Nidoking
Artwork
Names
- English: Nidoking
- Japanese: ニドキング (Nidoking)
- German: Nidoking
- French: Nidoking
Number(s)
- National: 34
- Hoenn: 232
- Johto: 100
Gender
♂ 100% - ♀ 0%
Egg Group(s)
Monster / Ground
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One | Stage Two |
|---|---|---|
 Nidoran♂Base form |  NidorinoLevel 16 |  NidokingMoon Stone |
Size
- Height: 1.4 m / 4’07”
- Weight: 62.0 kg / 136.7 lbs.
Damage Taken
- Immune: Electric
- ×¼: Poison
- ×½: Fighting, Rock, Bug
- ×2: Ground, Water, Psychic, Ice
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 495 | ||
| HP | 31 | 0 | |
| Attack | 23 | 3 | |
| Defense | 34 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 24 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 36 | 0 | |
| Speed | 21 | 0 | |
Ability
- Poison Point
- Game's description
- Contact with the Pokémon may poison the foe.
- Battle effect
- The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with POISON when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
- Rivalry
- Game's description
- Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender.
- Battle effect
- Attack is increased if the foe is of the same gender; Attack is decreased if the foe is of the opposite gender.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Field
- Points: 70
- Encounter rate: 20
Miscellaneous
- Species: Drill Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Purple
- Catch Rate: 45
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Slow
1,059,860 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Evolve from Nidorino [Evolve]
- Pearl
- Evolve from Nidorino [Evolve]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Fire Red
- It is recognized by its rock-hard hide and its extended horn. Be careful with the horn as it contains venom.
- Leaf Green
- It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones.
- Diamond
- One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.
- Pearl
- One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.