Nidoking

Nidoking has 505 total base stats, with its best attacking stat on the physical side (102) and a Speed of 85. Its HP, Defense and Special Defense add up to 233, which makes it a balanced physical attacker.

Build a team with Nidoking

What Nidoking is weak to

Weak to: Water, Ice, Ground, Psychic. Resists: Fighting, Poison (×0.25), Bug, Rock, Fairy. Immune to: Electric (×0).

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Best teammates for Nidoking

Ranked by how much each Pokémon improves a two-Pokémon team with Nidoking: covering its weaknesses, adding attack types it lacks, and avoiding shared weaknesses.

1. Tinkaton FairySteel

   Resists ice, psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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2. Klefki SteelFairy

   Resists ice, psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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3. Mawile SteelFairy

   Resists ice, psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, dragon super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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4. Dedenne ElectricFairy

   Hits water, fighting, flying super effectively, a gap in your coverage. Adds a shared weakness to ground.

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5. Celesteela SteelFlying

   Resists ground, psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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6. Corviknight FlyingSteel

   Resists ground, psychic, which your team is weak to. Hits ice, fighting, bug super effectively, a gap in your coverage.

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Counters to Nidoking

1. Iron Bundle

   Ice and Water STAB hits Nidoking super effectively.

2. Mamoswine

   Ice and Ground STAB hits Nidoking super effectively.

3. Jynx

   Ice and Psychic STAB hits Nidoking super effectively.

4. Starmie

   Water and Psychic STAB hits Nidoking super effectively.

5. Bruxish

   Water and Psychic STAB hits Nidoking super effectively.

6. Mr. Rime

   Ice and Psychic STAB hits Nidoking super effectively.

Where you can use Nidoking

Nidoking is in the regional Pokédex of 4 games we cover: