Shadow Nidoking

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Nidoking's thick tail packs enormously destructive power. With one swing, it can topple a metal transmission tower. Once this Pokémon goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it.

Dex No

#034

Shadow Nidoking Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Nidoking is a dual-type Pokemon of types Poison and Ground. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%
Water	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Poison	39.1%
Electric	39.1%
Fighting	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Nidoking in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Nidoking.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Poison Jab	Earthquake	61.67	457.98
Poison Jab	Earth Power	48.33	448.16
Double Kick	Earth Power	43.33	436.69
Double Kick	Earthquake	56.67	433.25
Fury Cutter	Earth Power	40.83	429.28
Fury Cutter	Earthquake	54.17	426.91
Poison Jab	Sludge Wave	56.25	418.82
Poison Jab	Return	65.00	416.82
Poison Jab	Megahorn	65.00	416.79
Iron Tail	Earth Power	46.97	402.53

All Moves for Shadow Nidoking

Below are all the moves that Shadow Nidoking can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Megahorn	Charged	110	50	2200ms	-100
Earth Power	Charged	100	27.78	3600ms	-50
Sand Tomb	Charged	60	15	4000ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Earthquake	Charged	140	38.89	3600ms	-100
Sludge Wave	Charged	110	41.25	3200ms	-100
Poison Jab	Quick	10	15	800ms	7
Fury Cutter EliteTM	Quick	3	7.5	400ms	6
Iron Tail	Quick	15	13.64	1100ms	7
Double Kick	Quick	10	10	1000ms	13

Shadow Nidoking Evolution

Shadow Nidoran (Male)	Requires 25x Candy	Shadow Nidorino
Shadow Nidorino	Requires 100x Candy	Shadow Nidoking

Best Shadow Nidoking Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Nidoking Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Nidoking in a raid.