Kingler · Sword & Shield, what to know.
About the Kingler card
Kingler is card 44 of 216 in Sword & Shield, released in February 2020, an Uncommon. It is a Stage 1 Water-type with 130 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Krabby, which places Kingler deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by tetsuya koizumi.
The Pokédex entry printed on Kingler reads: "The large and hard pincer has 10,000-horsepower strength. However, being so big, it is unwieldy to move."
About Kingler in the Pokémon world
The fully evolved Krabby. Massive disproportionate claw. Jungle Rare with thin standalone demand.
What is Kingler worth?
Kingler is an Uncommon, so raw copies are inexpensive and easy to find. The value is in condition: a genuine PSA 10, especially 1st Edition, can still reach a surprising figure for an otherwise common card. The live price above breaks it down by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Kingler before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Kingler grades forgivingly, but the same centering and edge standards apply. Pack-fresh raw copies are easy to find, which makes a clean PSA 10 submission a low-cost way to learn how the cardstock behaves under grading.
If you are collecting Kingler
Raw copies of Kingler are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Kingler is the practical move.
