Nidoking is the last member of the Nido family: Nidoran ♀, Nidorina and Nidoqueen, and Nidoran ♂ and Nidorino preceded him. There are actually two evolution lines, the female line of Nidoran ♀, Nidorina and Nidoqueen being the first and the male line of Nidoran ♂, Nidorino and Nidoking being the second. Nidoking is the counterpart of Nidoqueen (get them by using a Moon Stone on Nidorina or Nidorino), but he is definitely the fighter of the two. Both Pokémon are pretty well-balanced, with Nidoqueen having a slight preference to defenses and Nidoking having a slight preference to offenses. That's the one you want in battles, especially because he is slightly faster than Nidoqueen, too. He gains access to strong moves like Outrage, Iron Tail, Superpower, Aqua Tail, Thrash, Megahorn, Earthquake, Return, Brick Break, Rock Slide, Stone Edge and Poison Jab, as well as the elemental punches. Teach him even special-based moves like Surf, Ice Beam, Blizzard, Dragon Pulse, Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Sludge Wave, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Shadow Ball, Earth Power and Sludge Bomb if you want; his special attack is decent enough, although I personally prefer physical-based moves. This well-balanced Pokémon is a good addition to any team, and I've used him several times when getting through FireRed and LeafGreen. He's not overly strong, but he's not weak either. Besides, I've always had a thing for Nidoking. That's because he looks hazardous, strong, masculine and defensive and he greatly resembles some kind of reptilian dinosaur, too. Oh hell, he was even my favorite Pokémon during the first generation, because he looked just plain cool and awesome to me. That opinion has kind of stuck with me until today, and that's why Nidoking has such a high spot in my list of favorite Pokémon.
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