Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 79% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 4 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Electric-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (102) is 17 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 70% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 4
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #034 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #100 | Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #109 | X / Y |
| Crown Tundra | #070 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
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 Force Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.
Pokédex entry
It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Nidoking takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Nidoking appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (14)
All Nidoking cards →Nidoking has 14 cards in 13 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 343 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (5)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Kanto
Moves (134)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (119 via TM/TR, 43 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 1 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85% | 20 |
| 1 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Horn Attack | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100% | 25 |
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 1 | Peck | Physical | 35 | 100% | 35 | |
| 1 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | 95 | 100% | 10 |
| 1 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55% | 20 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 1 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 23 | Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| 35 | Thrash | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 10 |
| 55 | Megahorn | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85% | 10 |