Nidoking in Pokémon GO

Type	Poison / Ground
Pokédex number	#34
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	204 / 156 / 191
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	2,567 / 2,902 / 2,936
Max HP, level 50	173
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	1.4 m / 62 kg

Nidoking evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Nidoking evolves from Nidorino for 100 Nidoran♂ Candy.

Nidoking is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Nidoran♂ · Nidorino · Nidoking

Nidoking CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	1,100	1,046	106	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,466	1,395	123	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,833	1,743	137	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	2,200	2,092	150	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	2,383	2,267	156
40	2,567	2,441	162
45	2,732	2,598	167
50	2,902	2,760	173
51	2,936	2,793	174	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Nidoking best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Nidoking at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Nidoking gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Poison Jab	Earthquake	11.4
Poison Jab	Earth Power	11.2
Poison Sting	Earthquake	11.0
Fury Cutter	Earthquake	10.7	Elite TM
Poison Sting	Earth Power	10.6

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Double Kick	Fighting	10	13	1 s	10.0
Fury Cutter	Bug	4	8	0.5 s	8.0	Elite TM
Iron Tail	Steel	14	6	1 s	14.0
Poison Jab	Poison	13	9	1 s	13.0	same type, ×1.2
Poison Sting	Poison	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Earth Power	Ground	100	50	3.5 s	28.6	same type, ×1.2
Earthquake	Ground	140	100	3.5 s	40.0	same type, ×1.2
Megahorn	Bug	105	100	2 s	52.5
Sand Tomb	Ground	60	33	4 s	15.0	same type, ×1.2
Sludge Wave	Poison	105	100	3 s	35.0	same type, ×1.2

Nidoking weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Poison / Ground. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Ice	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Water	×1.6
Electric	×0.39
Poison	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Rock	×0.625

Nidoking CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 2,567 · HP 162

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.