Nidokingin Pokémon Red++

poisonground

Pokédex Entry

Drill Pokémon

It uses its powerful tail in battle to smash, constrict, then break the prey's bones

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

PoisonGround

Dex

#034 Regional Dex

Growth Rate

mediumslow

Gender Ratio

Genderless

Egg Groups

Unknown

Hatch Rate

Unknown

Catch Rate

Poké Ball5.3%

Great Ball7.5%

Ultra Ball8.9%

Base Exp

195

EV Yield

None

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

water ×2ice ×2ground ×2psychic ×2

Resists

fighting ×0.5poison ×0.25bug ×0.5rock ×0.5fairy ×0.5

Immune To

electric

Evolution Chain

Nidoranm

Base form

→

Nidorino

Level up Nidoranm to Lv. 16

→

Nidoking

Use Moon Stone on Nidorino

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How to Obtain

Nidoking has no wild encounters recorded in this game. Evolve nidorino or nidoranm to get one.

Level Up Moves (10)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	MegahornLevel: 1Megahorn	bug	PWR120	ACC85	PP10
1	MegahornLevel: 1Megahorn
1	PeckLevel: 1Peck	flying	PWR35	ACC100	PP35
1	PeckLevel: 1Peck
1	Focus EnergyLevel: 1Focus Energy	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP30
1	Focus EnergyLevel: 1Focus Energy
1	Double KickLevel: 1Double Kick	fighting	PWR30	ACC100	PP30
1	Double KickLevel: 1Double Kick
7	Focus EnergyLevel: 7Focus Energy	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP30
7	Focus EnergyLevel: 7Focus Energy
23	OutrageLevel: 23Outrage	dragon	PWR120	ACC100	PP10
23	OutrageLevel: 23Outrage
35	ThrashLevel: 35Thrash	normal	PWR120	ACC100	PP10
35	ThrashLevel: 35Thrash
43	Earth PowerLevel: 43Earth Power	ground	PWR90	ACC100	PP10
43	Earth PowerLevel: 43Earth Power
58	MegahornLevel: 58Megahorn	bug	PWR120	ACC85	PP10
58	MegahornLevel: 58Megahorn
59	Horn DrillLevel: 59Horn Drill	normal	PWR1	ACC30	PP5
59	Horn DrillLevel: 59Horn Drill

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Pre-evolution-only Moves (9)

These moves must be learned before evolving; Nidoking cannot learn them through its own level-up, TM/HM, tutor, egg, wild, or evolution moves.

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP	Learned from
1	LeerLevel: 1(Nidorino · Level 1)Leer	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP30	Nidorino · Level 1
1	LeerLevel: 1(Nidorino · Level 1)Leer
13	Poison StingLevel: 13(Nidorino · Level 13)Poison Sting	poison	PWR15	ACC100	PP35	Nidorino · Level 13
13	Poison StingLevel: 13(Nidorino · Level 13)Poison Sting
20	Fury AttackLevel: 20(Nidorino · Level 20)Fury Attack	normal	PWR15	ACC85	PP20	Nidorino · Level 20
20	Fury AttackLevel: 20(Nidorino · Level 20)Fury Attack
23	Horn AttackLevel: 23(Nidorino · Level 23)Horn Attack	normal	PWR65	ACC100	PP25	Nidorino · Level 23
23	Horn AttackLevel: 23(Nidorino · Level 23)Horn Attack
28	Poison FangLevel: 28(Nidorino · Level 28)Poison Fang	poison	PWR50	ACC100	PP15	Nidorino · Level 28
28	Poison FangLevel: 28(Nidorino · Level 28)Poison Fang
35	ToxicLevel: 35(Nidorino · Level 35)Toxic	poison	PWR0	ACC90	PP10	Nidorino · Level 35
35	ToxicLevel: 35(Nidorino · Level 35)Toxic
38	healinglightLevel: 38(Nidorino · Level 38)healinglight	normal	PWR0	ACC0	PP0	Nidorino · Level 38
38	healinglightLevel: 38(Nidorino · Level 38)healinglight
43	Poison JabLevel: 43(Nidorino · Level 43)Poison Jab	poison	PWR80	ACC100	PP20	Nidorino · Level 43
43	Poison JabLevel: 43(Nidorino · Level 43)Poison Jab
50	Mega KickLevel: 50(Nidorino · Level 50)Mega Kick	normal	PWR120	ACC75	PP5	Nidorino · Level 50
50	Mega KickLevel: 50(Nidorino · Level 50)Mega Kick