Nidoking

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Nidoking Drill Pokémon #034 Nidoking
Type Poison Ground Unknown Unknown
Abilities Poison Point or Rivalry		Hidden Ability Sheer Force
Mega Ability
Gender ratio 100% male		Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Breeding Egg groups Monster and Field Hatch time 5355 steps
Height 1.4 m m 4'07" m		Weight 62.0 kg 136.7 lbs {{{weight2-kg}}} kg
Base exp. yield 223		Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 3 0 HP 3 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Purple		Base friendship 70
Cry

Nidoking is a dual-type Poison/Ground Pokémon. It evolves from Nidorino when exposed to a Moon Stone. It is one of the final forms of Nidoran♂, the other being Nidorook.

Pokédex entry

Pokédex entry 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.

Game locations

Availability None This Pokémon cannot be obtained. Common Uncommon Fossil Rare Poké Radar One Safari Zone (repeatable)

Held items

Held item(s) None This Pokémon cannot be found holding an item. Common Uncommon Rare Always

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100	At Lv. 150
HP: 81	141 - 188	272 - 366	403 - 544
Attack: 102	96 - 169	188 - 333	279 - 497
Defense: 77	73 - 141	143 - 278	212 - 414
Sp.Atk: 85	81 - 150	157 - 295	234 - 441
Sp.Def: 75	72 - 139	139 - 273	207 - 408
Speed: 85	81 - 150	157 - 295	234 - 441
Total: 505   Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature, if applicable. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature, if applicable.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions, this Pokémon is:

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Doubly weak to: Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ¼× Ground 2× Rock ½× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 2× Grass 1× Electric 0× Psychic 2× Ice 2× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy ½× Cosmic 1× None

Notes:

Moves

By leveling up

By leveling up

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  1 Leer Normal Status — 100% 30 1 Peck Flying Physical 35 100% 35 1 Focus Energy Normal Status — —% 30 1 Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100% 30 1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35 1 Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20 1 Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100% 25 1 Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 23 Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100% 20 35 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10 40 Toxic Spikes Poison Status — —% 20 43 Flatter Dark Status — 100% 15 45 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 48 Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100% 20 55 Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20 58 Horn Drill Normal Physical — 30% 5 62 Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidoking

By TM

By TM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM60 Quash Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM82 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM94 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 15 TM96 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM99 Cut Normal Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM101 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM102 Strength Normal Physical 09090 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidoking

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100% 10 Drill Run Ground Physical 80 95% 10 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75% 5 Mega Punch Normal Physical 80 85% 20 Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100% 10 Sleep Talk Normal Status — —% 10 Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidoking

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 Beat Up Dark Physical — 100% 10 Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Poison Tail Poison Physical 50 100% 25 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Venom Swipe Poison Physical 100 90% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nidoking Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidoking

Evolution

Unevolved Nidoran♂  Poison

Level 16 →

First evolution Nidorino  Poison

Moon Stone →

Second evolution Nidoking  Poison  Ground

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
Egg sprite

Gallery

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