Should I raise my nidoking's speed or hp EV'S?

Question

Nidoking is not the fast type of mon, nor the bulky one either so I was wondering which EV should invest in

Comments

I would give it 10 HP/100 Attack/100 Defense/100 Special Defense/100 Speed or 10 HP/100 Defense/100 Special Attack/100 Special Defense/100 Speed . But that's just me.

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I don’t think you should even use Nidoking :P.

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@Ninja I think you should use 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe timid to outspeed Magneton and Togekiss.
@Azelf The question was tagged "uu", and Nidoking is viable in that format.

Answer 1

Nidoking prefers using a Timid Nature with Speed Evs even if its a Stealth Rock Lead. This is due to the fact that Nidoking will want to outspeed as much as it can. Lets look at Nidoking's Max Speed. With 31 Ivs and a Speed Boosting Nature it has 295 Speed. Without any Investment Nidoking will have 206 Speed, now I will list some calculations.

252+ SpA Choice Specs Primarina Sparkling Aria vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Nidoking: 600-708 (163.9 - 193.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Choice Specs Volcanion Steam Eruption vs. 252 HP / 4 SpD Nidoking: 746-882 (203.8 - 240.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

These are calculations from Pokemon that Nidoking can usually beat since it runs max speed and kill them with Sludge Wave and Earth Power respectively. Its not uncommon for these two Pokemon to run Modest with 252 Speed so these can faced in competitive play. There are some other Pokemon that Nidoking will appreciate being able to outspeed and KO but these are two that first come in mind.