Nidoking counters

Gen 8 OU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Nidoking
#0034 Nidoking
PoisonGround
USAGE 5.6% #34
ABILITYSheer Force
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
Earth Power 99.9% Ice Beam 98.9% Sludge Wave 96.4% Flamethrower 81.0% Superpower 5.2% Thunderbolt 4.6% Stealth Rock 4.0% Fire Blast 3.3%
Items
Life Orb 96.5% Choice Scarf 3.3% Shuca Berry 0.2% Choice Specs 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Sitrus Berry 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force100.0%Rivalry0.0%Poison Point0.0%
Common Teammates
Tornadus-Therian66.7%Tyranitar63.9%Slowbro59.4%Ferrothorn59.0%Excadrill55.9%Weavile18.2%Urshifu-Rapid-Strike17.6%Corviknight14.6%

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 #34 with 5.58% usage. Sorted by reliability score.