#034

Nidoking

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Game Version — applies to the moves, sprite, description, and where-to-find panels below

Description

Drill Pokémon

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.

Gender Ratio: 100% Male / 0% Female
Catch Rate: 45
Egg Groups: Monster, Field
Classification: —

Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Base Stats

HP81

Atk102

Def77

SpA85

SpD75

Spe85

Total505

Abilities

Poison Point

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Rivalry

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

Sheer Force

Hidden Ability

Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Moves Learnt by Level Up

Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

LevelMoveType—Megahornbug 1Double Kickfighting 1Horn Attacknormal 1Fury Attacknormal 1Poison Stingpoison 1Leernormal 1Peckflying 1Toxicpoison 1Focus Energynormal 1Flatterdark 1Helping Handnormal 1Toxic Spikespoison 1Poison Jabpoison 1Earth Powerground 1Sludge Wavepoison

Learnable Moves

Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

MoveMethodTypeAttractTMnormal AvalancheTMice BlizzardTMice Brick BreakTMfighting BulldozeTMground CutTMnormal DigTMground Double KickLevel Upfighting Double TeamTMnormal Dragon PulseTMdragon Earth PowerLevel Upground EarthquakeTMground EndureTMnormal FacadeTMnormal Fire BlastTMfire FlamethrowerTMfire FlatterLevel Updark FlingTMdark Focus BlastTMfighting Focus EnergyLevel Upnormal Focus PunchTMfighting Fury AttackLevel Upnormal Giga ImpactTMnormal Helping HandLevel Upnormal Horn AttackLevel Upnormal Hyper BeamTMnormal Ice BeamTMice Iron TailTMsteel LeerLevel Upnormal MegahornLevel Upbug PeckLevel Upflying Poison JabLevel UpTMpoison Poison StingLevel Uppoison ProtectTMnormal Rain DanceTMwater RestTMpsychic RoarTMnormal Rock ClimbTMnormal Rock SlideTMrock Rock SmashTMfighting Rock TombTMrock SandstormTMrock Shadow BallTMghost Shadow ClawTMghost Shock WaveTMelectric Sleep TalkTMnormal Sludge BombTMpoison Sludge WaveLevel Uppoison Stealth RockTMrock Stone EdgeTMrock StrengthTMnormal SubstituteTMnormal Sunny DayTMfire SurfTMwater SwaggerTMnormal TauntTMdark ThiefTMdark ThunderTMelectric ThunderboltTMelectric TormentTMdark ToxicLevel UpTMpoison Toxic SpikesLevel Uppoison Water PulseTMwater

Type Effectiveness

Attacking

Super Effective Against (2×)

fireelectricgrasspoisonrocksteelfairy

Defending

Weak to (2×)

watericegroundpsychic

Resists (½×)

fightingbugrockfairy

Resists (¼×)

poison

Immune to

electric

Where to Find

Not found in the wild in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl.

Evolution

Nidoran M

→Level 16

Nidorino

→Use Moon Stone

Nidoking

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