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Cards/Kingler V
Kingler V card from the Brilliant Stars set
Illustration by PLANETA Mochizuki. Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Kingler V

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A powerful water attacker that can flood the battlefield with energy.

Water220 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Use Falling Bubbles to search your deck for up to five Water Energy cards and attach them to your Pokemon in any way you like.

Attack Raging Pincer deals 200 damage but causes Kingler V to take 30 damage itself.

Signature attack

Raging Pincer

This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself. (200 damage)

The Falling Bubbles attack allows you to rapidly accelerate your energy resources by attaching up to five Water Energy cards directly to Kingler V. This setup enables you to unleash heavy attacks much faster than usual, though the second attack carries a self-damage risk.

Attacks

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Falling Bubbles

Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for up to 5 Water Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.

WWC
Raging Pincer200

This Pokémon also does 30 damage to itself.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive water decks that aim to overwhelm opponents with high damage output quickly. It requires support cards that help manage deck search and protect against lightning weakness.

Strengths
  • Rapid energy acceleration
  • High damage potential
  • Flexible attachment options
Watch out for
  • Lightning weakness
  • Self-damage on attack
  • Deck shuffling delay
Pro tip

Use Falling Bubbles to attach energy to other Pokemon in play if you need to power up multiple attackers simultaneously.

From the Pokédex

Kingler has one enormous claw that can crush boulders with ease.

Note for the parent

Check if your child understands the cost of using Raging Pincer, as Kingler V will take damage every time it is used.

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