Shadow Nidoking (Pokémon GO)

Pokémon

Requires

Evolution

Nidoran ♂

25 Candy

22 Candy (purified)

Nidorino

100 Candy

90 Candy (purified)

Nidoking

Level

Max CP

Level

Max CP

36 CP

1980 CP

113 CP

2053 CP

191 CP

2127 CP

268 CP

2200 CP

346 CP

2237 CP

423 CP

2273 CP

501 CP

2310 CP

578 CP

2347 CP

656 CP

2383 CP

733 CP

2420 CP

807 CP

2457 CP

880 CP

2493 CP

953 CP

2530 CP

1026 CP

2567 CP

1100 CP

2599 CP

1173 CP

2632 CP

1246 CP

2665 CP

1320 CP

2698 CP

1393 CP

2732 CP

1466 CP

2765 CP

1540 CP

2799 CP

1613 CP

2833 CP

1687 CP

2867 CP

1760 CP

2902 CP

1833 CP

2936 CP

1907 CP

36 CP

1320 CP

2383 CP

113 CP

1393 CP

2420 CP

191 CP

1466 CP

2457 CP

268 CP

1540 CP

2493 CP

346 CP

1613 CP

2530 CP

423 CP

1687 CP

2567 CP

501 CP

1760 CP

2599 CP

578 CP

1833 CP

2632 CP

656 CP

1907 CP

2665 CP

733 CP

1980 CP

2698 CP

807 CP

2053 CP

2732 CP

880 CP

2127 CP

2765 CP

953 CP

2200 CP

2799 CP

1026 CP

2237 CP

2833 CP

1100 CP

2273 CP

2867 CP

1173 CP

2310 CP

2902 CP

1246 CP

2347 CP

2936 CP

50.0

624,000

406

360

40.0

336,000

406

35.0

228,000

274

30.0

150,000

185

25.0

96,000

136

20.0

57,000

15.0

30,600

10.0

13,200

5.0

3,600

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Nidorino

Clefairy

#34

Poison

Ground

Atk

204

Def

156

Sta

191

1466

1833

100% IV CP from raids

Attacker Rank

B Tier

C Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great League

L22 · CP 1498

0/14/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Ultra League

L44 · CP 2500

0/14/14

ATK/DEF/STA

Master League

L50 · CP 2902

15/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Nidorino

Clefairy

Shadow Nidoking

#34

Attack

204

Top 32%

Defense

156

Top 42.7%

Stamina

191

Top 25.5%

Total

551

Raid Meta

How Shadow Nidoking stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank

Poison

18.72 DPSTop 15.7%

TIER

RANK

#43

Ground

19.64 DPSTop 12.7%

TIER

RANK

#50

Overall

13.62 DPSTop 21.5%

TIER

RANK

#339

Best raid moveset

Poison Jab

Sludge Wave

DPS

18.72

TDO 173

Fury Cutter

Earth Power

DPS

19.64

TDO 182

Overall

Fury Cutter

Earth Power

DPS

13.62

TDO 126

Perfect IVs

Catch CP at every encounter level for a perfect 15/15/15 IV Shadow Nidoking.

Team GO Rocket

Lv. 8

550 -

578 CP

Team GO Rocket (WB)

Lv. 13

906 -

953 CP

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1338 -

1466 CP

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1673 -

1833 CP

Max CP

Lv. 50

2902 CP

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Nidoking takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Ice

160%

Ground

160%

Psychic

160%

Resists

Electric

39.1%

Poison

39.1%

Fighting

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Rock

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Nidoking can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Poison Jab
Earth Power
13.51
125.1
1110.0s
10.71
2
Fury Cutter
Earth Power
13.18
122.1
1137.8s
10.42
3
Poison Sting
Earth Power
12.71
117.7
1179.8s
10.03
4
Double Kick
Earth Power
12.65
117.1
1185.8s
9.98
5
Poison Jab
Earthquake
12.03
111.4
1246.5s
9.50
6
Iron Tail
Earth Power
12.00
111.2
1249.5s
9.48
7
Poison Jab
Megahorn
11.44
106.0
1310.7s
9.04
8
Poison Jab
Sludge Wave
11.40
105.6
1315.6s
9.01
9
Fury Cutter
Earthquake
11.28
104.5
1329.3s
8.93

