Speed by one stage
TM047	Endure	Normal	Effect	---	100	10	Endure any attack with at least 1HP
TM050	Rain Dance	Water	Effect	---	100	5	Summon a rainstorm
TM051	Sandstorm	Rock	Effect	---	100	10	Summon a sandstorm
TM055	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	Burrow underground and attack the next turn
TM057	False Swipe	Normal	Physical	40	100	40	Leave target with 1HP
TM058	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	Breaks Light Screen and Reflect
TM059	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	Physical	80	90	20	May make the target flinch
TM061	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15	High critical chance
TM062	Foul Play	Dark	Physical	95	100	15	More power with the target's Atk stat
TM065	Air Slash	Flying	Special	75	95	15	May make the target flinch
TM070	Sleep Talk	Normal	Effect	---	100	10	Randomly use a move when asleep
TM081	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	??	100	20	More power per target's weight
TM082	Thunder Wave	Electric	Effect	??	90	20	Paralyze the target
TM083	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20	May poison the target
TM085	Rest	Psychic	Effect	---	100	5	The user goes to sleep and heals fully
TM087	Taunt	Dark	Effect	---	100	20	The target must attack three turns
TM088	Swords Dance	Normal	Effect	---	100	20	Raise Atk by two stages
TM093	Flash Cannon	Steel	Special	80	100	10	May lower target's Sp. Def
TM094	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	100	15	May make the target flinch
TM099	Iron Head	Steel	Physical	80	100	15	May make the target flinch
TM103	Substitute	Normal	Effect	---	100	10	Sacrifice half of the user's HP to create a substitute
TM104	Iron Defense	Steel	Effect	---	100	15	Raise Def by two stages
TM105	X-Scissor	Bug	Physical	80	100	15	---
TM116	Stealth Rock	Rock	Effect	---	100	20	Lay trap of stones
TM134	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	??	100	15	More power the less HP the user has
TM150	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5	High critical chance
TM152	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	Can't move next turn
TM158	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5	May lower target's Sp. Def by one stage
TM163	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	160	90	5	Can't move next turn
TM170	Steel Beam	Steel	Special	140	95	5	User takes recoil
TM171	Tera Blast	??	Sp/Phys	80	100	10	When Terastallized, use Tera Type & highest damage stat

For standard gameplay (PvE), you can expect Kingambit to play a pivotal role in crushing Fairy and Psychic type pokemon. You'll have to keep an eye out for fighting, fire, and ground types, but with the right and smart strategy, they don't provide much of a challenge. When it comes to fighting gym leaders (especially for the rematches), you'll definitely want Kingambit on your team for the match against Tulip as it is a full counter against her team with only slight concern for her Gallade counter-mon. It's a solid option against Nemona for a good portion of her team and a number of other late-game gym leaders as well, and in regards to the Ace Tournament, it can serve as a decent bulky sweeper in the back of your party. Overall, Kingambit has few rivals in terms of performance in the late game.

PvP Use

Kingambit Closeup Fury Falls Bamboo Forest

For PVP, Kingambit's standard use in the competitive scene is still under development, but popular strategies make use of its movepool and speed stat in two ways:

Using slow speed & priority moves to their advantage - using Sucker Punch for priority and Assurance when moving last
Setting Up Trick Room - setting up for a fast-sweeping Kingambit with Supreme Overlord in the far back of the party

Kowtow Cleave is nice for PvE, but accuracy teams in the competitive scene are regarded as niche. Using Kowtow Cleave to its fullest in PvP is very conditional. Iron Head for flinching and covering Fairy types is always recommended, and Brick Break and Zen Headbutt as coverage moves are on the list of popular options.

Defiant and Supreme Overlord are both excellent abilities. For competitive, Defiant is best used in doubles and in VGC where group stat lowering is relatively common, as is the ability Intimidate. In Singles, Supreme Overlord Kingambit has seen immense popularity and is generally a better option for the bulky late sweeper.

You can maximize Defiant's potential in niche teams by pairing it with Foul Play. As it scales off of a pokemon's attack stat, the ability and Kingambit's already high base stat can create a devastating combination. Paired with a working Trick Room team, the results can be catastrophic for opponents that don't counter quickly enough.

The best nature for this pokemon is Adamant (+Atk/-Sp. Atk), with a recommended EV spread of +252HP/+252Atk/+4SpD. The list of recommended held items for Kingambit include:

Black Glasses
Life Orb
Choice Band
Assault Vest

NEXT: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: How To Unlock The Academy Ace Tournament

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Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How To Get Kingambit

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Finding Pawniard And Bisharp

Evolving Bisharp

Forget The Leader's Crest

Kingambit Moves, Stats, And Use

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Moves

PvE Use

PvP Use