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Pokédex data
National № 034 Type POISON GROUND Species Drill Pokémon Height 4′7″ (1.40m) Weight 136.7 lbs (62.0 kg) Abilities Poison Point
Rivalry
Sheer Force (hidden ability)Local № 034 (Red/Blue/Yellow/FireRed/LeafGreen)
100 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
100 (HeartGold/SoulSilver)
109 (X/Y)Japanese Nidokingu Training
EV yield 3 Attack Catch rate 45 (5.9% with PokéBall, full HP) Base Happiness 70 (normal) Base EXP 195 Growth Rate Medium Slow Breeding
Egg Groups Field, Monster Gender 100% male, 0% female Egg cycles 20 (base 5,120 steps) Base stats
Total 505 Min Max HP 81 272 366 Attack 102 188 333 Defense 77 143 278 Sp. Atk 85 157 295 Sp. Def 75 139 273 Speed 85 157 295 The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.
Pokédex entries
| Red Blue |
It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey’s bones. |
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| Yellow | Its steel-like hide adds to its powerful tackle. Its horns are so hard, they can pierce a diamond. |
| Gold | It swings its big tail around during battle. If its foe flinches, it will charge with its sturdy body. |
| Silver | Its tail is thick and powerful. If it binds an enemy, it can snap the victim’s spine quite easily. |
| Crystal | It uses its thick arms, legs and tail to attack forcefully. Melee combat is its specialty. |
| Ruby Sapphire |
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. |
| FireRed | It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn as it contains venom. |
| LeafGreen | It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey’s bones. |
| Emerald | A NIDOKING’s thick tail packs enormously destructive power capable of toppling a metal transmission tower. Once it goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum |
One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick. |
| HeartGold | It swings its big tail around during battle. If its foe flinches, it will charge with its sturdy body. |
| SoulSilver | Its tail is thick and powerful. If it binds an enemy, it can render the victim helpless quite easily. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 |
One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick. |
| X | It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn, as it contains venom. |
| Y | One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick. |
| Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire |
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. |
Evolution chart
Name origin
- nido
- Japanese for ‘two’ (referring to its counterpart)
- king
- royalty (male)
Moves learned by Nidoking
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Moves learnt by level up
Nidoking learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.
Lv.MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.1 Double Kick FIGHTING 
30 100 1 Focus Energy NORMAL 
— — 1 Megahorn BUG 
120 85 1 Peck FLYING 
35 100 1 Poison Sting POISON 
15 100 23 Chip Away NORMAL 
70 100 35 Thrash NORMAL 
120 100 43 Earth Power GROUND 
90 100 58 Megahorn BUG 
120 85 Egg moves
Nidoking learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidoking egg moves page.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Amnesia PSYCHIC 
— — Beat Up DARK 
— 100 Chip Away NORMAL 
70 100 Confusion PSYCHIC 
50 100 Counter FIGHTING 
— 100 Disable NORMAL 
— 100 Endure NORMAL 
— — Head Smash ROCK 
150 80 Iron Tail STEEL 
100 75 Poison Tail POISON 
50 100 Sucker Punch DARK 
80 100 Supersonic NORMAL 
— 55 Take Down NORMAL 
90 85 Venom Drench POISON 
— 100 Move Tutor moves
Nidoking can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.Aqua Tail WATER 
90 90 Dragon Pulse DRAGON 
85 100 Drill Run GROUND 
80 95 Earth Power GROUND 
90 100 Fire Punch FIRE 
75 100 Focus Punch FIGHTING 
150 100 Helping Hand NORMAL 
— — Ice Punch ICE 
75 100 Icy Wind ICE 
55 95 Iron Tail STEEL 
100 75 Outrage DRAGON 
120 100 Shock Wave ELECTRIC 
60 ∞ Snore NORMAL 
50 100 Stealth Rock ROCK 
— — Super Fang NORMAL 
— 90 Superpower FIGHTING 
120 100 Thunder Punch ELECTRIC 
75 100 Uproar NORMAL 
90 100 Water Pulse WATER 
60 100 Pre-evolution moves
These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire by a previous evolution of Nidoking. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.MethodCaptivate NORMAL 
— 100 Level up Flatter DARK 
— 100 Level up Fury Attack NORMAL 
15 85 Level up Helping Hand NORMAL 
— — Level up Horn Attack NORMAL 
65 100 Level up Horn Drill NORMAL 
— — Level up Leer NORMAL 
— 100 Level up Poison Jab POISON 
80 100 Level up Toxic Spikes POISON 
— — Level up Moves learnt by HM
Nidoking is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:
HMMoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.1 Cut NORMAL 
50 95 3 Surf WATER 
90 100 4 Strength NORMAL 
80 100 6 Rock Smash FIGHTING 
40 100 Moves learnt by TM
Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire:
Transfer-only moves
Nidoking can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.
MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.MethodAvalanche ICE 
60 100 Generation 4 — TM Body Slam NORMAL 
85 100 Generation 3 — Move tutor Defense Curl NORMAL 
— — Generation 3 — Move tutor Double-Edge NORMAL 
120 100 Generation 3 — Move tutor Dynamic Punch FIGHTING 
100 50 Generation 3 — Move tutor Fury Cutter BUG 
40 95 Generation 4 — Move tutor Headbutt NORMAL 
70 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor Mega Kick NORMAL 
120 75 Generation 3 — Move tutor Mega Punch NORMAL 
80 85 Generation 3 — Move tutor Mimic NORMAL 
— — Generation 3 — Move tutor Mud-Slap GROUND 
20 100 Generation 4 — Move tutor Natural Gift NORMAL 
— 100 Generation 4 — TM Rock Climb NORMAL 
90 85 Generation 4 — HM Seismic Toss FIGHTING 
— 100 Generation 3 — Move tutor Whirlpool WATER 
35 85 Generation 4 — HM
Nidoking sprites
| Type | Generation 1 | Generation 2 | Generation 3 | Generation 4 | Generation 5 | Generation 6 |
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| Normal | ||||||
| Shiny | — |
Where to find Nidoking
| Red Blue Yellow |
Evolve Nidoran♂/Nidorino |
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| Gold Silver Crystal |
Evolve Nidoran♂/Nidorino |
| Ruby Sapphire |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| FireRed LeafGreen |
Evolve Nidoran♂/Nidorino |
| Emerald | Trade/migrate from another game |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver |
Evolve Nidoran♂/Nidorino |
| Black | Trade/migrate from another game |
| White | Evolve Nidoran♂/Nidorino |
| Black 2 White 2 |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| X Y |
Evolve Nidoran♂/Nidorino |
| Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire |
Trade/migrate from another game |
| Sun Moon |
Data not available yet. |
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