Pokemon Weakness

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Nidoking

#34

Poison
Ground
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An image of the Pokemon Nidoking #34 in the Pokedex
When it goes on a rampage, it’s impossible to control. But in the presence of a Nidoqueen it’s lived with for a long time, Nidoking calms down.

Weakness Table

This is a list of Nidoking's weaknesses. These Pokemon types in the green zone will be strong against Nidoking:
2x
Ground
Ice
Psychic
Water
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fire
Flying
Ghost
Grass
Normal
Steel
0.5x
Fairy
Fighting
Rock
0.25x
Poison
Immune
Electric
: Types marked with this symbol will receive extra damage from Nidoking's STAB attacks.

Nidoking will receive 2% more damage from a Special Attack compared to a Physical Attack.

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Nidoking's Weaknesses

Best Counters

The types that are strong against Nidoking are Ground, Ice, Psychic, Water type Pokemon.

Ground
Ice
Psychic
Water

Weaknesses

Nidoking's type is Poison and Ground.

Nidoking has a weakness to Ground, Ice, Psychic, Water types. These Pokemon types will be strong against Nidoking, causing Nidoking to take a super effective double (2x) damage from attacks of those types.

Electric type attacks will have no effect on Nidoking, as Nidoking is immune to this type of damage! Please avoid these types of attacks.

Please keep in mind that Nidoking is resistant to attacks from Fairy, Fighting, Rock, Poison types, and these attacks are not very effective and cause reduced damage, so they should be avoided.

Strong against Nidoking:

Pokemon of these types will deal effective damage against Nidoking, without suffering any extra damage:
2x
Ground
Ice
Psychic
Water
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Flying
Ghost
Normal
0.5x
Fighting

Strength Table

Here is what Nidoking is strong against:
2x
Electric
Fairy
Fire
Grass
Poison
Rock
Steel
1x
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Fighting
Flying
Ghost
Ground
Ice
Normal
Psychic
Water

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Attacks that are Super-effective (4x, 2x), Effective (1x), or Not Very Effective (less than 0.5x) will be listed, including moves that have No Effect.

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