CoolStoryBrobat
The hero Smogon needs, but not the one it deserves
DD Kingdra is OK (and for some reason I ran into nothing but DD Kingdra for several games in a row today) but I think Kingdra as a whole has really fallen from UU glory (even tho it's still UU). Last gen it at least didn't have to contend with any other Pokemon in UU besides SCRAFTY of all things as a DD user, it could run multiple sets effectively capitalizing on either offense, and there weren't all these Fairies ruining its day (Encore Whimsicott particularly puts Kingdra in a coffin).I don't have replays for this, but physical Kingdra does a swell job of messing with opponents. Although the physical movepool is pretty shallow for the king, he/she gets dragon dance as a move and swift swim for an ability, which are both excellent for offense uses.
(Last time I checked, Kingdra was UU, I'm not sure if that's changed or not.)
But I mean regarding DD Kingdra, what's it bring to the table that lets it shine over Salamence? Or even Haxorus for that matter? I think the significant increase of bulk in this tier really put a damper (No pun intended cuz it gets Damp as an ability ha ha ha ha ha kneeslap) on its ability to perform. And that's not even factoring the power creep in this tier with better Dragon-types to serve the same purpose and do more damage to things. And I know this is the "Creative/Underrated sets" thread but what is Kingdra bringing to the table?