nidoking
#034

Nidoking

Drill Pokémon

PoisonGround

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.

Base Stats

HP 81
Attack 102
Defense 77
Sp. Atk 85
Sp. Def 75
Speed 85
Total 505
EV Yield 3 Attack

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ground 2xwater 2xpsychic 2xice 2x
Resistant to
poison ¼xfighting ½xrock ½xbug ½xfairy ½x
Immune to
electric 0x

Abilities

Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

nidoran-m Nidoran M
→
nidorino Nidorino Lv. 16
→
nidoking Nidoking Moon Stone

Moves

No moves available for this generation.

Details

Category Drill Pokémon
Height 1.4 m
Weight 62.0 kg
Base Exp 227
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Monster ,Ground

Sprites

nidoking Front Front
nidoking Back Back
nidoking Front Shiny Front Shiny
nidoking Back Shiny Back Shiny
nidoking Official Art Official Art
nidoking Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nationaldexmonotype Usage: 4.1%
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Wallbreaker (Poison)
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Sheer Force
Nature
Timid
EVs
SpA 252
SpD 4
Spe 252

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
96.4%
Thunderbolt
67.5%
Earth Power
63.1%
Flamethrower
47.9%
Sludge Wave
45.4%
Stealth Rock
38.9%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
58.1%
Choice Scarf
41.6%
Focus Sash
0.2%
Choice Specs
0.1%
Rocky Helmet
0.0%

Common Teammates

Venusaur-Mega 48.0%Muk-Alola 45.7%Hippowdon 41.8%Toxapex 41.1%Garchomp 36.6%Weezing-Galar 36.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc