Nidoran♂
Nidorino
25 Candy
Nidoking
100 Candy
#34 Nidoking
Nidoking Raid Counter Guide
Table of Contents
Shiny Variant Not Available
Original Shiny
Pokemon Ratings
| PvE Attacker Rating | |
|---|---|
| PvP Attacker Rating | |
| Defense Tier |
Pokemon Stats
62.00 kgWeight
1.40 mHeight
Pokemon Max CP
2567
ATK 204Rank: 119 / 516
DEF 156Rank: 190 / 516
STA 191Rank: 117 / 516
Pokemon Family
Movesets Grades
PvE Grades
| Quick | Charge | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|
Poison Jab |
Sludge Wave |
A
|
B
|
Poison Jab |
Earthquake |
B
|
C
|
Iron Tail |
Sludge Wave |
B
|
A
|
Fury Cutter |
Earthquake |
B
|
X
|
Fury Cutter |
Sludge Wave |
B
|
X
|
Poison Jab |
Megahorn |
X
|
B
|
Iron Tail |
Earthquake |
X
|
B
|
Iron Tail |
Megahorn |
X
|
A-
|
Grade Key
| Legacy Moveset | |
| Sub-optimal moveset with zero viability |
Offensive Moves Explanation
-
Poison Jab is slightly superior to Iron Tail for STAB and type effectiveness.
-
Fury Cutter, Nidoking’s legacy move, has a fast cooldown and high EPS that performs surprisingly well despite lacking STAB.
-
Sludge Wave is the best of Nidoking’s charge moves. It has limited but unique type coverage with STAB.
-
Earthquake doesn’t pair well with Nidoking’s fast moves, but is useful against Electric-type raid bosses.
- Megahorn is useless on Nidoking.
Defensive Moves Explanation
-
Iron Tail is superior for raw damage output against Nidoking’s numerous type counters.
-
Poison Jab is decent on defense, but Fury Cutter is completely ineffective.
-
Sludge Wave has a combination of high power and not being utterly trivial to dodge.
-
Megahorn is weak, but it has the earliest damage window Nidoking’s charge moves.
- Earthquake is way too easy to react to.
Rating Explanation
Nidoking suffers from middling stats and an unfortunate typing. In the main series games, Nidoking was a jack of all offensive trades, but he misses his trademark massive movepool in GO. Poison and Ground are poor attacking types, lacking relevant type coverage or powerful moves, and Nidoking’s Atk stat is disappointing to boot.
On defense, Nidoking is frail and weak to common attacking types. With only 1-bar charge moves, it would be a miracle if Nidoking manages to use them at all.
Fast Moves
15
More Info
10
More Info
Charge Moves
Legacy Fast Moves
3
More Info
Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost
| Candy | 50 |
|---|---|
| Stardust | 50,000 |
Other
| Female Ratio | 0.0 % |
| Male Ratio | 100.0 % |
| Flee Rate | 5.0 % |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km |
| Capture Rate | 12.5 % |
Pokemon Type Chart
Vulnerable
|
160% damage |
 |
160% damage |
 |
160% damage |
 |
160% damage |
Resistant
|
62.5% damage |
 |
39.1% damage |
 |
62.5% damage |
 |
62.5% damage |
|
39.1% damage |
 |
62.5% damage |
Raid Boss Catch Rate
Ground Medal
Gold
Poison Medal
Gold
| Normal | Nice! | Great! | Excellent! | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Berry | - | 13.38% | 15.28% | 19.39% | 23.04% |
| Curve | 21.67% | 24.47% | 30.71% | 35.94% | |
| Razz Berry | - | 19.39% | 21.93% | 27.66% | 32.52% |
| Curve | 30.71% | 34.36% | 42.26% | 48.76% | |
| Golden Razz Berry | - | 30.17% | 33.85% | 41.68% | 48.07% |
| Curve | 45.72% | 50.43% | 59.99% | 67.17% |