nidoking #34

Poison

Ground

nidoking's Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Ice

Ground

Water

Psychic

Resistant to (½x damage):

Grass

Poison

Fairy

Rock

Fighting

Bug

nidoking

Nidoking is a powerful poison/ ground type Pokémon known for its exceptional abilities. With a total base experience of 227, it possesses poison-point, rivalry, sheer-force, making it a formidable opponent in battle. Standing 1.4m tall and weighing 62.0kg, this Pokémon has unique characteristics that make it special in the world of Pokémon.

Base Stats

Attack

102

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

nidoking's Height

1.4m

nidoking's Weight

62.0kg

nidoking's Category

Seed

nidoking's Gender

♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%

nidoking's Abilities

poison-point

rivalry

sheer-force

nidoking's Evolution Chain

nidoran♂

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Poison

nidorino

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nidoking

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Poison

Ground

nidoran♂

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nidorino

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Ground

Pokédex entries

Generation I

redblue

It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones.

yellow

Its steel-like hide adds to its powerful tackle. Its horns are so hard, they can pierce a diamond.

Generation II

gold

It swings its big tail around during battle. If its foe flinches, it will charge with its sturdy body.

silver

Its tail is thick and powerful. If it binds an enemy, it can snap the victim's spine quite easily.

crystal

It uses its thick arms, legs and tail to attack forcefully. Melee combat is its specialty.

Generation III

rubysapphire

NIDOKING’s thick tail packs enormously destructive power. With one swing, it can topple a metal transmission tower. Once this POKéMON goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it.

emerald

A NIDOKING’s thick tail packs enormously destructive power capable of toppling a metal transmission tower. Once it goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it.

firered

It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn as it contains venom.

leafgreen

It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey’s bones.

Generation IV

diamondpearlplatinum

One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.

heartgold

It swings its big tail around during battle. If its foe flinches, it will charge with its sturdy body.

soulsilver

Its tail is thick and powerful. If it binds an enemy, it can render the victim helpless quite easily.

Generation V

blackwhite

One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.

black 2white 2

One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.

Generation VI

It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn, as it contains venom.

omega rubyalpha sapphire

Nidoking’s thick tail packs enormously destructive power. With one swing, it can topple a metal transmission tower. Once this Pokémon goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it.

One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.

Generation VII

lets go pikachulets go eevee

Its steel-like hide adds to its powerful tackle. Its horns are so hard, they can pierce a diamond.

Generation VIII

sword

When it goes on a rampage, it’s impossible to control. But in the presence of a Nidoqueen it’s lived with for a long time, Nidoking calms down.

shield

Nidoking prides itself on its strength. It’s forceful and spirited in battle, making use of its thick tail and diamond-crushing horn.

