Nidoking #0034

The Drill Pokémon

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GroundWaterPsychicIce

Resists x½

FightingRockBugFairy

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	102	96—169
Defense	77	73—141
Sp. Attack	95	90—161
Sp. Defense	75	72—139
Speed	85	81—150
Total	515	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	227
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	50

Learnset

Level-up Pre-evo Egg TM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via level-up in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

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	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
23	Chip Away	70	100	Normal	Phys.
35	Thrash	120	100	Normal	Phys.
43	Earth Power	90	100	Ground	Spec.
58	Megahorn	120	85	Bug	Phys.

Pre-evolution Moves

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

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Captivate (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	—	100	Normal	Stat.
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.
Toxic Spikes (Nidoran♂)Levelup (Nidorino)Levelup	—	—	Poison	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Nidoking as Egg Moves in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Beat Up	1	100	Dark	Phys.
Chip Away	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Disable	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Head Smash	150	80	Rock	Phys.
Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
Poison Tail	50	100	Poison	Phys.
Sucker Punch	70	100	Dark	Phys.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Venom Drench	—	100	Poison	Stat.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Nidoking via TM in Pokémon Sun and Moon:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM005	Roar	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM006	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM009	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM010	Hidden Power	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM012	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM015	Hyper Beam	150	90	Normal	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Smack Down	50	100	Rock	Phys.
TM024	Thunderbolt	90	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	110	70	Electric	Spec.
TM026	Earthquake	100	100	Ground	Phys.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM030	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM031	Brick Break	75	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Sludge Wave	95	100	Poison	Spec.
TM035	Flamethrower	90	100	Fire	Spec.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM037	Sandstorm	—	—	Rock	Stat.
TM038	Fire Blast	110	85	Fire	Spec.
TM039	Rock Tomb	60	95	Rock	Phys.
TM041	Torment	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	60	100	Dark	Phys.
TM048	Round	60	100	Normal	Spec.
TM049	Echoed Voice	40	100	Normal	Spec.
TM052	Focus Blast	120	70	Fighting	Spec.
TM056	Fling	1	100	Dark	Phys.
TM060	Quash	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM065	Shadow Claw	70	100	Ghost	Phys.
TM067	Smart Strike	70	—	Steel	Phys.
TM068	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM071	Stone Edge	100	80	Rock	Phys.
TM078	Bulldoze	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM080	Rock Slide	75	90	Rock	Phys.
TM082	Dragon Tail	60	90	Dragon	Phys.
TM084	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM087	Swagger	—	85	Normal	Stat.
TM088	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM094	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM100	Confide	—	—	Normal	Stat.

Transfer Moves

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

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Aqua Tail	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	90	90	Water	Phys.
Avalanche	DP HGSS Pt	60	100	Ice	Phys.
Bide	RB Y	1	—	Normal	Phys.
Body Slam	RB Y E FRLG	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Bubble Beam	RB Y	65	100	Water	Spec.
Captivate	DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Curse	C GS	—	—	Ghost	Stat.
Cut	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	50	95	Normal	Phys.
Defense Curl	C GS E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Detect	C GS	—	—	Fighting	Stat.
Dig	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	80	100	Ground	Phys.
Double-Edge	RB Y E FRLG	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Dragon Pulse	DP HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	85	100	Dragon	Spec.
Drill Run	B2W2 ORAS USUM	80	95	Ground	Phys.
Dynamic Punch	C GS E	100	50	Fighting	Phys.
Fire Punch	C GS E HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	75	100	Fire	Phys.
Fissure	RB Y	1	30	Ground	Phys.
Flatter	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	—	100	Dark	Stat.
Focus Punch	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS USUM	150	100	Fighting	Phys.
Fury Attack	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	15	85	Normal	Phys.
Fury Cutter	C GS E HGSS Pt	40	95	Bug	Phys.
Headbutt	C GS HGSS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Helping Hand	E FRLG RS HGSS Pt DP B2W2 BW ORAS XY USUM	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Hone Claws	BW B2W2 ORAS XY	—	—	Dark	Stat.
Horn Attack	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	65	100	Normal	Phys.
Horn Drill	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	1	30	Normal	Phys.
Ice Punch	C GS E HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	75	100	Ice	Phys.
Icy Wind	C GS E HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	55	95	Ice	Spec.
Incinerate	BW B2W2 ORAS XY	60	100	Fire	Spec.
Leer	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	—	100	Normal	Stat.
Mega Kick	RB Y E FRLG	120	75	Normal	Phys.
Mega Punch	RB Y E FRLG	80	85	Normal	Phys.
Mimic	RB Y E FRLG	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	C GS E HGSS Pt	20	100	Ground	Spec.
Natural Gift	DP HGSS Pt	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Outrage	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	120	100	Dragon	Phys.
Pay Day	RB Y	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Power-Up Punch	ORAS XY	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
Rage	RB Y	20	100	Normal	Phys.
Reflect	RB Y	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Rock Climb	DP HGSS Pt	90	85	Normal	Phys.
Rock Smash	C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	40	100	Fighting	Phys.
Secret Power	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS	70	100	Normal	Phys.
Seismic Toss	RB Y E FRLG	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Shock Wave	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS USUM	60	—	Electric	Spec.
Skull Bash	RB Y	130	100	Normal	Phys.
Snore	C GS E HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	50	100	Normal	Spec.
Stealth Rock	DP HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	—	—	Rock	Stat.
Stomping Tantrum	USUM	75	100	Ground	Phys.
Strength	RB Y C GS E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY	80	100	Normal	Phys.
Submission	RB Y	80	80	Fighting	Phys.
Super Fang	HGSS B2W2 BW ORAS USUM	1	90	Normal	Phys.
Superpower	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	120	100	Fighting	Phys.
Tackle	RB Y C GS	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Throat Chop	USUM	80	100	Dark	Phys.
Thunder Punch	C GS HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	75	100	Electric	Phys.
Toxic Spikes	DP HGSS Pt BW B2W2 ORAS XY USUM	—	—	Poison	Stat.
Uproar	HGSS Pt B2W2 ORAS USUM	90	100	Normal	Spec.
Water Gun	RB Y	40	100	Water	Spec.
Water Pulse	E FRLG RS DP HGSS Pt ORAS USUM	60	100	Water	Spec.
Whirlpool	HGSS	35	85	Water	Spec.

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

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Pre-evolution Moves

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

Transfer Moves

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