Nidoking #0034

The Drill Pokémon

Typing	PoisonGround
Abilities	Poison Point
Classification	The Drill Pokémon
National ID	#0034

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GroundWaterPsychicIce

Resists x½

FightingRockBug

Resists x¼

Poison

Immune x0

Electric

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	81	141—188
Attack	92	87—158
Defense	77	73—141
Sp. Attack	85	81—150
Sp. Defense	75	72—139
Speed	85	81—150
Total	495	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 16

Use Moon Stone

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field Monster
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
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	195
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~6.25% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Ruby

Sapphire

"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."

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Egg TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via level-up in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Double Kick	30	100	Fighting	Phys.
1	Focus Energy	—	—	Normal	Stat.
1	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
23	Thrash	90	100	Normal	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via a pre-evolution:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Flatter (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Fury Attack (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	15	85	Normal	Phys.
Helping Hand (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Horn Attack (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	65	100	Normal	Phys.
Horn Drill (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	1	30	Normal	Phys.
Leer (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	—	100	Normal	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Nidoking as Egg Moves in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Beat Up	10	100	Dark	Spec.
Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Disable	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via TM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Focus Punch	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM005	Roar	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM024	Thunderbolt	95	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	120	70	Electric	Spec.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM035	Flamethrower	95	100	Fire	Spec.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Phys.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM038	Fire Blast	120	85	Fire	Spec.
TM039	Rock Tomb	50	80	Rock	Phys.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Spec.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via HM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM03	Surf	95	100	Water	Spec.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	20	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	E FRLG	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Defense Curl	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Dynamic Punch	E	100	50	Fighting	Phys.
Endure	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Fire Punch	E	75	100	Fire	Spec.
Flatter	E FRLG	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Fury Attack	E FRLG	15	85	Normal	Phys.
Fury Cutter	E	10	95	Bug	Phys.
Helping Hand	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Horn Attack	E FRLG	65	100	Normal	Phys.
Horn Drill	E FRLG	1	30	Normal	Phys.
Ice Punch	E	75	100	Ice	Spec.
Icy Wind	E	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Leer	E FRLG	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Mega Kick	E FRLG	120	75	Normal	Phys.
Mega Punch	E FRLG	80	85	Normal	Phys.
Megahorn	FRLG	120	85	Bug	Phys.
Mimic	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	E	20	100	Ground	Phys.
Rock Slide	E FRLG	75	90	Rock	Phys.
Seismic Toss	E FRLG	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Sleep Talk	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Snore	E	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Substitute	E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swagger	E	—	90	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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Nidoking #0034

The Drill Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Pre-evolution Moves

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

Learnset via HM

Transfer Moves

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