Learnable Moves

Nidoking can learn 134 moves:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
amnesia	psychic	Status	—	—
aqua tail	water	Physical	90	90
attract	normal	Status	—	100
avalanche	ice	Physical	60	100
beat up	dark	Physical	—	100
bide	normal	Physical	—	—
blizzard	ice	Special	110	70
body press	fighting	Physical	80	100
body slam	normal	Physical	85	100
brick break	fighting	Physical	75	100
bubble beam	water	Special	65	100
bulldoze	ground	Physical	60	100
captivate	normal	Status	—	100
chip away	normal	Physical	70	100
confide	normal	Status	—	—
counter	fighting	Physical	—	100
curse	ghost	Status	—	—
cut	normal	Physical	50	95
defense curl	normal	Status	—	—
detect	fighting	Status	—	—
dig	ground	Physical	80	100
double edge	normal	Physical	120	100
double kick	fighting	Physical	30	100
double team	normal	Status	—	—
dragon pulse	dragon	Special	85	100
dragon tail	dragon	Physical	60	90
drill run	ground	Physical	80	95
dynamic punch	fighting	Physical	100	50
earth power	ground	Special	90	100
earthquake	ground	Physical	100	100
echoed voice	normal	Special	40	100
endure	normal	Status	—	—
facade	normal	Physical	70	100
fire blast	fire	Special	110	85
fire punch	fire	Physical	75	100
fissure	ground	Physical	—	30
flamethrower	fire	Special	90	100
flatter	dark	Status	—	100
fling	dark	Physical	—	100
focus blast	fighting	Special	120	70
focus energy	normal	Status	—	—
focus punch	fighting	Physical	150	100
frustration	normal	Physical	—	100
fury attack	normal	Physical	15	85
fury cutter	bug	Physical	40	95
giga impact	normal	Physical	150	90
headbutt	normal	Physical	70	100
helping hand	normal	Status	—	—
hex	ghost	Special	65	100
hidden power	normal	Special	60	100
high horsepower	ground	Physical	95	95
hone claws	dark	Status	—	—
horn attack	normal	Physical	65	100
horn drill	normal	Physical	—	30
hyper beam	normal	Special	150	90
ice beam	ice	Special	90	100
ice punch	ice	Physical	75	100
icy wind	ice	Special	55	95
incinerate	fire	Special	60	100
iron tail	steel	Physical	100	75
leer	normal	Status	—	100
mega kick	normal	Physical	120	75
mega punch	normal	Physical	80	85
megahorn	bug	Physical	120	85
mimic	normal	Status	—	—
mud shot	ground	Special	55	95
mud slap	ground	Special	20	100
natural gift	normal	Physical	—	100
outrage	dragon	Physical	120	100
pay day	normal	Physical	40	100
peck	flying	Physical	35	100
poison jab	poison	Physical	80	100
poison sting	poison	Physical	15	100
power up punch	fighting	Physical	40	100
protect	normal	Status	—	—
quash	dark	Status	—	100
rage	normal	Physical	20	100
rain dance	water	Status	—	—
reflect	psychic	Status	—	—
rest	psychic	Status	—	—
return	normal	Physical	—	100
roar	normal	Status	—	—
rock blast	rock	Physical	25	90
rock climb	normal	Physical	90	85
rock slide	rock	Physical	75	90
rock smash	fighting	Physical	40	100
rock tomb	rock	Physical	60	95
round	normal	Special	60	100
sand tomb	ground	Physical	35	85
sandstorm	rock	Status	—	—
scorching sands	ground	Special	70	100
secret power	normal	Physical	70	100
seismic toss	fighting	Physical	—	100
shadow ball	ghost	Special	80	100
shadow claw	ghost	Physical	70	100
shock wave	electric	Special	60	—
skull bash	normal	Physical	130	100
sleep talk	normal	Status	—	—
sludge bomb	poison	Special	90	100
sludge wave	poison	Special	95	100
smack down	rock	Physical	50	100
smart strike	steel	Physical	70	—
snore	normal	Special	50	100
stealth rock	rock	Status	—	—
stomping tantrum	ground	Physical	75	100
stone edge	rock	Physical	100	80
strength	normal	Physical	80	100
submission	fighting	Physical	80	80
substitute	normal	Status	—	—
sucker punch	dark	Physical	70	100
sunny day	fire	Status	—	—
super fang	normal	Physical	—	90
superpower	fighting	Physical	120	100
supersonic	normal	Status	—	55
surf	water	Special	90	100
swagger	normal	Status	—	85
tackle	normal	Physical	40	100
take down	normal	Physical	90	85
taunt	dark	Status	—	100
thief	dark	Physical	60	100
thrash	normal	Physical	120	100
throat chop	dark	Physical	80	100
thunder	electric	Special	110	70
thunder punch	electric	Physical	75	100
thunderbolt	electric	Special	90	100
torment	dark	Status	—	100
toxic	poison	Status	—	90
toxic spikes	poison	Status	—	—
uproar	normal	Special	90	100
venom drench	poison	Status	—	100
venoshock	poison	Special	65	100
water gun	water	Special	40	100
water pulse	water	Special	60	100
whirlpool	water	Special	35	85

Commonly Asked Questions About Nidoking

What type is Nidoking?

Nidoking is a poison and ground type Pokémon.

What does Nidoking evolve from?

Nidoking evolved from nidorino that evolved from nidoran♂.

What are Nidoking's weaknesses?

Nidoking is weak to ice, ground, water and psychic type moves.