Who would win in a battle: Nidoking or King Dedede

UnovanZorua

I've never played Kirby so I won't vote but with how insane the stuff I hear happens in Kirby games is I'd be surprised if Nidoking is stronger.

PokemiiAC

King Dedede

https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/54425#Comment_54425

correction:

King d-mind is possessed by dark matter, not taranza. Taranza just pulls dedede’s strings like a puppet

dragonitebeam

Nidoking

My money's on Nidoking. Mostly because: "Nidoking prides itself on its strength. It’s forceful and spirited in battle, making use of its thick tail and diamond-crushing horn."

Resilient30

Nidoking

Dedede isn’t that strong on his own, a straight on 1V1 no outside influence, I feel like I Nido will be king. A lot of people are talking about how Dedede is super powerful with the help of a more powerful creature, but by the same token Nidoking with a Z-move, Tera, Sync-move etc could dededeliver a powerful blow.

Resilient30

Nidoking

https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/54975#Comment_54975

“diamond-crushing” I case anyone doesn’t know, it’s kinda hard to crush a diamond. He’d be pretty formidable

Meowy11111

Nidoking

Nidoking crushes pathetic penguin Dedede with his bare finger.

TheJeffers

King Dedede

https://community.pokemon.com/en-us/discussion/comment/54975#Comment_54975

That doesn't really tell us much unless King Dedede has failed to crush diamonds.

Also I don't believe this is a diamond crushing competition.

It is an indication of Nidoking's strength, sure, but it is not the sole criterion to determine a winner.

I think Dedede would win. I am surprised that he is winning the vote given the bias of hosting this poll on the Pokémon forum, but I guess that goes to show how strong people think he really is.