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Nidoking, a Poison and Ground type Pokémon, official artwork

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Nidoking: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Nidoking is a straightforward attacker, led by its Attack (102) and Sp. Atk (85), with a base stat total of 505.

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What is Nidoking weak to?

How much damage Nidoking takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toGroundIcePsychicWater
0.5×ResistsBugFairyFightingRock
0.25×ResistsPoison
0×Immune toElectric

Nidoking takes super-effective damage from Ground, Ice, Psychic, Water. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Rock, Poison and is immune to Electric.

Best moveset for Nidoking

Nidoking has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Focus PunchFighting150
  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • MegahornBug120
  • OutrageDragon120

Best nature for Nidoking

Adamant. Nidoking is a physical attacker (102 Attack vs 85 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • Poison Point30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned.
  • RivalryThis Pokemon's attacks do 1.25x on same gender targets; 0.75x on opposite gender.
  • Sheer ForceThis Pokemon's attacks with secondary effects have 1.3x power; nullifies the effects.

Evolution line

Nidoran-M
Nidorino
Nidoking
Full learnset (134 moves; tap to expand)

Nidoking is not obtainable in Scarlet/Violet, so this is its National Dex movepool.

MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Focus PunchFighting150100%Physical
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Skull BashNormal130100%Physical
Double-EdgeNormal120100%Physical
Focus BlastFighting12070%Special
Mega KickNormal12075%Physical
MegahornBug12085%Physical
OutrageDragon120100%Physical
SuperpowerFighting120100%Physical
ThrashNormal120100%Physical
BlizzardIce11070%Special
Fire BlastFire11085%Special
ThunderElectric11070%Special
Dynamic PunchFighting10050%Physical
EarthquakeGround100100%Physical
Iron TailSteel10075%Physical
Stone EdgeRock10080%Physical
High HorsepowerGround9595%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Aqua TailWater9090%Physical
Earth PowerGround90100%Special
FlamethrowerFire90100%Special
Ice BeamIce90100%Special
Rock ClimbNormal9085%Physical
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
SurfWater90100%Special
Take DownNormal9085%Physical
ThunderboltElectric90100%Special
UproarNormal90100%Special
Body SlamNormal85100%Physical
Dragon PulseDragon85100%Special
Body PressFighting80100%Physical
DigGround80100%Physical
Drill RunGround8095%Physical
Mega PunchNormal8085%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Shadow BallGhost80100%Special
StrengthNormal80100%Physical
SubmissionFighting8080%Physical
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
Brick BreakFighting75100%Physical
Fire PunchFire75100%Physical
Ice PunchIce75100%Physical
Rock SlideRock7590%Physical
Stomping TantrumGround75100%Physical
Thunder PunchElectric75100%Physical
Chip AwayNormal70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
HeadbuttNormal70100%Physical
Scorching SandsGround70100%Special
Secret PowerNormal70100%Physical
Shadow ClawGhost70100%Physical
Smart StrikeSteel70-Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
Bubble BeamWater65100%Special
HexGhost65100%Special
Horn AttackNormal65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
AvalancheIce60100%Physical
BulldozeGround60100%Physical
Dragon TailDragon6090%Physical
Hidden Power WaterWater60100%Special
IncinerateFire60100%Special
Rock TombRock6095%Physical
RoundNormal60100%Special
Shock WaveElectric60-Special
ThiefDark60100%Physical
Water PulseWater60100%Special
Icy WindIce5595%Special
Mud ShotGround5595%Special
CutNormal5095%Physical
Smack DownRock50100%Physical
SnoreNormal50100%Special
Echoed VoiceNormal40100%Special
Fury CutterBug4095%Physical
Pay DayNormal40100%Physical
Power-Up PunchFighting40100%Physical
Rock SmashFighting40100%Physical
TackleNormal40100%Physical
Water GunWater40100%Special
PeckFlying35100%Physical
Sand TombGround3585%Physical
WhirlpoolWater3585%Special
Double KickFighting30100%Physical
Rock BlastRock2590%Physical
Mud-SlapGround20100%Special
RageNormal20100%Physical
Fury AttackNormal1585%Physical
Poison StingPoison15100%Physical
Beat UpDark?100%Physical
BideNormal?-Physical
CounterFighting?100%Physical
FissureGround?30%Physical
FlingDark?100%Physical
FrustrationNormal?100%Physical
Horn DrillNormal?30%Physical
Natural GiftNormal?100%Physical
ReturnNormal?100%Physical
Seismic TossFighting?100%Physical
Super FangNormal?90%Physical
AmnesiaPsychic--Status
AttractNormal-100%Status
CaptivateNormal-100%Status
ConfideNormal--Status
CurseGhost--Status
Defense CurlNormal--Status
DetectFighting--Status
Double TeamNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
FlatterDark-100%Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
Helping HandNormal--Status
Hone ClawsDark--Status
LeerNormal-100%Status
MimicNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
QuashDark-100%Status
Rain DanceWater--Status
ReflectPsychic--Status
RestPsychic--Status
RoarNormal--Status
SandstormRock--Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
Stealth RockRock--Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
SupersonicNormal-55%Status
SwaggerNormal-85%Status
TauntDark-100%Status
TormentDark-100%Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
Venom DrenchPoison-100%Status