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nidoking
#034

Nidoking

Drill Pokémon

PoisonGround

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

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

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

Evolution Chain

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

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

pu Usage: 88.2%
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Mixed Attacker
Moves
Earthquake
Blizzard
Thunderbolt
Substitute / Counter / Fire Blast

Most Used Moves

Earthquake
100.0%
Thunderbolt
98.6%
Blizzard
94.2%
Fire Blast
78.1%
Substitute
16.6%
Body Slam
5.4%

Most Used Items

Nothing
100.0%

Common Teammates

Rapidash 90.3%Golduck 88.2%Venusaur 68.1%Porygon 38.5%Abra 34.9%Pidgeot 27.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc