Ash's Kingler

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Ash's Kingler サトシのキングラー Satoshi's Kingler

File:Ash kingler.png Ash's Kingler

Debuts in Mystery at the Lighthouse Caught at Route 25 Evolves in Round One---Begin! Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location At Professor Oak's Laboratory

→ This Pokémon spent 62 episodes as Krabby.

Voice actor Japanese English As Krabby Rikako Aikawa As Kingler Unshō Ishizuka

Ash's Kingler (Japanese: サトシのキングラー Satoshi's Kingler) was the seventh Pokémon acquired by Ash Ketchum in the Kanto region, and the first of Ash's Pokémon to primarily reside at Professor Oak's laboratory in Pallet Town. Its voice actor in both Japanese and English is Unshō Ishizuka. As a Krabby, Rikako Aikawa voiced it in both languages.

History

File:Ash krabby.png

As a Krabby

Ash originally obtained it as a Krabby in Mystery at the Lighthouse, where he caught it to prove to Misty that it was not a fluke that he captured all his other Pokémon. Having six Pokémon already in his party at the time, the newly caught Krabby's Poké Ball was teleported away, much to Ash's surprise and concern. He soon learned that Krabby was sent to Professor Oak.

Krabby's battling debut came in Round One - Begin!, when Ash used it during the first round of the Pokémon League against Mandi. Krabby was able to defeat Mandi's Exeggutor and it then evolved into a Kingler. It was able to finish the rest of the match by defeating Mandi's two remaining Pokémon, Seadra and Golbat.

Kingler spent most of the time at Oak's lab as Ash and his friends traveled the Orange Islands and the Johto region. Ash used it in Johto during the Whirl Cup tournament in The Perfect Match. It was used in the match against Misty and her Poliwhirl and Psyduck.

Ash was planning to use Kingler in the Johto League Silver Conference, but it was injured while rescuing a group of runaway Voltorb making it unable to participate in the rest of the tournament.

Kingler currently resides at Professor Oak's Lab, where it quickly made friends with Ash's Corphish in The Right Place and the Right Mime.

Moves used

Using Hyper Beam	Move	First Used In
File:Kingler hyperbeam.jpg
	Harden	Round One-Begin!
	Leer	Round One-Begin!
	Bubble	Round One-Begin!
	ViceGrip	Mystery at the Lighthouse
	Stomp	Round One-Begin!
	Crabhammer	Round One-Begin!
	Hyper Beam	Round One-Begin!
	Water Gun	Round One-Begin!
An x shows that the move cannot be legitimately known by this Pokémon in the games.
Moves used recently are in bold unless all moves all fit this case.

Trivia

• Kingler is the only Template:Type2 that Ash has owned that ever evolved.
• Kingler is Ash's first crustacean-based Pokémon. The second is Corphish.
• Kingler is the first and only one of Ash's Pokémon that evolved after its first battle. It is also Ash's only Pokémon to win in a Pokémon League match single handedly.
• Kingler is the first of Ash's Pokémon to be transferred directly to Professor Oak.
• Because of Kingler being injured by multiple Voltorb, it is the only one of Ash's Pokémon at the time not to participate in the Silver Conference, and therefore the pokemon who has gone the longest time without being used.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Krabby and Kingler.

Ash's Pokémon
On hand:	Pikachu
Traveling with:	Rotom Phone
At Oak's/In rotation:	Pidgeot	Bulbasaur	Charizard	Kingler	Muk	Tauros (×30)
	Snorlax	Heracross	Bayleef	Quilava	Totodile	Noctowl
	Donphan	Swellow	Sceptile	Corphish	Torkoal	Glalie
	Staraptor	Torterra	Infernape	Buizel	Gliscor	Gible
	Unfezant	Oshawott	Pignite	Snivy	Scraggy	Leavanny
	Palpitoad	Boldore	Krookodile	Talonflame	Hawlucha	Noivern
	Dragonite	Gengar	Lucario	Sirfetch'd	Dracovish
With Kukui/In rotation:	Rowlet	Lycanroc	Incineroar	Melmetal
At home:	Mr. Mime
In training:	Squirtle	Primeape
Released:	Butterfree	Lapras	Larvitar	Greninja	Goodra	Nebby
	Naganadel
Temporarily owned:	Seaking	Buzzwole	Stakataka	Pheromosa	Rowlet
Traded away:	Raticate	Aipom
Given away:	Beedrill
Traveled with:	Haunter	Azelf	Meowth	Meloetta	Rotom Pokédex	Latias
The Power of Us only:	Ekans	Sentret
EToP only:	Fearow	Oddish	Mankey	Slowpoke
Newspaper Strip only:	Starmie	Clefairy
For a list of Pokémon Ash has temporarily owned, used, or commanded, see here

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