Nidoking (#34) — Locations, Stats & Moves

Base Stats Evolution Moves Abilities Type Defense Catch Probabilities PvP Builds Locations

#034

Nidoking

Poison Ground

Pokedex Data

National No.

#034

In PokeOne

Yes

Height

04'07

Weight

136.7

Gender

♂ 100% ♀ 0%

EV Yield

3 ATK

Abilities

Poison Point

30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned.

Rivalry

Becomes competitive and deals more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but deals less to Pokémon of the opposite gender.

Sheer Force Hidden

Removes additional effects to increase the power of moves when attacking.

Type Defense

2×

Water Ice Ground Psychic

1×

Normal Fire Grass Flying Ghost Dragon Dark Steel

0.5×

Fighting Bug Rock Fairy

0.25×

Poison

0×

Electric

Catch Probabilities

Catch Rate 45

Wild Lvl

Your Lvl

Turn

Target HP 100%

Status Condition

None Burn / Poison / Paralysis Sleep / Freeze

Pokéballs (sorted by chance)

Master Ball

—

Cherish Ball

—

Dive Ball

—

Dusk Ball

—

Fast Ball

—

Friend Ball

—

Great Ball

—

Heal Ball

—

Heavy Ball

—

Level Ball

—

Love Ball

—

Lure Ball

—

Luxury Ball

—

Moon Ball

—

Nest Ball

—

Net Ball

—

Poké Ball

—

Premier Ball

—

Quick Ball

—

Repeat Ball

—

Timer Ball

—

Ultra Ball

—

Hover over i for conditions.

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.

Base Stats

Calculator

272 – 366

Attack

102

188 – 333

Defense

143 – 278

Sp. Atk

157 – 295

Sp. Def

139 – 273

Speed

157 – 295

Total

505

Level

Nature

Ability

Item

IVs

Mode

Field Effects Tailwind Reflect Light Screen Aurora Veil

Stat

Base

Bar

Stage

Total

—

Attack

102

—

Defense

—

Sp. Atk

—

Sp. Def

—

Speed

—

Base

IVs

EVs

+Nature

−Nature

Stage

Item

Ability

Field

EVs: 0 / 510

Evolution Chain

Nidoran♂

#032

→

⬆️Lv. 16

→

Moves

Lvl	Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—	30
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100%	35
1	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100%	30
1	Peck	Flying	35	100%	35
1	Megahorn	Bug	120	85%	10
23	Chip Away	Normal	70	100%	20
35	Thrash	Normal	120	100%	10
43	Earth Power	Ground	90	100%	10
58	Megahorn	Bug	120	85%	10

TM	Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	−	90%	10
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100%	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100%	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	—	100%	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100%	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70%	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90%	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	−	−%	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	−	−%	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	—	100%	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100%	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100%	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	110	70%	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100%	10
TM27	Return	Normal	—	100%	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	80	100%	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100%	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100%	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	—	—	15
TM34	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100%	10
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100%	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100%	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85%	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95%	15
TM41	Torment	Dark	−	100%	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	70	100%	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	−	−%	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	—	100%	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	60	100%	25
TM48	Round	Normal	60	100%	15
TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100%	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70%	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	−	100%	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100%	15
TM60	Quash	Dark	—	100%	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100%	15
TM67	Smart Strike	Steel	70	−%	10
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90%	5
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80%	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100%	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90%	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90%	10
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100%	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	—	85%	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	−	−%	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	—	—	10
TM98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100%	20
TM100	Confide	Normal	—	—	20

HM	Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
HM04	Strength	Normal	80	100%	15
HM01	Cut	Normal	50	95%	30
HM03	Surf	Water	90	100%	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100%	15
HM11	Whirlpool	Water	35	85%	15
HM03	Whirlpool	Water	35	85%	15

Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP	Taught By
Superpower	Fighting	120	100%	5	Master Move Tutor Lentimas Town Rose Battle Frontier
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100%	15	Master Move Tutor Driftveil City Tanos Battle Frontier
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100%	15	Master Move Tutor Driftveil City Tanos Battle Frontier
Outrage	Dragon	120	100%	10	Master Move Tutor Nacrene City Rose Battle Frontier
Helping Hand	Normal	−	−%	20	Abe Battle Frontier Master Move Tutor Nacrene City
Snore	Normal	50	100%	15	Abe Battle Frontier Master Move Tutor Humilau City
Super Fang	Normal	−	90%	10	Master Move Tutor Driftveil City Rose Battle Frontier
Drill Run	Ground	80	95%	10	Brainy Pokémon World Tournament Master Move Tutor Driftveil City
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100%	15	Master Move Tutor Driftveil City Tanos Battle Frontier
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100%	15	—
Uproar	Normal	90	100%	10	Abe Battle Frontier Master Move Tutor Driftveil City
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100%	10	Brainy Pokémon World Tournament Master Move Tutor Lentimas Town
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75%	5	Yang Route 4
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90%	10	Master Move Tutor Lentimas Town Rose Battle Frontier
Water Pulse	Water	60	100%	20	Brainy Pokémon World Tournament
Earth Power	Ground	90	100%	10	Master Move Tutor Lentimas Town Rose Battle Frontier
Shock Wave	Electric	60	−%	20	Brainy Pokémon World Tournament
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75%	15	Master Move Tutor Lentimas Town
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100%	10	Rose Battle Frontier
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95%	15	Master Move Tutor Lentimas Town Tanos Battle Frontier
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85%	20	Yin Route 4
Stealth Rock	Rock	−	−%	20	Abe Battle Frontier Master Move Tutor Nacrene City
Seismic Toss	Fighting	−	100%	20	Dr. Ero Pewter City
Counter	Fighting	—	100%	20	Counter Jace Celadon City
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100%	15	Joe Victory Road
Headbutt	Normal	70	100%	15	Mul Ilex Forest
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100%	10	Brainy Pokémon World Tournament

★ Egg Move Tutors — any of them can teach all of the egg moves below.

Eggor

Vermilion City

Mr. Egg

Cinnabar Island

Mrs. Egg

Cianwood City

Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
Confusion	Psychic	50	100%	25
Endure	Normal	—	—	10
Supersonic	Normal	—	55%	20
Disable	Normal	−	100%	20
Beat Up	Dark	—	100%	10
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100%	25
Counter	Fighting	—	100%	20
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100%	5
Head Smash	Rock	150	80%	5
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—	20
Take Down	Normal	90	85%	20
Chip Away	Normal	70	100%	20
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100%	20
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75%	15

★ Pre-Evolution Tutors — any of them can teach all of the pre-evolution moves below.

Mr. Past

Indigo League

Move	Type	Pwr	Acc	PP
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100%	20
Helping Hand	Normal	−	−%	20
Flatter	Dark	—	100%	15
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100%	25
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—	20
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85%	20
Horn Drill	Normal	—	30%	5
Captivate	Normal	−	100%	20
Leer	Normal	−	100%	30

PvP Builds

LO Attacker Full build →

Moves

Earth Power

Sludge Wave

Ice Beam

Flamethrower Thunderbolt Substitute

Ability

Sheer Force

Nature

Timid

Item

Life Orb

EV Spread

4 HP

252 SPA

252 SPE

Locations in PokéOne

🚫

Not directly catchable

Nidoking does not spawn in the wild. Catch a pre-evolution and evolve it.

Pre-Evolution Spawns

Pre-Evolution

Catch Nidoran♂ and evolve it into Nidoking

Reg.	Location	🌅 Morn. ⇅	☀️ Day ⇅	🌆 Eve. ⇅	🌙 Ngt. ⇅
Kanto	Route 10	15.40%	15.40%	15.40%	18.20%
Kanto	Route 3	7.10%	7.10%	7.10%	10.00%
Kanto	Route 9	15.40%	15.40%	15.40%	18.20%
Johto	Route 35	—	—	—	—
Johto	Route 36	—	—	—	—
Unova	Dream of Grass Whispering Wood	—	—	—	—
Unova	Route U2	—	—	—	—

Pre-Evolution Spawns

Pre-Evolution

Catch Nidorino and evolve it into Nidoking

Reg.	Location	🌅 Morn. ⇅	☀️ Day ⇅	🌆 Eve. ⇅	🌙 Ngt. ⇅
Kanto	Kanto Safari Zone Kanto Safari East Wild Grass	9.50%	9.50%	9.50%	9.50%
Kanto	Kanto Safari Zone Kanto Safari Wild Grass	9.50%	9.50%	9.50%	9.50%
Kanto	Kanto Safari Zone Kanto Safari West Wild Grass	10.50%	10.50%	10.50%	10.50%
Kanto	Kanto Safari Zone Kanto Safari North Wild Grass	9.10%	9.10%	9.10%	8.90%
Kanto	Route 10	3.80%	3.80%	3.80%	4.50%
Kanto	Route 13	12.90%	12.90%	12.90%	12.90%
Kanto	Route 14	12.90%	12.90%	12.90%	13.80%
Kanto	Route 15	13.80%	13.80%	13.80%	13.80%
Kanto	Route 9	3.80%	3.80%	3.80%	4.50%
Johto	Johto Safari	—	—	—	—
Unova	White Forest	—	—	—	—