[[Category:Poison/Ground-type Pokémon]][[Category:Generation I Pokémon]] [[Category:Purple Pokémon]]
Nidoking (ニドキング Nidoking) is a Poison/Ground Pokémon and is the evolved form of Nidorino. It is the male counterpart to Nidoqueen.
Apperence
Nidoking is a large purple pokemon with a very large horn and large ears.
It has a large bulky tail and it has one toed feet and three fingered hands.
Special Abillites
Its abilities are Poison Point which may poison the foe 30% of the time when your Pokemon attacks it with a Physical kind of move. It can also have the ability Rivalry, which increases Nidoking's Attack stat by 50% when fighting against Pokemon of the same gender, but halves it when fighting against pokemon of the Opposite Gender. In Pokemon Black and White, Nidoking has an additional Special Ability, through the Dream World; Sheer Force. This ability states that Moves with a secondary effect (Status, Lowering opponent's stats) are increased in power by 33% but lose their secondary effect (i.e. Flamethrower would not cause burn).
In Anime
In Game
| Locations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Version(s) | Area(s) | Rarity |
| Red and Blue | Evolve Nidorino | None |
| Yellow | Evolve Nidorino | None |
| Gold and Silver | Evolve Nidorino | None |
| Crystal | Evolve Nidorino | None |
| Ruby and Sapphire | Trade | None |
| FireRed and LeafGreen | Evolve Nidorino | None |
| Emerald | Trade | None |
| Diamond and Pearl | Evolve Nidorino | None |
| Platinum | Evolve Nidorino | None |
Pokédex Entries
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Learnset
Generation I
Main article: Nidoking/Learnset Generation I
Known Trainers With a Nidoking
Origins
It is based on the Toho monster Baragon.
See also
- Pokémon.com Pokédex
- Legendary Pokémon data
- The Pokémon Database
- Pokémon Dream Pokédex data
- Psypokes Psydex data
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