#0034Generation VIII
Nidoking
POISONGROUND
Drill Pokémon
Normal
Shiny| 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
Abilities
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
The Pokémon's competitive spirit makes it deal more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but less damage to Pokémon of the opposite gender.
Sheer ForceHidden
Removes any additional effects from the Pokémon's moves, but increases the moves' power.
Pokedex Entries
Pokemon SwordWhen it goes on a rampage, it’s impossible to control. But in the presence of a Nidoqueen it’s lived with for a long time, Nidoking calms down.
Pokemon ShieldNidoking prides itself on its strength. It’s forceful and spirited in battle, making use of its thick tail and diamond-crushing horn.
Moves
Level Up
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Type/Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | Eff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | BUG | Physical | BUGPhysical | 120 | 85% | 10 | — |
| 1 | Hits twice in one turn. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | 30 | 100% | 30 | — |
| 1 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | GROUND | Special | GROUNDSpecial | 90 | 100% | 10 | 10% |
| 1 | Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target. | DARK | Status | DARKStatus | — | 100% | 15 | — |
| 1 | Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 30 | — |
| 1 | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 15 | 85% | 20 | — |
| 1 | Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 65 | 100% | 25 | — |
| 1 | Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | 100% | 30 | 100% |
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | FLYING | Physical | FLYINGPhysical | 35 | 100% | 35 | — |
| 1 | Has a chance to poison the target. | POISON | Physical | POISONPhysical | 80 | 100% | 20 | 30% |
| 1 | Has a chance to poison the target. | POISON | Physical | POISONPhysical | 15 | 100% | 35 | 30% |
| 1 | Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | POISON | Status | POISONStatus | — | 90% | 10 | — |
| 1 | Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | POISON | Status | POISONStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
TM / HM
| No. | Move | Type | Cat | Type/Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | Eff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM00 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 80 | 85% | 20 | — |
| TM01 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 120 | 75% | 5 | — |
| TM02 | Scatters money on the ground worth five times the user’s level. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 40 | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM03 | Has a chance to burn the target. | FIRE | Physical | FIREPhysical | 75 | 100% | 15 | 10% |
| TM04 | Has a chance to freeze the target. | ICE | Physical | ICEPhysical | 75 | 100% | 15 | 10% |
| TM05 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ELECTR | Physical | ELECTRPhysical | 75 | 100% | 15 | 10% |
| TM08 | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | NORMAL | Special | NORMALSpecial | 150 | 90% | 5 | — |
| TM09 | User foregoes its next turn to recharge. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 150 | 90% | 5 | — |
| TM15 | User digs underground, dodging all attacks, and hits next turn. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 80 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM21 | User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | PSYCHC | Status | PSYCHCStatus | — | — | 5 | — |
| TM22 | Has a chance to make the target flinch. | ROCK | Physical | ROCKPhysical | 75 | 90% | 10 | 30% |
| TM23 | Takes the target’s item. | DARK | Physical | DARKPhysical | 60 | 100% | 25 | — |
| TM24 | Has a chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping. | NORMAL | Special | NORMALSpecial | 50 | 100% | 15 | 30% |
| TM25 | Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
| TM27 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | ICE | Special | ICESpecial | 55 | 95% | 15 | 100% |
| TM31 | Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM32 | Changes the weather to a sandstorm for five turns. | ROCK | Status | ROCKStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
| TM33 | Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | WATER | Status | WATERStatus | — | — | 5 | — |
| TM34 | Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | FIRE | Status | FIREStatus | — | — | 5 | — |
| TM36 | Prevents the target from leaving battle and inflicts 1/16 its max HP in damage for 2-5 turns. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 35 | 85% | 15 | 100% |
| TM37 | Hits once for every conscious Pokémon the trainer has. | DARK | Physical | DARKPhysical | — | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM39 | Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 70 | 100% | 20 | — |
| TM41 | Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
| TM43 | Destroys Reflect and Light Screen. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | 75 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM48 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | ROCK | Physical | ROCKPhysical | 60 | 95% | 15 | 100% |
| TM49 | Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 35 | 85% | 15 | 100% |
| TM53 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | GROUND | Special | GROUNDSpecial | 55 | 95% | 15 | 100% |
| TM54 | Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | ROCK | Physical | ROCKPhysical | 25 | 90% | 10 | — |
