Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 1.4 m
- Weight
- 62.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP227
Base stats
HP
81
Attack
102
Defense
77
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
75
Speed
85
Total
505
Base Stat Total
Abilities
Poison Point
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rivalry
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
Sheer ForceHidden
Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Nidoking
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Let's Go Pikachu
Let's Go Eevee
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Evolution
Moon Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Nidoking can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Megahorn Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
| 1 | Counter Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 1 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Horn Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Sludge Wave Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Supersonic Confuses the target. | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Thrash Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| 1 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 1 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 23 | Chip Away Ignores the target’s stat modifiers. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
Sprites & renders
29 sprites & renders for Nidoking.
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Cite this page
“Nidoking”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/nidoking.
Species data from PokéAPI.