Nidoking - Generation 2 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Nidoking learns the following moves in Pokémon Crystal at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
1	Double Kick	Fighting		30	100
1	Horn Attack	Normal		65	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison		15	100
1	Tackle	Normal		35	95
23	Thrash	Normal		90	100

Egg moves

Nidoking learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Crystal. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic		—	—
Beat Up	Dark		—	100
Confusion	Psychic		50	100
Counter	Fighting		—	100
Disable	Normal		—	55
Supersonic	Normal		—	55
Take Down	Normal		90	85

Move Tutor moves

Nidoking can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Crystal from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Flamethrower	Fire		95	100
Ice Beam	Ice		95	100
Thunderbolt	Electric		95	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Crystal by a previous evolution of Nidoking. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Method
Focus Energy	Normal		—	—	Level up
Fury Attack	Normal		15	85	Level up
Horn Drill	Normal		—	30	Level up
Leer	Normal		—	100	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Nidoking is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Crystal:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
04	Strength	Normal		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Crystal:

TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
01	DynamicPunch	Fighting		100	50
02	Headbutt	Normal		70	100
03	Curse	???		—	—
05	Roar	Normal		—	100
06	Toxic	Poison		—	85
08	Rock Smash	Fighting		20	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal		60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire		—	—
13	Snore	Normal		40	100
14	Blizzard	Ice		120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal		150	90
16	Icy Wind	Ice		55	95
17	Protect	Normal		—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water		—	—
20	Endure	Normal		—	—
21	Frustration	Normal		—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel		100	75
25	Thunder	Electric		120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground		100	100
27	Return	Normal		—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost		80	100
31	Mud-Slap	Ground		20	100
32	Double Team	Normal		—	—
33	Ice Punch	Ice		75	100
34	Swagger	Normal		—	90
35	Sleep Talk	Normal		—	—
37	Sandstorm	Rock		—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire		120	85
40	Defense Curl	Normal		—	—
41	ThunderPunch	Electric		75	100
43	Detect	Fighting		—	—
44	Rest	Psychic		—	—
45	Attract	Normal		—	100
46	Thief	Dark		40	100
48	Fire Punch	Fire		75	100
49	Fury Cutter	Bug		10	95