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nidoking
#034

Nidoking

Drill Pokémon

PoisonGround

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

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

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

uu Usage: 7.7%
Wallbreaker
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Sheer Force
Nature
Naive / Timid / Modest
EVs
Def 4
SpA 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

Nidoking is one of the foremost special wallbreakers of the UnderUsed tier, able to OHKO many frail threats that don't resist its moves with the help of Stealth Rock and 2HKO a huge portion of the metagame bar special sponges such as Blissey, Umbreon, Snorlax, Cresselia, Porygon2, and Rotom-H. Unfortunately, Nidoking hits a poor Speed tier, making it easily revenge killed. Nidoking also faces stiff competition from its bulkier counterpart, Nidoqueen, which hits harder with a Modest nature; however, Nidoking is not to be underestimated, as it is not frail enough to be taken down by any resisted move, and it can dish out serious damage in return.

Most Used Moves

Ice Beam
72.3%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
91.5%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc