Nidoking · tier C · Kanto Tactics Meta

Tiersaverage place vs. reference

S≤ 3.57 · well below the reference place

A≤ 3.87 · below the reference

B≤ 4.27 · around the reference

C< 4.57 · above the reference

D≥ 4.57 · well above the reference

Pokémon, items, types: the game's tiers (the API stops at C; D is this page's split, mirroring S). Comps are graded stricter, on the pessimistic average (avg + CI) against the reference: S ≤ 3.27, A ≤ 3.92, B ≤ 4.67, C ≤ 5.27, D above. A noisy sample cannot be S. Comps under 30 effective games are hidden by default.

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Nidoking C

Pokémon · Ranked, rules v36, 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-24

Cost 1

cost 1PoisonGroundrange 1

★

★★

★★★

Drill Run (Ground) · Spins its horn like a drill and pierces a 3-hex line: Ground damage that can crit and knocks those it hits airborne. Can be a critical hit. Power 524 (100% Attack)

4.40avg place± 0.27

52.6 %top 4

14.6 %wins

27 %usage

274games274 effective

Tier C is the average place of every player who ended a game with Nidoking on the board, in any comp. It sits in 2 of the 18 tier S comps this week: strong in the right team, weaker as a filler.

Only rules v36 counted for this one.

Items players put on itshare of its item slots in reliable comps

Lv	cost 1	cost 2	cost 3	cost 4	cost 5
3	75	25	–	–	–
4	65	30	5	–	–
5	58	32	9	1	–
6	42	40	15	3	–
7	22	32	34	12	–
8	14	22	32	26	6
9	5	12	26	35	22

Lv	cost 1	cost 2	cost 3	cost 4	cost 5
3	75	25	–	–	–
4	65	30	5	–	–
5	58	32	9	1	–
6	42	40	15	3	–
7	22	32	34	12	–
8	14	22	32	26	6
9	5	12	26	35	22

Lv	cost 1	cost 2	cost 3	cost 4	cost 5
3	75	25	–	–	–
4	65	30	5	–	–
5	58	32	9	1	–
6	42	40	15	3	–
7	22	32	34	12	–
8	14	22	32	26	6
9	5	12	26	35	22

Items players put on itshare of its item slots in reliable comps

Best comps with itreliable samples, best first

Lv	cost 1	cost 2	cost 3	cost 4	cost 5
3	75	25	–	–	–
4	65	30	5	–	–
5	58	32	9	1	–
6	42	40	15	3	–
7	22	32	34	12	–
8	14	22	32	26	6
9	5	12	26	35	22