[SET]
name: Offensive
move 1: Earth Power
move 2: Shell Side Arm / Gunk Shot
move 3: Flamethrower
move 4: Ice Beam / Thunderbolt
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Rash / Naive
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Nidoking uses its incredible coverage and Sheer Force to be a terrifying special wallbreaker. Earth Power is an excellent go-to move that forces out slower, Ground-weak Pokemon like Toxapex and Heatran and 2HKOes common walls like Seismitoad and Ferrothorn. Gunk Shot can be used to outright 2HKO Blissey and deal massive damage to other special walls like Slowking, which improves the stall matchup, while Shell Side Arm is good for chunking Blissey and dealing consistent damage to Pokemon like Rotom-W. Gunk Shot's only drawback is the lower accuracy, making it slightly inconsistent in important situations. Ice Beam deals with Hippowdon and Tornadus-T, and Flamethrower deals with Steel- and Flying-types, rounding out Nidoking's perfect coverage on every Pokemon. Alternatively, Thunderbolt hits Slowking, Tornadus-T, and various Steel- and Flying types, but Ice Beam and Flamethrower are more effective. Nidoking typically uses a Rash nature to amplify its power as much as possible, but a Naive nature can be used to outspeed Pokemon like Adamant Excadrill, Jolly Buzzwole, and Timid Heatran. It should be noted that Nidoking's Poison typing can allow it to switch in on predicted Toxic from foes like Heatran and defensive Buzzwole. Nidoking can also switch in against Electric-types like Zeraora and Rotom-H. That being said, Nidoking doesn't like being chipped, so pivots like Corviknight, Cinderace, Rotom-W, and Tornadus-T allow it to get in more easily to wallbreak more often. Fast cleaners and wallbreakers are also appreciated as teammates to make up for Nidoking's lackluster speed, so Weavile, Cinderace, and Aerodactyl are all great partners.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[pannu, 517892], [LBDC, 464398]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]
name: Offensive
move 1: Earth Power
move 2: Shell Side Arm / Gunk Shot
move 3: Flamethrower
move 4: Ice Beam / Thunderbolt
item: Life Orb
ability: Sheer Force
nature: Rash / Naive
evs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Nidoking uses its incredible coverage and Sheer Force to be a terrifying special wallbreaker. Earth Power is an excellent go-to move that forces out slower, Ground-weak Pokemon like Toxapex and Heatran and 2HKOes common walls like Seismitoad and Ferrothorn. Gunk Shot can be used to outright 2HKO Blissey and deal massive damage to other special walls like Slowking, which improves the stall matchup, while Shell Side Arm is good for chunking Blissey and dealing consistent damage to Pokemon like Rotom-W. Gunk Shot's only drawback is the lower accuracy, making it slightly inconsistent in important situations. Ice Beam deals with Hippowdon and Tornadus-T, and Flamethrower deals with Steel- and Flying-types, rounding out Nidoking's perfect coverage on every Pokemon. Alternatively, Thunderbolt hits Slowking, Tornadus-T, and various Steel- and Flying types, but Ice Beam and Flamethrower are more effective. Nidoking typically uses a Rash nature to amplify its power as much as possible, but a Naive nature can be used to outspeed Pokemon like Adamant Excadrill, Jolly Buzzwole, and Timid Heatran. It should be noted that Nidoking's Poison typing can allow it to switch in on predicted Toxic from foes like Heatran and defensive Buzzwole. Nidoking can also switch in against Electric-types like Zeraora and Rotom-H. That being said, Nidoking doesn't like being chipped, so pivots like Corviknight, Cinderace, Rotom-W, and Tornadus-T allow it to get in more easily to wallbreak more often. Fast cleaners and wallbreakers are also appreciated as teammates to make up for Nidoking's lackluster speed, so Weavile, Cinderace, and Aerodactyl are all great partners.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Fc, 511624]]
- Quality checked by: [[pannu, 517892], [LBDC, 464398]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Isaiah, 375662]]
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