10
Poison Sting
Earthquake
10.73
99.4
1398.2s
8.46

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Nidoking in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Confusion
Psystrike
69.84
2278.7
1.6
51.5s
68.32
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
67.71
2296.9
1.6
53.2s
66.34
3
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
58.37
1174.9
3.1
61.7s
55.86
4
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
53.93
1035.6
3.5
66.8s
51.56
5
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
52.28
1993.0
1.8
68.9s
51.20
6
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
52.42
1406.1
2.6
68.7s
50.87
7
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
50.45
1992.9
1.8
71.4s
49.14
8
Mega Gallade
Confusion
Psychic
49.47
1278.3
2.8
72.8s
47.87
9
Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
49.28
1188.1
3.0
73.1s
47.53

10
Mega Gardevoir
Confusion
Psychic
49.18
1102.9
3.3
73.2s
47.27

Go Battle League

Rank 1 IVs and PvP traits for Shadow Nidoking in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

Best Buddy (Lv 51)

IV (A/D/S)

0/14/15

Level

1498

Stat Product

1,756,321

Atk

127.82

Def

106.52

129

Traits (5)

+Spammy+Agile+Shield Pressure−Glass Cannon−Technical

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Nidoking can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Double Kick
10
13
1.0s
10
Fury Cutter
4
8
0.5s
8
Iron Tail
14
6
1.0s
14
Poison Jab
13
9
1.0s
13
Poison Sting
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Earth Power
100
-50
3.5s
28.57
Earthquake
140
-100
3.5s
40
Megahorn
105
-100
2.0s
52.5
Sand Tomb
60
-33
4.0s
15
Sludge Wave
105
-100
3.0s
35

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Nidoran ♂	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Nidorino
Nidorino	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Nidoking

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Nidoking including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Nidoran ♂

#32

Shadow Nidoran ♂

#32

Nidorino

#33

Shadow Nidorino

#33

Nidoking

#34

Shadow Nidoking

#34

Costumes

Nidoking has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Crown Nidoking

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3x damage boost to Poison- and Ground-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Nidoking with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Camerupt #323

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Nidoking at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	36 CP	27	1980 CP
2	113 CP	28	2053 CP
3	191 CP	29	2127 CP
4	268 CP	30	2200 CP
5	346 CP	31	2237 CP
6	423 CP	32	2273 CP
7	501 CP	33	2310 CP
8	578 CP	34	2347 CP
9	656 CP	35	2383 CP
10	733 CP	36	2420 CP
11	807 CP	37	2457 CP
12	880 CP	38	2493 CP
13	953 CP	39	2530 CP
14	1026 CP	40	2567 CP
15	1100 CP	41	2599 CP
16	1173 CP	42	2632 CP
17	1246 CP	43	2665 CP
18	1320 CP	44	2698 CP
19	1393 CP	45	2732 CP
20	1466 CP	46	2765 CP
21	1540 CP	47	2799 CP
22	1613 CP	48	2833 CP
23	1687 CP	49	2867 CP
24	1760 CP	50	2902 CP
25	1833 CP	51	2936 CP
26	1907 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	36 CP	18	1320 CP	35	2383 CP
2	113 CP	19	1393 CP	36	2420 CP
3	191 CP	20	1466 CP	37	2457 CP
4	268 CP	21	1540 CP	38	2493 CP
5	346 CP	22	1613 CP	39	2530 CP
6	423 CP	23	1687 CP	40	2567 CP
7	501 CP	24	1760 CP	41	2599 CP
8	578 CP	25	1833 CP	42	2632 CP
9	656 CP	26	1907 CP	43	2665 CP
10	733 CP	27	1980 CP	44	2698 CP
11	807 CP	28	2053 CP	45	2732 CP
12	880 CP	29	2127 CP	46	2765 CP
13	953 CP	30	2200 CP	47	2799 CP
14	1026 CP	31	2237 CP	48	2833 CP
15	1100 CP	32	2273 CP	49	2867 CP
16	1173 CP	33	2310 CP	50	2902 CP
17	1246 CP	34	2347 CP	51	2936 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Nidoking up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	336,000	406	12
35.0	228,000	274	-
30.0	150,000	185	-
25.0	96,000	136	-
20.0	57,000	97	-
15.0	30,600	67	-
10.0	13,200	38	-
5.0	3,600	18	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

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