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Nidoking's Type

POISON

GROUND

Nidoking's Pokédex #s

National #: 34

Galar #: --

Armor #: --

Crown #: 70

Nidoking's Base Stats

HP:: 81

Attack:: 102

Defense:: 77

Sp. Atk:: 85

Sp. Def:: 75

Speed:: 85

Total:: 505

Misc. Info

Height:: 4'7" (1.4m)

Weight:: 136.7 lbs. (62 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Monster / Field

EXP At Lv. 100:: 1,059,680

EV Yield:: 3 Attack

Base EXP:: 227

Catch Rate:: 45

Base Happiness:: 70

Nidoking's Abilities

Here are what abilities Nidoking can possibly have, along with their effects.

Poison Point: 30% chance of poisoning the attacker when Nidoking is damaged by a contact move.

Rivalry: Damage Nidoking does to Pokémon of the same gender is increased by 25%, and reduced by 25% to the opposite gender.

Sheer Force: Damaging moves that have a % chance of an extra effect occurring lose that effect, but do 30% more damage.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Nidoking's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: WATER

ICE

GROUND

PSYCHIC

½: FIGHTING

BUG

ROCK

FAIRY

¼: POISON

immune: ELECTRIC

Nidoking's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Nidoking evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Nidoran ♂: starting form

Nidorino: at level 16

Nidoking: use Moon Stone

Nidoking's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Nidoking can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM or TR number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Nidoking learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
1	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
1	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
1	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
1	Double Kick Hits the target two times in a row.	FIGHTING	30	100%	30	One Target
1	Horn Attack Damages the target.	NORMAL	65	100%	25	One Target
1	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
1	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
1	Flatter Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses it.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
1	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
1	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Poison Sting Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	15	100%	35	One Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nidoking can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught an unlimited number of times once the TM is obtained.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM00	Mega Punch Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	85%	20	One Target
TM01	Mega Kick Damages the target.	NORMAL	120	75%	5	One Target
TM02	Pay Day Scatters coins after the fight. $5 times Nidoking's level.	NORMAL	40	100%	20	One Target
TM03	Fire Punch Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM04	Ice Punch Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	75	100%	15	One Target
TM05	Thunder Punch Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	75	100%	15	One Target
TM08	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM09	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM15	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM21	Rest Nidoking restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM22	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM23	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM24	Snore Can only be used while asleep. 30% chance of making the target flinch.	NORMAL	50	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Protect Protects Nidoking from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM27	Icy Wind 100% chance of lowering all nearby enemies' Speed by one stage.	ICE	55	95%	15	Nearby Enemies
TM31	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM33	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM34	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM36	Whirlpool Traps the target for 2–5 turns; does 1/16 max HP per turn. Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	35	85%	15	One Target
TM37	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM39	Facade Does double damage if Nidoking is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM41	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
TM43	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM48	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM49	Sand Tomb Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	GROUND	35	85%	15	One Target
TM53	Mud Shot 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	55	95%	15	One Target
TM54	Rock Blast Hits the target two to five times in a row.	ROCK	25	90%	10	One Target
TM59	Fling Throws Nidoking's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM64	Avalanche Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	ICE	60	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM74	Venoshock Damage is doubled if the target is already poisoned.	POISON	65	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Round Deals double damage if Round has already been used and causes any other Pokémon using Round to use it immediately afterward.	NORMAL	60	100%	15	One Target
TM77	Hex Deals double damage if the target is affected by a major status condition.	GHOST	65	100%	10	One Target
TM81	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM96	Smart Strike Doesn't miss the target.	STEEL	70	--	10	One Target
TM98	Stomping Tantrum Power is doubled if Nidoking missed the target last turn.	GROUND	75	100%	10	One Target

TR Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nidoking can learn via TR (Technical Record). These moves can be taught only once per TR, but TRs can be obtained in the Wild Area and other locations.

