Nidokingin Pokémon Sour Crystal

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Pokédex Entry

Drill Pokémon

It uses its thick arms, legs and tail to attack forcefully. Melee combat is its specialty.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

PoisonGround

Dex

#100 Johto Dex · #034 National

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

100% Male

Egg Groups

monster, ground

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

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 (7)

Level	Move	Type	Power	Acc.	PP
1	PeckLevel: 1Peck	flying	PWR35	ACC100	PP35
1	PeckLevel: 1Peck	Jabs the foe with a beak, etc.
1	Focus EnergyLevel: 1Focus Energy	normal	PWR0	ACC100	PP30
1	Focus EnergyLevel: 1Focus Energy	Raises the critical hit ratio.
1	Double KickLevel: 1Double Kick	fighting	PWR30	ACC100	PP30
1	Double KickLevel: 1Double Kick	A double kicking attack.
1	Poison StingLevel: 1Poison Sting	poison	PWR15	ACC100	PP35
1	Poison StingLevel: 1Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the target.
36	ThrashLevel: 36Thrash	normal	PWR120	ACC100	PP10
36	ThrashLevel: 36Thrash	Works 2-3 turns and confuses user.
45	EarthquakeLevel: 45Earthquake	ground	PWR100	ACC100	PP10
45	EarthquakeLevel: 45Earthquake	Tough but useless vs. flying foes.
58	MegahornLevel: 58Megahorn	bug	PWR120	ACC85	PP10
58	MegahornLevel: 58Megahorn	A powerful charge attack.

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Pre-evolution-only Moves (4)

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	Reduces the foe's DEFENSE.
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	Jabs the target 2-5 times.
25	Horn AttackLevel: 25(Nidorino · Level 25)Horn Attack	normal	PWR65	ACC100	PP25	Nidorino · Level 25
25	Horn AttackLevel: 25(Nidorino · Level 25)Horn Attack	An attack using a horn to jab.
48	Horn DrillLevel: 48(Nidorino · Level 48)Horn Drill	normal	PWR1	ACC30	PP5	Nidorino · Level 48
48	Horn DrillLevel: 48(Nidorino · Level 48)Horn Drill	A one-hit KO, drill attack.