Nidoking counters

Gen 9 National Dex Monotype · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Nidoking
#0034 Nidoking
PoisonGround
USAGE 3.5% #60
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
Ice Beam 99.0% Earth Power 94.3% Stealth Rock 79.0% Thunderbolt 74.2% Flamethrower 32.0% Sludge Wave 7.5% Substitute 6.3% Poison Jab 5.5%
Items
Life Orb 78.5% Heavy-Duty Boots 14.0% Choice Scarf 7.5% Assault Vest 0.0% Choice Specs 0.0% Focus Sash 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Expert Belt 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force99.9%Poison Point0.1%Rivalry0.0%
Common Teammates
Venusaur-Mega92.3%Muk-Alola92.1%Toxapex91.1%Weezing-Galar87.0%Nihilego71.9%Sneasler18.3%Mamoswine6.1%Crobat5.4%

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 #60 with 3.53% usage. Sorted by reliability score.