Kingdra

With every passing generation, Kingdra slips deeper and deeper into obscurity, often wondering what would have been. Maybe a better moveset? Or a more favorable CP calculation? Regardless, it now seems that Kingdra is unlikely to ever rise in the PvE meta to any meaningful degree.

Best PvE Offensive Moveset

• Waterfall slightly edges out Water Gun. Either should be paired with Hydro Pump for Water-type offense.

• Dragon Breath and Outrage make up Kingdra’s novelty Dragon-type attacking set.

• Blizzard, though it lacks STAB, outd amages Outrage if hitting a target with a double weakness to Ice.
• Swift isn't worth having on Kingdra

Best PvE Defensive Moveset

• Waterfall is preferred for its high base damage.

• Hydro Pump is slightly favored over Blizzard due to its raw power and incredibly early damage window.

• Outragem Swift, and Octazooka are Kingdra's 2-bar moves. Outrage is extremely strong, but is easy to dodge. Octozooka is weak, but it has an early damage window. Swift is generally okay thanks to its fairly wide neutral coverage.

Dragon Breath has high average performance, Outrage hits like a truck, and Octazooka is weak, but has a chance to cripple the opponent's Attack by dropping it by 2 stages.