Nidoking (Pokémon)/Generation VI learnset

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By leveling up

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  011 Megahorn Bug Physical 120120 08585% 10 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   011 Peck Flying Physical 03535 100100% 35 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   011 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 Cool 1 ♥ 0   011 Double Kick Fighting Physical 03030 100100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ 011 Poison Sting Poison Physical 01515 100100% 35 Clever 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ 2323 Chip Away Normal Physical 07070 100100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   3535 Thrash Normal Physical 120120 100100% 10 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   4343 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100100% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   5858 Megahorn Bug Physical 120120 08585% 10 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoking Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  TM01 TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM05 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM09 TM09 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM12 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM15 TM15 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM21 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 3 ♥♥♥ TM23 TM23 Smack Down Rock Physical 05050 100}}100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM26 TM26 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM27 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   TM30 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM31 TM31 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 15 Cool 1 ♥ 0   TM34 TM34 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM35 TM35 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM37 TM37 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ TM38 TM38 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 Beautiful 1 ♥ 0   TM39 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM41 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 Tough 1 ♥ 0   TM48 TM48 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 0   TM49 TM49 Echoed Voice Normal Special 04040 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM52 TM52 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM56 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM59 TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 06060 100}}100% 15 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM60 TM60 Quash Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM68 TM68 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ TM71 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM78 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ TM80 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ TM82 TM82 Dragon Tail Dragon Physical 06060 090}}90% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   TM88 TM88 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Rock SmashXY Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   TM94 TM94 Secret PowerORAS Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 Clever 1 ♥ 0   TM98 TM98 Power-Up Punch Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 Tough 1 ♥ 0   XTM100 TM100 Confide Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   ZHM01 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM03 HM03 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 Beautiful 2 ♥♥ 2 ♥♥ ZHM04 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   ZHM06 HM06 Rock SmashORAS Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoking Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VI Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 Cute 1 ♥ 0   Beat Up Dark Physical — 100% 10 Clever 1 ♥ 0   Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   Endure Normal Status — —% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Poison Tail Poison Physical 50 100% 25 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Sucker Punch Dark Physical 80 100% 5 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0   Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   Venom Drench Poison Status — 100% 20 Clever 3 ♥♥♥ 0

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nidoking in Generation VI Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Nidoking in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoking Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation VI Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Game   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  X Y OR AS Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 85 100% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Drill Run Ground Physical 80 95% 10 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Fire Punch Fire Physical 75 100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Focus Punch Fighting Physical 150 100% 20 Tough 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Helping Hand Normal Status — —% 20 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Ice Punch Ice Physical 75 100% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Icy Wind Ice Special 55 95% 15 Beautiful 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Iron Tail Steel Physical 100 75% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Outrage Dragon Physical 120 100% 10 Cool 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Shock Wave Electric Special 60 —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Snore Normal Special 50 100% 15 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20 Cool 2 ♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Super Fang Normal Physical — 90% 10 Tough 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Thunder Punch Electric Physical 75 100% 15 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   X Y OR AS Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 Cute 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ X Y OR AS Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0

A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Nidoking can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Nidoking cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoking Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By a prior Evolution

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  Leer Normal Status — 100% 30 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ Fury Attack Normal Physical 15 85% 20 Cool 1 ♥ 0   Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100% 25 Cool 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Helping HandXY Normal Status — —% 20 Clever 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Toxic Spikes Poison Status — —% 20 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   Flatter Dark Status — 100% 15 Clever 2 ♥♥ 0   Captivate Normal Status — 100% 20 Cute 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   Horn Drill Normal Physical — 30% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoking Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VI Other generations: I - II - IV - V - VII - VIII - IX

Gen.   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Contest   Appeal   Jamming  III IV V Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0   III IV V Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 Tough 1 ♥ 4 ♥♥♥♥ III IV V Defense Curl Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 Cute 2 ♥♥ 0   III IV V Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 Tough 6 ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 0   III IV V Dynamic Punch Fighting Physical 100100 050}}50% 5 Cool 2 ♥♥ 1 ♥ III IV V Fury Cutter Bug Physical 04040 095}}95% 20 Cool 3 ♥♥♥ 0   III IV V Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 Tough 4 ♥♥♥♥ 0   III IV V Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 Cool 1 ♥ 0   III IV V Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 085}}85% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   III IV V Mimic Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 Cute 1 ♥ 0   III IV V Mud-Slap Ground Special 02020 100}}100% 10 Cute 3 ♥♥♥ 0   III IV V Natural Gift Normal Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 Clever 1 ♥ 0   III IV V Seismic Toss Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 Tough 3 ♥♥♥ 0   III IV V Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 Beautiful 3 ♥♥♥ 0

A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoking Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoking Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations