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Attacker rank

Poison

Poison

16.26 DPSTop 21.5%

TIER

C

RANK

#59

Ground

Ground

16.63 DPSTop 19.0%

TIER

D

RANK

#75

Overall

Overall

11.61 DPSTop 30.7%

TIER

F

RANK

#484

Best raid moveset

poison

Poison Jab

poison

Sludge Wave

DPS

16.26

TDO 181

bug

Fury Cutter

ground

Earth Power

DPS

16.63

TDO 185

Overall

DPS

11.61

TDO 129

Hundo CP Values

Raid icon

Raids

Lv. 20

1395 -

1466 CP

Raid icon

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1743 -

1833 CP

Max CP icon

Max CP

Lv. 50

2902 CP

Egg icon

Eggs

Lv. 20

1395 -

1466 CP

Field research icon

Research

Lv. 15

1046 -

1100 CP

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Type Effectiveness Chart

Weaknesses

Takes 1.6× from

water

Water

ice

Ice

ground

Ground

psychic

Psychic

Resistances

Takes 0.625× from

Takes 0.391× from

Previous Pokémon: NidorinoNidorino
ClefairyNext Pokémon: Clefairy
Nidoking
Shiny Pokémon
Nidoking

Nidoking

#34

Poison

Poison

Ground

Ground

Overcast (Cloudy)Sunny / Clear

Attack

204

Top 31%

Defense

156

Top 41.6%

Stamina

191

Top 24.9%

Total

551

Type Effectiveness Chart

Weaknesses

Takes 1.6× from

Resistances

Takes 0.625× from

Takes 0.391× from

#

Fast Move

Charged Move

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Nidoking in a raid.

#

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

Rank 1 IVs and PvP traits for Nidoking in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

Best Buddy (Lv 51)

IV (A/D/S)

0/14/15

Level

22

CP

1498

Stat Product

1,756,321

Atk

127.82

Def

106.52

HP

129

Traits (5)

+Spammy+Fast Move Pressure+Shield PressureLess BulkyTechnical
  • 100

    -50

    3.5s

    28.57

  • 140

    -100

    3.5s

    40

  • 105

    -100

    2.0s

    52.5

  • 60

    -33

    4.0s

    15

  • 105

    -100

    3.0s

    35

PokémonRequiresEvolution
Nidoran ♂

Nidoran ♂

Candy25 Candy
Nidorino

Nidorino

Nidorino

Nidorino

Candy100 Candy
Nidoking

Nidoking

All of the Pokémon related to Nidoking including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Gigantamax forms.
Nidoran ♂

Nidoran ♂

#32

Poison
Shadow Nidoran ♂

Shadow Nidoran ♂

#32

Poison
Nidorino

Nidorino

#33

Poison
Shadow Nidorino

Shadow Nidorino

#33

Poison
Nidoking

Nidoking

#34

PoisonGround
Shadow Nidoking

Shadow Nidoking

#34

PoisonGround
Nidoking has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.
Crown Nidoking

Crown Nidoking

View all Mega Pokémon
These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3x damage boost to Poison- and Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Nidoking with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.
Mega Venusaur

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

PoisonGrass
Mega Beedrill

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

PoisonBug
Mega Victreebel

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

PoisonGrass
Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

PoisonGhost
Mega Steelix

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

GroundSteel
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

GroundWater
Mega Camerupt

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

GroundFire
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

GroundFireGrass
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

GroundDragon
This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Nidoking at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.
LevelMax CPLevelMax CP
136 CP271980 CP
2113 CP282053 CP
3191 CP292127 CP
4268 CP302200 CP
5346 CP312237 CP
6423 CP322273 CP
7501 CP332310 CP
8578 CP342347 CP
9656 CP352383 CP
10733 CP362420 CP
11807 CP372457 CP
12880 CP382493 CP
13953 CP392530 CP
141026 CP402567 CP
151100 CP412599 CP
161173 CP422632 CP
171246 CP432665 CP
181320 CP442698 CP
191393 CP452732 CP
201466 CP462765 CP
211540 CP472799 CP
221613 CP482833 CP
231687 CP492867 CP
241760 CP502902 CP
251833 CP512936 CP
261907 CP
LevelMax CPLevelMax CPLevelMax CP
136 CP181320 CP352383 CP
2113 CP191393 CP362420 CP
3191 CP201466 CP372457 CP
4268 CP211540 CP382493 CP
5346 CP221613 CP392530 CP
6423 CP231687 CP402567 CP
7501 CP241760 CP412599 CP
8578 CP251833 CP422632 CP
9656 CP261907 CP432665 CP
10733 CP271980 CP442698 CP
11807 CP282053 CP452732 CP
12880 CP292127 CP462765 CP
13953 CP302200 CP472799 CP
141026 CP312237 CP482833 CP
151100 CP322273 CP492867 CP
161173 CP332310 CP502902 CP
171246 CP342347 CP512936 CP
Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Nidoking up to each level from level 1.
50.0520,000Stardust304Candy296Candy XL
40.0280,000Stardust304Candy10Candy XL
35.0190,000Stardust196Candy
30.0125,000Stardust126Candy
25.080,000Stardust87Candy
20.047,500Stardust58Candy
15.025,500Stardust38Candy
10.011,000Stardust19Candy
5.03,000Stardust9Candy