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TR01	Body Slam Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.	NORMAL	85	100%	15	One Target
TR02	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TR04	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TR05	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TR06	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TR08	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TR09	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TR10	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TR13	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
TR15	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TR17	Amnesia Raises Nidoking's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
TR20	Substitute Costs 25% of Nidoking's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR22	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TR24	Outrage Confuses Nidoking after 2–3 turns.	DRAGON	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR26	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR27	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Nidoking's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TR28	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
TR31	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TR33	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TR35	Uproar Lose control for up to 5 turns. While the Uproar is active, no Pokémon can be asleep.	NORMAL	90	100%	10	Random Enemy
TR37	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TR39	Superpower Lowers Nidoking's Attack and Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	100%	5	One Target
TR54	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR57	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TR62	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TR64	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TR67	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
TR75	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TR76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TR78	Sludge Wave Has a 10% chance to poison all nearby Pokémon.	POISON	95	100%	10	All But Self
TR87	Drill Run Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GROUND	80	95%	10	One Target
TR91	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
TR94	High Horsepower Damages the target.	GROUND	95	95%	10	One Target
TR95	Throat Chop Prevents the target from using any sound-based moves for the next two turns.	DARK	80	100%	15	One Target
TR99	Body Press Does more damage based on how high Nidoking's Defense stat is.	FIGHTING	80	100%	10	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nidoking can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Nidoking.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Head Smash Nidoking takes 50% of Head Smash's damage as recoil damage.	ROCK	150	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Poison Tail 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
EGG	Take Down Nidoking takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
EGG	Horn Drill Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target
EGG	Thrash Confuses Nidoking after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy

Move Tutor Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nidoking can learn from Move Tutors. Most of these require the Expansion Pass and can be found in the Isle of Armor's Dojo, costing some Armorite Ore to teach. However, there are a few moves that can be taught aside from this.

	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target	Info
TUTOR	Scorching Sands Has a 30% chance to burn the target.	GROUND		70	100%	10	One Target

