Nidoking

No. 34

Role

PVE

Requirement

Level 80

Tier

T3

Generation

1

Moveset type

It is recognized by its rock-hard skin and elongated horn. Take care around the horn, as it contains poison.

Moves

Moveset type4 of 6 area moves10 moves

Nidoking moves
Slot	Move	Element	Range	Effects	PVE cooldown	PVP cooldown
M1	Quick AttackDeals damage to the opponent, can only be used at close range.		Target	Damage	8 s	8 s
M2	Horn AttackDeals many consecutive hits of damage to the opponent.		Target	Damage	20 s	20 s
M3	Poison FangDeals damage to the opponent, applying the POISON(10x) effect; can only be used at close range.		Target	DamagePoison	20 s	20 s
M4	Poison JabDeals damage to the opponent, applying the POISON(10x) effect.		Target	DamagePoison	20 s	20 s
M5	Poison TailDeals damage in a circular area around your Pokémon.		Area	Damage	40 s	40 s
M6	ToxicDeals damage progressively in an area around the Pokémon, applying the POISON(20x) effect.		Area	DamagePoison	50 s	50 s
M7	VenoshockDeals damage in a large area around the Pokémon, applying the BLIND effect for 6 seconds.		Area	DamageBlind	50 s	50 s
M8	Cross PoisonDeals damage in an area around the Pokémon, applying the POISON(10x) effect. The Swalot and Shiny Nidoking versions also apply STUN for 6 seconds.		Area	DamagePoison	50 s	50 s
M9	DisableApplies the SILENCE effect in a large area around the user for 6 seconds.		Area	Silence	50 s	50 s
M10	RageDoubles the damage dealt by physical attacks for 20 seconds.		Area	Buff	30 s	30 s

Loot

Base5Wildscape5Primal0

Nidoking loot in Base
Item	Chance	Amount
bottle of poison	100%	5–7
earth ball	100%	5–7
King Ear	21%	1
Venom Stone	Very rare	1
Earth Stone	Very rare	1

Nidoking loot in Wildscape
Item	Chance	Amount
bottle of poison	100%	5–7
earth ball	100%	5–7
King Ear	63%	1
Venom Stone	Very rare	1
Earth Stone	Very rare	1

No drops in Primal.

Locations

Hunts1

Hunt Finder hunts where Nidoking spawns
Hunt	Level	Zone	Shiny tier
Nidoking	150–350	Wildscape

On the map

Each dot is a tile where the game’s Pokédex places Nidoking.

Game map around x 3,120, y 2,880, floor 5, with the tiles where Nidoking spawns — Wildscape
Floor5
Aroundx 3,120, y 2,880

Game map around x 3,040, y 648, floor 7, with the tiles where Nidoking spawns — Wildscape
Floor7
Aroundx 3,040, y 648

Game map around x 3,040, y 600, floor 7, with the tiles where Nidoking spawns — Wildscape
Floor7
Aroundx 3,040, y 600

Evolutions

Nidoran Male
Level 20T6
Evolves with:
Level 40Venom Stone
Nidorino
Level 40T5
Evolves with:
Level 80Venom StoneEarth Stone
Nidoking
Level 80T3

Effectiveness

Damage taken by attack element.

Damage taken by attack element.
Very weak×2	None
Weak×1.5
Neutral×1
Resists×0.5
Very resistant×0.4
Immune×0

Field abilities

Headbutt
Rock Smash
Strength
Dig

Variants

NidokingNormalLevel 80Tier T3
Shiny NidokingShinyLevel 120Tier

Trade

See Nidoking listings in Trade