Kingambit nicknames

a humanoid Pokémon whose appearance resembles a samurai. Its body is mostly red and black, with gold accents on its torso and helmet-like head with a blade on its head.

Kingambit is a dual Dark/Steel-type Pokémon, introduced in Generation 9. It’s a human-like Pokémon that looks like a samurai sitting down. It’s body is mainly red and black and it has gold on its torso and the giant blade on its head.

Let’s have a look at its origins and some of my suggested nicknames.

Nicknames

My methodology for nicknames is as follows:

I rank nicknames by lettered tiers: S, A, B, and C. S is the best and C is the worst.
I’ll usually list my inspiration for a nickname so you know where they came from.

With all that said, let’s look at those Kingambit nicknames!

S-Tier

Shredder
Shogun

A-Tier

Arthur
Deathmonger
Eric - like Éric Cantona aka Le King
Vanquish
Wilhelm
Xavier
Gol D. Roger - from One Piece
Cringegambit - that’s what Wolfe calls him sometimes lol
Nobunaga

B-Tier

Baracas
Chalice
Frederick
Harald
Lucifer
Oracle
Kinger
Rook
Titan
Zealot
Ninja
Kingamblor - via The Simpsons
Kingambiance - I thought this was so funny for some reason
Kingamboss - again lol
Bushido
Ronin
Darkman
The Thinker

C-Tier

Anvil
Banshee
Go
Ichigo
Joker
King
Midas
Nebuchadneza
Pawn
Quentin
Slowcoach
Ulysses
Victor
Homeslice
Poirot - because of the moustache
Yosemite - it’s a shame that Yosemite Samurai doesn’t fit
Luigi
Dastardly - Dick
Kingambist - again lol
Blade
Takamori - based on Saigō Takamori, the Japanese samurai who led the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877
RoyalBadness

Do you have a favourite Kingambit nickname or have a suggestion of your own? If you like any of my nicknames or want to suggest one of your own, head over to the contact me link on the left and email me your suggestion!

Date created: 06 Sept 2026