Nidoking counters

Gen 2 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Nidoking
#0034 Nidoking
PoisonGround
USAGE 8.5% #17
BASE STATS
HP 81
ATK 102
DEF 77
SPA 85
SPD 75
SPE 85
BST505
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterIceGroundPsychic
½×
FightingBugRockFairy
¼×
Poison
0×
Electric
Moves
Earthquake 99.6% Ice Beam 96.1% Thunder 73.6% Lovely Kiss 73.2% Thief 36.4% Roar 7.5% Counter 6.7% Thunderbolt 2.4%
Items
Leftovers 63.6% nothing 36.3% Miracle Berry 0.1% King's Rock 0.0% Quick Claw 0.0% Black Belt 0.0% Berserk Gene 0.0% Magnet 0.0%
Common Teammates
Snorlax99.1%Zapdos96.1%Cloyster84.3%Tyranitar64.3%Gengar49.5%Jynx21.0%Forretress16.2%Starmie14.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #17 with 8.54% usage. Sorted by reliability score.