Nidoking - Generation 6 learnset

Nidoking artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Nidoking can learn in Generation 6, which consists of:

Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire

In other generations
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4
5
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Moves learnt by level up

Nidoking learns the following moves in Pokémon X & Y at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
23	Chip Away	Normal	70	100
35	Thrash	Normal	120	100
43	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
58	Megahorn	Bug	120	85

Egg moves

Nidoking learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon X & Y. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidoking egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Chip Away	Normal	70	100
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon X & Y by a previous evolution of Nidoking. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Level up
Flatter	Dark	—	100	Level up
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85	Level up
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—	Level up
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100	Level up
Horn Drill	Normal	—	—	Level up
Leer	Normal	—	100	Level up
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100	Level up
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Nidoking is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
03	Surf	Water	90	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon X & Y:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
60	Quash	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100
98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Nidoking can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon X & Y.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Avalanche	Ice	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Nidoking learns the following moves in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Megahorn	Bug	120	85
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
23	Chip Away	Normal	70	100
35	Thrash	Normal	120	100
43	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
58	Megahorn	Bug	120	85

Egg moves

Nidoking learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidoking egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Chip Away	Normal	70	100
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Nidoking can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	85	100
Drill Run	Ground	80	95
Earth Power	Ground	90	100
Fire Punch	Fire	75	100
Focus Punch	Fighting	150	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Ice Punch	Ice	75	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Outrage	Dragon	120	100
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
Super Fang	Normal	—	90
Superpower	Fighting	120	100
Thunder Punch	Electric	75	100
Uproar	Normal	90	100
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Pre-evolution moves

These moves can only be learned in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire by a previous evolution of Nidoking. Check the respective Pokédex for the exact details.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Level up
Flatter	Dark	—	100	Level up
Fury Attack	Normal	15	85	Level up
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—	Level up
Horn Attack	Normal	65	100	Level up
Horn Drill	Normal	—	—	Level up
Leer	Normal	—	100	Level up
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100	Level up
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—	Level up

Moves learnt by HM

Nidoking is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Cut	Normal	50	95
03	Surf	Water	90	100
04	Strength	Normal	80	100
06	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidoking is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
05	Roar	Normal	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
23	Smack Down	Rock	50	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
31	Brick Break	Fighting	75	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
37	Sandstorm	Rock	—	—
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
41	Torment	Dark	—	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
52	Focus Blast	Fighting	120	70
56	Fling	Dark	—	100
59	Incinerate	Fire	60	100
60	Quash	Dark	—	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
71	Stone Edge	Rock	100	80
78	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	60	90
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
94	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	40	100
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Nidoking can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Dynamic Punch	Fighting	100	50	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Kick	Normal	120	75	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mega Punch	Normal	80	85	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Seismic Toss	Fighting	—	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Avalanche	Ice	60	100	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Fury Cutter	Bug	40	95	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor