Nidoking is a Poison/Ground-type Pokémon with a base stat total of 495, strongest in its Attack (92). Its abilities are Poison Point, Rivalry. It appears in National Dex · All Gens, Gen 9 · Scarlet/Violet, Gen 8 · Sword/Shield, Gen 7 · USUM, Gen 6 · XY/ORAS, Gen 5 · Black/White, Gen 4 · Diamond/Pearl, Gen 3 · Ruby/Sapphire, Gen 2 · Gold/Silver, Gen 1 · Red/Blue.
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Availability
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Base stats
| HP | 81 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 92 | |
| Defense | 77 | |
| Sp. Atk | 85 | |
| Sp. Def | 75 | |
| Speed | 85 | |
| BST | 495 | |
Type matchups
Weak to (2x)2xwatericegroundpsychic
Resists (0.5x)0.5xfightingbugrockfairy
Resists (0.25x)0.25xpoison
Immune to0xelectric
Abilities
Evolution
Learnset
Level-up
| Double Kick | fighting | 30 | physical |
| Horn Attack | normal | 65 | physical |
| Poison Sting | poison | 15 | physical |
| Tackle | normal | 35 | physical |
| Thrash | normal | 90 | physical |
TM/HM
| Attract | normal | — | status |
| Blizzard | ice | 120 | special |
| Curse | — | status | |
| Defense Curl | normal | — | status |
| Detect | fighting | — | status |
| Double Team | normal | — | status |
| Dynamic Punch | fighting | 100 | physical |
| Earthquake | ground | 100 | physical |
| Endure | normal | — | status |
| Fire Blast | fire | 120 | special |
| Fire Punch | fire | 75 | special |
| Frustration | normal | — | physical |
| Fury Cutter | bug | 10 | physical |
| Headbutt | normal | 70 | physical |
| Hidden Power | normal | — | physical |
| Hyper Beam | normal | 150 | physical |
| Ice Punch | ice | 75 | special |
| Icy Wind | ice | 55 | special |
| Iron Tail | steel | 100 | physical |
| Mud-Slap | ground | 20 | physical |
| Protect | normal | — | status |
| Rain Dance | water | — | status |
| Rest | psychic | — | status |
| Return | normal | — | physical |
| Roar | normal | — | status |
| Rock Smash | fighting | 20 | physical |
| Sandstorm | rock | — | status |
| Shadow Ball | ghost | 80 | physical |
| Sleep Talk | normal | — | status |
| Snore | normal | 40 | physical |
| Strength | normal | 80 | physical |
| Sunny Day | fire | — | status |
| Surf | water | 95 | special |
| Swagger | normal | — | status |
| Thief | dark | 40 | special |
| Thunder | electric | 120 | special |
| Thunder Punch | electric | 75 | special |
| Toxic | poison | — | status |
Tutor
| Flamethrower | fire | 95 | special |
| Ice Beam | ice | 95 | special |
| Thunderbolt | electric | 95 | special |