Nidoking's best moves in Pokémon GO

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Poison Jab	Earth Power	13.40	327.6	25.6
2.	Fury Cutter *	Earth Power	13.28	324.5	25.3
3.	Poison Jab	Earthquake	13.18	322.1	25.1
4.	Fury Cutter *	Earthquake	13.04	318.9	24.9
5.	Double Kick	Earth Power	12.79	312.7	24.4
6.	Poison Jab	Megahorn	12.27	299.9	23.4
7.	Poison Jab	Sludge Wave	12.23	299.0	23.3
8.	Iron Tail	Earth Power	12.22	298.6	23.2
9.	Double Kick	Earthquake	12.19	298.1	23.2
10.	Fury Cutter *	Sludge Wave	11.68	285.6	21.7
11.	Fury Cutter *	Megahorn	11.67	285.2	21.7
12.	Iron Tail	Earthquake	11.55	282.3	21.3

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Nidoking's Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Nidoking has access to 4 Fast Attacks (Fury Cutter, Poison Jab, Iron Tail, and Double Kick), which cover Bug, Poison, Steel, and Fighting-type attacks. When using Poison Jab you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Fury Cutter *360.4s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

62.5%
- Fighting
- Flying
- Poison
- Ghost
- Steel
- Fire
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	3
Energy	6
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	0.4s
Damage window	0.1s - 0.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	2
Energy	4

Effects

Fury Cutter has no special effects.

See Fury Cutter details page ↗

Poison Jab1070.8s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	7
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.8s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	7
Energy	7

Effects

Poison Jab has no special effects.

See Poison Jab details page ↗

Iron Tail1571.1s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Rock
- Ice
- Fairy

62.5%
- Steel
- Fire
- Water
- Electric

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	15
Energy	7
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	1.1s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	7

Effects

Iron Tail has no special effects.

See Iron Tail details page ↗

Double Kick10131.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Normal
- Rock
- Steel
- Ice
- Dark

62.5%
- Flying
- Poison
- Bug
- Psychic
- Fairy

39.1%
- Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	13
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	8
Energy	12

Effects

Double Kick has no special effects.

See Double Kick details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Double Kick	10	10.00	13	13.00	1.0s	8	12	-
Fury Cutter *	3	7.50	6	15.00	0.4s	2	4	-
Iron Tail	15	13.64	7	6.36	1.1s	10	7	-
Poison Jab	10	12.50	7	8.75	0.8s	7	7	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Nidoking's Fast Attacks Type Coverage


Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Steel	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Fighting	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6

Nidoking's Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Nidoking has access to 5 Charge Attacks (Megahorn, Earthquake, Sludge Wave, Sand Tomb, and Earth Power), which cover Bug, Ground, and Poison-type attacks. When using Earthquake, Sludge Wave, Sand Tomb, and Earth Power you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Megahorn1101002.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Psychic
- Dark

62.5%
- Fighting
- Flying
- Poison
- Ghost
- Steel
- Fire
- Fairy

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	110
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.2s
Damage window	1.7s - 1.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	55

Effects

Megahorn has no special effects.

See Megahorn details page ↗

Earthquake1401003.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	140
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Earthquake has no special effects.

See Earthquake details page ↗

Sludge Wave1101003.2s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Grass
- Fairy

62.5%
- Poison
- Ground
- Rock
- Ghost

39.1%
- Steel

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	110
Energy	100
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.2s
Damage window	2.0s - 3.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	110
Energy	65

Effects

Sludge Wave has no special effects.

See Sludge Wave details page ↗

Sand Tomb60334.0s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	1.7s - 4.0s

Trainer Battles

Damage	25
Energy	40

Effects

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Sand Tomb details page ↗

Earth Power100503.6s

Type effectiveness chart

160.0%
- Poison
- Rock
- Steel
- Fire
- Electric

62.5%
- Bug
- Grass

39.1%
- Flying

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	3.6s
Damage window	2.7s - 3.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Special

Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Earth Power details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Earth Power Special Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	100	27.78	50	-	3.6s	90	55	-
Earthquake	140	38.89	100	-	3.6s	110	65	-
Megahorn	110	50.00	100	-	2.2s	110	55	-
Sand Tomb Special Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	60	15.00	33	-	4.0s	25	40	-
Sludge Wave	110	34.38	100	-	3.2s	110	65	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Special

Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to:

Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Nidoking's Charge Attacks Type Coverage


Bug	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6
Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6