Nidoking Team Builder

Nidoking at a glance

Nidoking brings a Poison/Ground typing and a 505 base stat total to the table. The practical question: which teammates can absorb Water and Ice hits, and which matchups does this typing already cover for the rest of the team?

Where you can use Nidoking

• Direct version records exist for Nidoking, so the broad game mapping is stronger than a generation-only estimate.
• Planning contexts include FireRed & LeafGreen, HeartGold & SoulSilver, Emerald, Platinum, Black & White.
• 20 source version records are attached to this Pokemon entry.

Best teammates for Nidoking

These suggestions prioritize teammates that cover Nidoking's defensive weak spots, add useful pressure, and fit at least one shared game context.

Sprigatitoresists water - resists ground - adds grass pressureFloragatoresists water - resists ground - adds grass pressureMeowscaradaresists water - resists ground - immune to psychicSkeledirgeresists ice - adds fire pressure - adds ghost pressureQuaxlyresists water - resists ice - adds water pressureQuaxwellresists water - resists ice - adds water pressure

Team pitfalls when building around Nidoking

• Do not stack too many teammates that are also weak to water, ice, and ground.