|sapphiredex=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.
|sapphiredex=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.
|emeralddex=It sleeps quietly, deep on the seafloor. When it comes up to the surface, it creates a huge whirlpool that can swallow even ships.
|emeralddex=It sleeps quietly, deep on the seafloor. When it comes up to the surface, it creates a huge whirlpool that can swallow even ships.
|firereddex=It sleeps deep on the ocean floor to build its energy. It is said to cause [[twister (move)|tornadoes]] as it wakes.
|firereddex=It sleeps deep on the ocean floor to build its energy. It is said to cause {{m2|Twister|tornadoes}} as it wakes.
|leafgreendex=It is said that it usually hides in underwater caves. It can create {{m|whirlpool}}s by yawning.
|leafgreendex=It is said that it usually hides in underwater caves. It can create {{m|whirlpool}}s by yawning.
|stadium2dex=It is said that it usually hides in underwater caves. It can create {{m|whirlpool}}s by yawning.
|stadium2dex=It is said that it usually hides in underwater caves. It can create {{m|whirlpool}}s by yawning.
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==Origin==
==Origin==
Kingdra is based on a [[wp:leafy sea dragon|leafy sea dragon]].
Silver's Seadra evolved into Kingdra when he traded it to Gold for Poliwhirl, which also evolved. The two then traded back, so that each would have his original, though evolved, Pokémon.
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.
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.
Kingdra's name is a combination of king and dragon.
Its German name, Seedraking, comes from See, Dracheand king. Its French name, Hyporoi, comes from hippocampe and roi.
This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.