| TM59 | Throws held item at the target; power depends on the item. | DARK | Physical | DARKPhysical | — | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM64 | Inflicts double damage if the user takes damage before attacking this turn. | ICE | Physical | ICEPhysical | 60 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM65 | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | GHOST | Physical | GHOSTPhysical | 70 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM74 | Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | POISON | Special | POISONSpecial | 65 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM76 | Has double power if it’s used more than once per turn. | NORMAL | Special | NORMALSpecial | 60 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TM77 | Has double power if the target has a major status ailment. | GHOST | Special | GHOSTSpecial | 65 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TM81 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 60 | 100% | 20 | 100% |
| TM96 | Never misses. | STEEL | Physical | STEELPhysical | 70 | — | 10 | — |
| TM98 | Has double power if the user’s last move failed. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 75 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TR01 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | NORMAL | Physical | NORMALPhysical | 85 | 100% | 15 | 30% |
| TR02 | Has a chance to burn the target. | FIRE | Special | FIRESpecial | 90 | 100% | 15 | 10% |
| TR04 | Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dive users. | WATER | Special | WATERSpecial | 90 | 100% | 15 | — |
| TR05 | Has a chance to freeze the target. | ICE | Special | ICESpecial | 90 | 100% | 10 | 10% |
| TR06 | Has a chance to freeze the target. | ICE | Special | ICESpecial | 110 | 70% | 5 | 10% |
| TR08 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ELECTR | Special | ELECTRSpecial | 90 | 100% | 15 | 10% |
| TR09 | Has a chance to paralyze the target. | ELECTR | Special | ELECTRSpecial | 110 | 70% | 10 | 30% |
| TR10 | Inflicts regular damage and can hit Dig users. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 100 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TR13 | Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 30 | — |
| TR15 | Has a chance to burn the target. | FIRE | Special | FIRESpecial | 110 | 85% | 5 | 10% |
| TR17 | Raises the user’s Special Defense by two stages. | PSYCHC | Status | PSYCHCStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
| TR20 | 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 | — |
| TR22 | Has a chance to poison the target. | POISON | Special | POISONSpecial | 90 | 100% | 10 | 30% |
| TR24 | Hits every turn for 2-3 turns, then confuses the user. | DRAGON | Physical | DRAGONPhysical | 120 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TR26 | Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
| TR27 | Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | NORMAL | Status | NORMALStatus | — | — | 10 | — |
| TR28 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | BUG | Physical | BUGPhysical | 120 | 85% | 10 | — |
| TR31 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | STEEL | Physical | STEELPhysical | 100 | 75% | 15 | 30% |
| TR33 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | GHOST | Special | GHOSTSpecial | 80 | 100% | 15 | 20% |
| TR35 | Forced to use this move for several turns. Pokémon cannot fall asleep in that time. | NORMAL | Special | NORMALSpecial | 90 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TR37 | For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | DARK | Status | DARKStatus | — | 100% | 20 | — |
| TR39 | Lowers the user’s Attack and Defense by one stage after inflicting damage. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | 120 | 100% | 5 | 100% |
| TR54 | Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | POISON | Status | POISONStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
| TR57 | Has a chance to poison the target. | POISON | Physical | POISONPhysical | 80 | 100% | 20 | 30% |
| TR62 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | DRAGON | Special | DRAGONSpecial | 85 | 100% | 10 | — |
| TR64 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | FIGHTING | Special | FIGHTINGSpecial | 120 | 70% | 5 | 10% |
| TR67 | Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | GROUND | Special | GROUNDSpecial | 90 | 100% | 10 | 10% |
| TR75 | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | ROCK | Physical | ROCKPhysical | 100 | 80% | 5 | — |
| TR76 | Causes damage when opposing Pokémon switch in. | ROCK | Status | ROCKStatus | — | — | 20 | — |
| TR78 | Has a chance to poison the target. | POISON | Special | POISONSpecial | 95 | 100% | 10 | 10% |
| TR87 | Has an increased chance for a critical hit. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 80 | 95% | 10 | — |
| TR91 | Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned. | POISON | Status | POISONStatus | — | 100% | 20 | 100% |
| TR94 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | GROUND | Physical | GROUNDPhysical | 95 | 95% | 10 | — |
| TR95 | Prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns. | DARK | Physical | DARKPhysical | 80 | 100% | 15 | 100% |
| TR99 | The user attacks by slamming its body into the target. The higher the user's Defense stat, the greater the damage this move deals. | FIGHTING | Physical | FIGHTINGPhysical | 80 | 100% | 10 | — |
Move Tutor (All Games)
| Move | Type | Cat | Type/Cat | Pwr | Acc | PP | Eff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Has a chance to burn the target. | GROUND | Special | GROUNDSpecial | 70 | 100% | 10 | 30% |