Nidoking - Generation 3 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Nidoking can learn in Generation 3, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Ruby
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon FireRed
Pokémon LeafGreen
Pokémon Emerald

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Nidoking artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Ruby/Sapphire FireRed/LeafGreen Emerald

Moves learnt by level up

Nidoking learns the following moves in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
23	Thrash	Normal	90	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	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

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Flatter	Dark	—	100	Level up
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85	Level up
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—	Level up
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100	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 Ruby & Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Nidoking learns the following moves in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
22	Thrash	Normal	90	100
43	Megahorn	Bug	120	85

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	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 FireRed & LeafGreen from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Flatter	Dark	—	100	Level up
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85	Level up
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—	Level up
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100	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 FireRed & LeafGreen:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

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

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
23	Thrash	Normal	90	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	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 Emerald from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Body Slam	Normal	85	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
DynamicPunch	Fighting	100	50
Endure	Normal	—	—
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Fury Cutter	Bug	10	95
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85
Mimic	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100
Substitute	Normal	—	—
Swagger	Normal	—	90
ThunderPunch	Electric	75	100

Pre-evolution moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Flatter	Dark	—	100	Level up
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85	Level up
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—	Level up
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100	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 Emerald:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
03	Surf	Water	95	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	20	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Emerald:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
05	Roar	Normal	—	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	95	100
25	Thunder	Electric	120	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	60	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	120	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	50	80
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100

Nidoking egg move parents

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Nidoking

Nidoking's egg groups: Field, Monster

The egg moves for Nidoking are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed Nidoran♀ with a compatible male Pokémon until you get Nidoran♂, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Nidoking with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Amnesia

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slowpoke Slowbro Snorlax Sentret Furret Wooper Quagsire Swinub Piloswine Slakoth Slaking Wailmer Wailord Numel Camerupt Torkoal
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Meowth Persian Girafarig Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry
Pre-evolution Level up	Slowking Vigoroth
Sketch	Smeargle

Beat Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Sneasel
Breeding	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Ekans Arbok Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Diglett Dugtrio Mankey Primeape Aipom Girafarig Houndour Houndoom
Sketch	Smeargle

Confusion

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Slowbro Espeon Slowking Girafarig
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking
Sketch	Smeargle

Counter

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking
Breeding	Rattata Raticate Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mankey Primeape Rhyhorn Rhydon Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Aipom Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Torchic Combusken Blaziken Zangoose
Move tutor	Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Rattata Raticate Pikachu Raichu Sandshrew Sandslash Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Psyduck Golduck Mankey Primeape Slowbro Cubone Marowak Lickitung Rhyhorn Rhydon Snorlax Chikorita Bayleef Meganium Typhlosion Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr Flaaffy Ampharos Aipom Quagsire Slowking Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Sneasel Teddiursa Ursaring Delibird Houndour Houndoom Phanpy Donphan Tyranitar Treecko Grovyle Sceptile Torchic Combusken Blaziken Marshtomp Swampert Poochyena Mightyena Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking Whismur Loudred Exploud Mawile Aggron Grumpig Spinda Zangoose Kecleon Absol
Sketch	Smeargle

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Psyduck Golduck Slowpoke Slowbro Lickitung Slowking
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Vulpix Ninetales Seel Dewgong Stantler Spinda Kecleon
Sketch	Smeargle

Supersonic

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Lickitung Whismur Loudred Exploud
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking
Sketch	Smeargle

Take Down

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Growlithe Ponyta Rapidash Seel Dewgong Rhyhorn Rhydon Tauros Eevee Dunsparce Snubbull Granbull Swinub Piloswine Phanpy Stantler Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Poochyena Mightyena Aron Lairon Aggron Numel Camerupt
Breeding	Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Girafarig Teddiursa Ursaring Swinub Piloswine Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Whismur Loudred Exploud
Pre-evolution Level up	Arcanine Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon Donphan
Sketch	Smeargle