Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Pokédex

Nidoking #0034

The Drill Pokémon

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Typing	PoisonGround
Abilities	Poison Point - Ability 1 Rivalry - Ability 2 Sheer Force - Hidden
Classification	The Drill Pokémon
National ID	#0034

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

Ground

Water

Psychic

Ice

Resists x½

Fighting

Rock

Bug

Fairy

Resists x¼

Poison

Immune x0

Electric

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Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Negative	Neutral	Positive
HP	81		141—188
Attack	102	96—138	107—154	117—169
Defense	77	73—116	82—129	90—141
Sp. Attack	85	81—123	90—137	99—150
Sp. Defense	75	72—114	80—127	88—139
Speed	85	81—123	90—137	99—150
Total	505	Calculated Stat Range Based on Nature

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Monster Field
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5100
Gender Ratio	100.00%
Height	1.4 m (4'7")
Weight	62.0 kg (136.7 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	3 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	253
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via level-up in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Double Kick	30	100	Fighting	Phys.
1	Focus Energy	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Megahorn	120	85	Bug	Phys.
1	Fury Attack	15	85	Normal	Phys.
1	Horn Attack	65	100	Normal	Phys.
1	Flatter	—	100	Dark	Stat.
1	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
1	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
1	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
1	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Nidoking as Egg Moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Beat Up	1	100	Dark	Phys.
Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Venom Drench	—	100	Poison	Stat.
Head Smash	150	80	Rock	Phys.
Poison Tail	50	100	Poison	Phys.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Thrash	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
Horn Drill	1	30	Normal	Phys.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via TM in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM035	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM071	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM046	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM072	Avalanche	60	100	Ice	Phys.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM005	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM038	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM039	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM006	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM052	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM001	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM082	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM028	Dig	80	100	Ground	Phys.
TM014	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM084	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM058	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM024	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM076	Stealth Rock	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM098	Rock Smash	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM095	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM096	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM093	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM083	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM100	Rock Climb	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM059	Dragon Pulse	85	100	Dragon	Spec.