#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

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

ground 2x water 2x psychic 2x ice 2x

Resistant to

poison ¼x fighting ½x rock ½x bug ½x fairy ½x

Immune to

electric 0x

Abilities

Poison Point Rivalry Sheer Force (Hidden)

Evolution Chain

Nidoran M

→

Nidorino Lv. 16

→

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

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

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Offensive

Moves

Earth Power

Sludge Wave

Ice Beam

Flamethrower / Thunderbolt / Stealth Rock

Item

Life Orb

Ability

Sheer Force

Nature

Modest / Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Most Used Moves

99.6%

99.6%

98.1%

33.0%

26.6%

12.1%

Most Used Items

86.8%

12.8%

0.2%

0.1%

0.1%

Common Teammates

Slowking 27.0%Slither Wing 22.2%Absol-Mega 20.5%Mandibuzz 19.9%Cobalion 19.2%Swampert 18.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc