Generation I › Nidoking
#0034Generation I
Nidoking
POISONGROUND
Drill Pokémon
Sprites
| Height | 1.4 m |
| Weight | 62.0 kg |
| Category | Drill Pokémon |
| Catch Rate | 45 |
| Growth | Medium Slow |
| Gender | Male only |
| Egg Groups | Monster, Ground |
| Friendship | 70 |
Base Stats
HP81
ATK102
DEF77
SpA85
SpD75
SPE85
Total 505
Pokedex Entries
Pokemon RedIt uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones.
Pokemon BlueIt uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones.
Pokemon YellowIts steel-like hide adds to its powerful tackle. Its horns are so hard, they can pierce a diamond.
Moves
Level Up
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Type/Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | Eff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 65 | 100% | 25 | — |
| 1 | Has a chance to poison the target. | POISON | Physical | POISONPhysical | 15 | 100% | 35 | 30% |
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 35 | 95% | 35 | — |
| 1 | Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 90 | 100% | 20 | — |
TM / HM
| No. | Move | Type | Cat | Type/Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | Eff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM03 | Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 95 | 100% | 15 | — |
| HM04 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 80 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM01 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 80 | 85% | 20 | — |
| TM05 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 120 | 75% | 5 | — |
| TM06 | Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | POISON | Status | POISONStatus | — | 85% | 10 | — |
| TM07 | Causes a one-hit KO. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | — | 30% | 5 | — |
| TM08 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 85 | 100% | 15 | 30% |
| TM09 | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 90 | 85% | 20 | — |
| TM10 | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 100 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM11 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 65 | 100% | 20 | 10% |
| TM12 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 40 | 100% | 25 | — |
| TM13 | Has a chance to freeze the target. | ICE | Special | ICESpecial | 95 | 100% | 10 | 10% |
| TM14 | Has a chance to freeze the target. | ICE | Special | ICESpecial | 110 | 90% | 5 | 10% |
| TM15 | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 150 | 90% | 5 | — |
| TM16 | Scatters money on the ground worth five times the user’s level. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 40 | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM17 | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | 80 | 80% | 25 | — |
| TM18 | Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | — | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM19 | Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | — | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM20 | If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 20 | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM24 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ELECTR | Special | ELECTRSpecial | 95 | 100% | 15 | 10% |
| TM25 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ELECTR | Special | ELECTRSpecial | 110 | 70% | 10 | 30% |
| TM26 | Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 100 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM27 | Causes a one-hit KO. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | — | 30% | 5 | — |
| TM31 | Copies the target’s last used move. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
| TM32 | Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 15 | — |
| TM33 | Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | PSYCHC | Status | PSYCHCStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
| TM34 | User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | — | — | 10 | — |
| TM38 | Has a chance to burn the target. | FIRE | Special | FIRESpecial | 110 | 85% | 5 | 10% |
| TM40 | Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. User charges for one turn before attacking. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 100 | 100% | 15 | 100% |
| TM44 | User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | PSYCHC | Status | PSYCHCStatus | — | — | 5 | — |
| TM48 | Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ROCK | Physical | ROCKPhysical | 75 | 90% | 10 | 30% |
| TM50 | Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
Level Up
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Type/Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | Eff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 65 | 100% | 25 | — |
| 1 | Has a chance to poison the target. | POISON | Physical | POISONPhysical | 15 | 100% | 35 | 30% |
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 35 | 95% | 35 | — |
| 1 | Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 90 | 100% | 20 | — |
| 12 | Hits twice in one turn. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | 30 | 100% | 30 | — |
TM / HM
| No. | Move | Type | Cat | Type/Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | Eff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM03 | Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 95 | 100% | 15 | — |
| HM04 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 80 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM01 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 80 | 85% | 20 | — |
| TM05 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 120 | 75% | 5 | — |
| TM06 | Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | POISON | Status | POISONStatus | — | 85% | 10 | — |
| TM07 | Causes a one-hit KO. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | — | 30% | 5 | — |
| TM08 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 85 | 100% | 15 | 30% |
| TM09 | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 90 | 85% | 20 | — |
| TM10 | User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 100 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM11 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 65 | 100% | 20 | 10% |
| TM12 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 40 | 100% | 25 | — |
| TM13 | Has a chance to freeze the target. | ICE | Special | ICESpecial | 95 | 100% | 10 | 10% |
| TM14 | Has a chance to freeze the target. | ICE | Special | ICESpecial | 110 | 90% | 5 | 10% |
| TM15 | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 150 | 90% | 5 | — |
| TM16 | Scatters money on the ground worth five times the user’s level. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 40 | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM17 | User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | 80 | 80% | 25 | — |
| TM18 | Inflicts twice the damage the user received from the last physical hit it took. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | — | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM19 | Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | — | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM20 | If the user is hit after using this move, its Attack rises by one stage. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 20 | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM24 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ELECTR | Special | ELECTRSpecial | 95 | 100% | 15 | 10% |
| TM25 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ELECTR | Special | ELECTRSpecial | 110 | 70% | 10 | 30% |
| TM26 | Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 100 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM27 | Causes a one-hit KO. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | — | 30% | 5 | — |
| TM31 | Copies the target’s last used move. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
| TM32 | Raises the user’s evasion by one stage. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 15 | — |
| TM33 | Reduces damage from physical attacks by half. | PSYCHC | Status | PSYCHCStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
| TM34 | User waits for two turns, then hits back for twice the damage it took. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | — | — | 10 | — |
| TM38 | Has a chance to burn the target. | FIRE | Special | FIRESpecial | 110 | 85% | 5 | 10% |
| TM40 | Raises the user’s Defense by one stage. User charges for one turn before attacking. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 100 | 100% | 15 | 100% |
| TM44 | User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | PSYCHC | Status | PSYCHCStatus | — | — | 5 | — |
| TM48 | Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ROCK | Physical | ROCKPhysical | 75 | 90% | 10 | 30% |
| TM50 | Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
Locations
Pokemon RedEvolve from NidorinoObtainable
Pokemon BlueEvolve from NidorinoObtainable
Pokemon YellowEvolve from NidorinoObtainable