Nidoran♂ → Nidorino → Nidoking
1-cost fighter · Poison / Ground · melee · #11 of 13 1-cost Pokémon in our tier list.
Synergies
Poison Poison types' attacks poison: 20/70/130 damage/s for 4s, and the target's healing is halved. Active at 2 / 3 / 5. Other Poison Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Weedle, Zubat, Oddish, Gastly, Ekans.
Ground Ground types take 12/19/30% less damage. Active at 2 / 3 / 5. Other Ground Pokémon: Geodude, Diglett, Sandshrew, Onix, Cubone, Rhyhorn.
Abilities
In Kanto Tactics each star level has its own ability. It casts on its own when Energy is full (+10 Energy per attack, more when hit).
★ Nidoran♂: Double Kick
2 hits of 55.
Fighting · Physical · 55 Energy (starts with 10)
★★ Nidorino: Poison Sting
Hits its target: 196; poisons 40/s.
Poison · Physical · 55 Energy (starts with 10)
★★★ Nidoking: ToxicGrowing poison
Sprays poison on its target and those nearby: the poison grows stronger every second. Power 290.
Poison · Mixed (60% Attack, 40% Sp. Atk) · 75 Energy
Stats
| Star | HP | Attack | Sp. Atk | Defense | Sp. Def | Atk speed | Crit | Range | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★ Nidoran♂ | 1,352 | 81 | 50 | 60 | 55 | 0.77 | 6% | 1 | 55 |
| ★★ Nidorino | 2,060 | 126 | 82 | 78 | 70 | 0.93 | 6% | 1 | 55 |
| ★★★ Nidoking | 4,227 | 278 | 195 | 99 | 90 | 1.08 | 6% | 1 | 75 |
Without items or synergies. A shiny copy (1 in 200 in the shop) has +10% HP, defenses and damage.
Best items
Nidoran♂ as the carry of a full board, every 3-item combination of its class tested against the same field.
Comps with Nidoran♂
Where you fight it in the campaign
These Campaign trainers can field it: S.S. Anne · Sailor, Fuchsia Gym · Koga, Viridian Gym · Giovanni, Elite Four · Agatha.