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Nidoking

OverviewCounters

Attacker rank

Poison

Poison

16.26 DPSTop 21.5%

TIER

C

RANK

#59

Ground

Ground

16.63 DPSTop 19.0%

TIER

D

RANK

#75

Overall

Overall

11.61 DPSTop 30.7%

TIER

F

RANK

#484

Best raid moveset

poison

Poison Jab

poison

Sludge Wave

DPS

16.26

TDO 181

bug

Fury Cutter

ground

Earth Power

DPS

16.63

TDO 185

Overall

DPS

11.61

TDO 129

Hundo CP Values

Raid icon

Raids

Lv. 20

1395 -

1466 CP

Raid icon

Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1743 -

1833 CP

Max CP icon

Max CP

Lv. 50

2902 CP

Egg icon

Eggs

Lv. 20

1395 -

1466 CP

Field research icon

Research

Lv. 15

1046 -

1100 CP

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

Type Effectiveness Chart

Weaknesses

Takes 1.6× from

water

Water

ice

Ice

ground

Ground

psychic

Psychic

Resistances

Takes 0.625× from

Takes 0.391× from

Previous Pokémon: NidorinoNidorino
ClefairyNext Pokémon: Clefairy
Nidoking
Shiny Pokémon
Nidoking

Nidoking

#34

Poison

Poison

Ground

Ground

Overcast (Cloudy)Sunny / Clear

Attack

204

Top 31%

Defense

156

Top 41.6%

Stamina

191

Top 24.9%

Total

551

Type Effectiveness Chart

Weaknesses

Takes 1.6× from

Resistances

Takes 0.625× from

Takes 0.391× from

#

Fast Move

Charged Move

Show:

1–10 of 25

Page 1 of 3

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Nidoking in a raid.

#

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

Rank 1 IVs and PvP traits for Nidoking in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

Best Buddy (Lv 51)

IV (A/D/S)

0/14/15

Level

22

CP

1498

Stat Product

1,756,321

Atk

127.82

Def

106.52

HP

129

Traits (5)

+Spammy+Fast Move Pressure+Shield PressureLess BulkyTechnical
  • 100

    -50

    3.5s

    28.57

  • 140

    -100

    3.5s

    40

  • 105

    -100

    2.0s

    52.5

  • 60

    -33

    4.0s

    15

  • 105

    -100

    3.0s

    35

PokémonRequiresEvolution
Nidoran ♂

Nidoran ♂

Candy25 Candy
Nidorino

Nidorino

Nidorino

Nidorino

Candy100 Candy
Nidoking

Nidoking

All of the Pokémon related to Nidoking including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Gigantamax forms.
Nidoran ♂

Nidoran ♂

#32

Poison
Shadow Nidoran ♂

Shadow Nidoran ♂

#32

Poison
Nidorino

Nidorino

#33

Poison
Shadow Nidorino

Shadow Nidorino

#33

Poison
Nidoking

Nidoking

#34

PoisonGround
Shadow Nidoking

Shadow Nidoking

#34

PoisonGround
Nidoking has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.
Crown Nidoking

Crown Nidoking

View all Mega Pokémon
These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3x damage boost to Poison- and Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Nidoking with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.
Mega Venusaur

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

PoisonGrass
Mega Beedrill

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

PoisonBug
Mega Victreebel

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

PoisonGrass
Mega Gengar

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

PoisonGhost
Mega Steelix

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

GroundSteel
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

GroundWater
Mega Camerupt

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

GroundFire
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

GroundFireGrass
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

GroundDragon
This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Nidoking at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.
LevelMax CPLevelMax CP
136 CP271980 CP
2113 CP282053 CP
3191 CP292127 CP
4268 CP302200 CP
5346 CP312237 CP
6423 CP322273 CP
7501 CP332310 CP
8578 CP342347 CP
9656 CP352383 CP
10733 CP362420 CP
11807 CP372457 CP
12880 CP382493 CP
13953 CP392530 CP
141026 CP402567 CP
151100 CP412599 CP
161173 CP422632 CP
171246 CP432665 CP
181320 CP442698 CP
191393 CP452732 CP
201466 CP462765 CP
211540 CP472799 CP
221613 CP482833 CP
231687 CP492867 CP
241760 CP502902 CP
251833 CP512936 CP
261907 CP
LevelMax CPLevelMax CPLevelMax CP
136 CP181320 CP352383 CP
2113 CP191393 CP362420 CP
3191 CP201466 CP372457 CP
4268 CP211540 CP382493 CP
5346 CP221613 CP392530 CP
6423 CP231687 CP402567 CP
7501 CP241760 CP412599 CP
8578 CP251833 CP422632 CP
9656 CP261907 CP432665 CP
10733 CP271980 CP442698 CP
11807 CP282053 CP452732 CP
12880 CP292127 CP462765 CP
13953 CP302200 CP472799 CP
141026 CP312237 CP482833 CP
151100 CP322273 CP492867 CP
161173 CP332310 CP502902 CP
171246 CP342347 CP512936 CP
Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Nidoking up to each level from level 1.
50.0520,000Stardust304Candy296Candy XL
40.0280,000Stardust304Candy10Candy XL
35.0190,000Stardust196Candy
30.0125,000Stardust126Candy
25.080,000Stardust87Candy
20.047,500Stardust58Candy
15.025,500Stardust38Candy
10.011,000Stardust19Candy
5.03,000Stardust9Candy

Pokémon GO Database

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Moves

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Items

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Types

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Weather

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