Nidoking
#34 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Drill Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.
Shining Pearl
One swing of its mighty tail can snap a telephone pole as if it were a matchstick.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Nidoran♂ #32 | Level 16 |  Nidorino #33 |
Nidorino #33 |  Use Moon Stone |  Nidoking #34 |
Normal
Nidoking
Drill Pokémon
HP
81
Attack
102
Defense
77
Sp. Atk
85
Sp. Def
75
Speed
85
Total
505
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0× from
Takes 0.25× from
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Megahorn | |  Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | |
| Start | Double Kick | | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| Start | Horn Attack |  | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 | |
| Start | Fury Attack | | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | |
| Start | Poison Sting | | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Leer | |  Status | - | 100 | 30 | |
| Start | Peck |  | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Toxic | | Status | - | 90 | 10 | |
| Start | Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| Start | Megahorn | | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 | |
| Start | Flatter |  | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| Start | Helping Hand | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| Start | Toxic Spikes | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| Start | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| Start | Earth Power | |  Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| Start | Sludge Wave | | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Avalanche | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Blizzard | | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | |
| - | Brick Break | | Physical | 75 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Dig | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Dragon Pulse |  | Special | 85 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Earthquake | | Physical | 100 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Fire Blast |  | Special | 110 | 85 | 5 | |
| - | Flamethrower | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Fling | | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Focus Blast | | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | |
| - | Focus Punch | | Physical | 150 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Giga Impact | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Ice Beam | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Iron Tail |  | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| - | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Roar | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Rock Slide | | Physical | 75 | 90 | 10 | |
| - | Rock Tomb | | Physical | 60 | 95 | 15 | |
| - | Sandstorm | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Shadow Ball |  | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Shadow Claw | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Shock Wave | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Stealth Rock | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Stone Edge | | Physical | 100 | 80 | 5 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Taunt | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Thief | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | Thunder | | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| - | Thunderbolt | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Torment | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Toxic | | Status | - | 90 | 10 | |
| - | Water Pulse | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM03 | Surf | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM08 | Rock Climb | | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| TM83 | Bulldoze | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
Poison Point
Ability Slot 1
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rivalry
Ability Slot 2
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.