Nidoking counters

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

Nidoking
#0034 Nidoking
PoisonGround
USAGE 3.4% #35
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 100.0% Sludge Wave 89.1% Ice Beam 86.3% Thunderbolt 48.2% Flamethrower 41.8% Toxic Spikes 10.1% Superpower 8.5% Super Fang 7.7%
Items
Life Orb 100.0% Choice Scarf 0.0% Assault Vest 0.0% Leftovers 0.0% Muscle Band 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0%
Abilities
Sheer Force100.0%Poison Point0.0%
Common Teammates
Latias73.2%Absol-Mega40.7%Tinkaton35.3%Armarouge32.6%Indeedee32.6%Milotic26.2%Slither Wing23.9%Volcanion23.8%
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Ranked #35 with 3.44% usage. Sorted by reliability score.