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Nidoking learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
1	Sludge Wave Has a 10% chance to poison all nearby Pokémon.	POISON	95	100%	10	All But Self
1	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
1	Fury Attack Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	15	85%	20	One Target
1	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
1	Double Kick Hits the target two times in a row.	FIGHTING	30	100%	30	One Target
1	Horn Attack Damages the target.	NORMAL	65	100%	25	One Target
1	Helping Hand Increases the power of ally Pokémon's moves for the rest of the turn.	NORMAL	--	--	20	Ally
1	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
1	Flatter Raises the target's Special Attack by one stage and confuses it.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
1	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
1	Earth Power 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GROUND	90	100%	10	One Target
1	Leer Lowers all nearby enemies' Defense by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	30	Nearby Enemies
1	Poison Sting Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	15	100%	35	One Target
1	Peck Damages the target.	FLYING	35	100%	35	One Target
1	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nidoking can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM01	Focus Punch Low priority. Charges for the turn. If hit, lose focus and do nothing for the turn.	FIGHTING	150	100%	20	One Target
TM03	Water Pulse Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	WATER	60	100%	20	One Target
TM05	Roar Forces the foe to switch out, or ends wild battles.	NORMAL	--	--	20	One Target
TM06	Toxic Badly poisons the target. 100% accuracy if used by a Poison-type Pokémon.	POISON	--	90%	10	One Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM12	Taunt Prevents the target from using Status moves for the next few turns.	DARK	--	100%	20	One Target
TM13	Ice Beam Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.	ICE	90	100%	10	One Target
TM14	Blizzard Has a 10% chance to freeze all nearby enemies. 100% accuracy while it is hailing.	ICE	110	70%	5	Nearby Enemies
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Nidoking from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM18	Rain Dance Changes the weather to rainy for 5 turns.	WATER	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM23	Iron Tail 30% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	STEEL	100	75%	15	One Target
TM24	Thunderbolt Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.	ELECTRIC	90	100%	15	One Target
TM25	Thunder 30% chance of paralyzing the target. 100% accuracy in the rain and 50% accuracy in sunny weather.	ELECTRIC	110	70%	10	One Target
TM26	Earthquake Does double damage against targets using Dig.	GROUND	100	100%	10	All But Self
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM30	Shadow Ball 20% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	GHOST	80	100%	15	One Target
TM31	Brick Break Breaks the opponent's Light Screen or Reflect.	FIGHTING	75	100%	15	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Nidoking's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM34	Shock Wave Doesn't miss the target.	ELECTRIC	60	--	20	One Target
TM35	Flamethrower Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	90	100%	15	One Target
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM37	Sandstorm Changes the weather to a sandstorm for 5 turns.	ROCK	--	--	10	Entire Field
TM38	Fire Blast Has a 10% chance to burn the target.	FIRE	110	85%	5	One Target
TM39	Rock Tomb 100% chance of lowering the target's Speed by one stage.	ROCK	60	95%	15	One Target
TM41	Torment Prevents the target from using the same move twice in a row.	DARK	--	100%	15	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Nidoking is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Nidoking restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM52	Focus Blast 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	FIGHTING	120	70%	5	One Target
TM56	Fling Throws Nidoking's held item. Type and power depend on the item.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM59	Dragon Pulse Damages the target.	DRAGON	85	100%	10	One Target
TM65	Shadow Claw Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	GHOST	70	100%	15	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM71	Stone Edge Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	ROCK	100	80%	5	One Target
TM72	Avalanche Attacks last; if damaged this turn, hits for double damage.	ICE	60	100%	10	One Target
TM76	Stealth Rock Sets floating rocks on the enemy's field. Does 1/8 max HP to enemies that switch in. Weakness/resistance to Rock affects this damage.	ROCK	--	--	20	Enemy Field
TM80	Rock Slide Has a 30% chance of causing all nearby enemies to flinch.	ROCK	75	90%	10	Nearby Enemies
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Nidoking's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM83	Bulldoze 100% chance of lowering all nearby Pokémon's Speed by one stage.	GROUND	60	100%	20	All But Self
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Nidoking's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM93	Cut Damages the target.	NORMAL	50	95%	30	One Target
TM95	Surf Deals extra damage to targets using Dive.	WATER	90	100%	15	All But Self
TM96	Strength Damages the target.	NORMAL	80	100%	15	One Target
TM98	Rock Smash 50% chance of lowering the target's Defense by one stage.	FIGHTING	40	100%	15	One Target
TM100	Rock Climb Has a 20% chance of confusing the target.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Nidoking can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Nidoking.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Confusion Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Counter Counters Physical-based damage received this turn.	FIGHTING	varies	100%	20	Counter
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Head Smash Nidoking takes 50% of Head Smash's damage as recoil damage.	ROCK	150	80%	5	One Target
EGG	Poison Tail 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	50	100%	25	One Target
EGG	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
EGG	Supersonic Confuses the target.	NORMAL	--	55%	20	One Target
EGG	Take Down Nidoking takes 25% of Take Down's damage as recoil damage.	NORMAL	90	85%	20	One Target
EGG	Horn Drill Knocks out the target. Fails against higher-level Pokémon.	NORMAL	varies	30%	5	One Target
EGG	Thrash Confuses Nidoking after 2–3 turns.	NORMAL	120	100%	10	Random Enemy
EGG	Amnesia Raises Nidoking's Special Defense by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	20	User
EGG	Beat Up Hits once for each conscious Pokémon in the party, doing damage based on its Attack.	DARK	varies	100%	10	One Target
EGG	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies

Nidoking's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Nidoking's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Nidoking's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Nidoking is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	272	303	335	366	81
Attack	209	240	272	303	102
Defense	159	190	222	253	77
Sp. Atk	175	206	238	269	85
Sp. Def	155	186	218	249	75
Speed	175	206	238	269	85
Total					505

Where to Find Nidoking in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

SwSh Mode BDSP Mode

If you're looking for where to find Nidoking, you'll find the various methods listed down below, along with any notes or special locations. This should help you figure out how to get Nidoking in Pokémon Sword & Shield. (Currently this does not show most "strong" static encounters or Max Raid Battles.)

Special Ways to Get Nidoking

Can be found as a wandering Pokémon in several spots in the Giant's Bed, located in the Crown Tundra (DLC).

Catchable during Dynamax Adventures in Crown Tundra (DLC), level 65.

Getting Nidoking By Evolution

Evolves from Nidorino by using a

Moon Stone on it.

Location information on where to find Nidoking in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Nidoking

Generation 8 Pokédex Entries

Sword

When 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.

Shield

Nidoking prides itself on its strength. It's forceful and spirited in battle, making use of its thick tail and diamond-crushing horn.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

Black White Black 2 White 2

One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

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.

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.

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.

Generation 2 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 1 Pokédex Entries

Red Blue

It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones.

Yellow

Its steel-like hide adds to its powerful tackle. Its horns are so hard, they can pierce a diamond.