Shadow Nidorino (Pokémon GO)

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Nidoran♂

Nidoking

#33

796

995

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

8/15/15 · L49.5 · CP 1493

F Tier

#866

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1575

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1575

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Nidorino

#33

Poison

Attack

137

Top 69.8%

Defense

111

Top 73.8%

Stamina

156

Top 60.1%

Total

404

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

257 -314 CP

1/1/1 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

443 -517 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

702 -796 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

878 -995 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1575 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 1/1/1, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

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

Weak to

Ground

160%

Psychic

160%

Resists

Grass

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Poison

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Poison Jab
Sludge Bomb
7.87
44.7
1906.9s
5.48
2
Poison Jab
Ice Beam
7.35
41.8
2039.7s
5.12
3
Poison Sting
Sludge Bomb
7.25
41.2
2069.3s
5.05
4
Poison Jab
Horn Attack
7.22
41.1
2077.4s
5.03
5
Poison Jab
Dig
7.12
40.5
2106.8s
4.96
6
Poison Sting
Ice Beam
6.39
36.3
2348.1s
4.45
7
Poison Sting
Horn Attack
6.10
34.7
2461.0s
4.24
8
Poison Sting
Dig
6.03
34.3
2487.5s
4.20

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Confusion
Psystrike
88.17
4332.8
0.9
45.4s
87.21
2
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
85.37
4054.3
1.0
46.9s
84.02
3
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
78.24
2487.9
1.6
51.1s
76.56
4
Mega Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
72.31
2195.1
1.8
55.3s
70.40
5
Primal Groudon
Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
67.61
4241.2
0.9
59.2s
67.05
6
Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
65.05
2481.4
1.6
61.5s
63.88
7
Mega Gallade
Confusion
Psychic
65.03
2486.2
1.6
61.5s
63.86
8
Mega Gardevoir
Confusion
Psychic
65.12
2045.6
2.0
61.4s
63.45
9
Mega Latios
Zen Headbutt
Psychic
63.39
2619.2
1.5
63.1s
62.28
10
Shadow Alakazam
Confusion
Psychic
64.54
1340.3
3.0
62.0s
61.93

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Nidorino in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Poison Sting

Fast Charge

Sludge Bomb

General

Dig

General

Rank 1 IVs

1493

8/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 49.5

121.48

Attack

105.56

Defense

143

Stat Product · 1,833,830

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 6/15/15 at CP 1499

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
8/15/15	49.5	1493	100.00%
9/15/14	49.5	1499	99.99%
7/15/15	50	1492	99.90%
8/15/14	50	1498	99.89%
8/15/13	50	1494	99.89%
9/14/15	49.5	1498	99.89%
9/15/12	50	1499	99.87%
8/14/15	50	1496	99.80%
9/14/13	50	1498	99.78%
10/15/15	48.5	1496	99.47%
9/15/15	49	1495	99.39%
10/15/13	49	1496	99.36%
11/14/15	48.5	1500	99.35%
9/15/13	49.5	1495	99.28%
10/14/15	49	1499	99.28%
10/14/14	49	1495	99.28%
11/14/13	49	1500	99.25%
6/15/15	50	1482	99.21%
7/15/14	50	1488	99.20%
7/15/13	50	1483	99.20%
9/14/14	49.5	1493	99.19%
8/15/12	50	1489	99.19%
10/14/13	49.5	1499	99.17%
9/15/11	50	1495	99.17%
11/13/14	49	1499	99.15%
7/14/15	50	1486	99.11%
8/14/14	50	1492	99.10%
8/14/13	50	1488	99.10%
9/13/15	49.5	1492	99.09%
9/14/12	50	1493	99.08%
10/13/14	49.5	1498	99.07%
10/14/11	50	1499	99.05%
8/13/15	50	1490	99.00%
9/13/14	50	1496	98.99%
9/13/13	50	1492	98.99%
13/15/15	47	1499	98.98%
10/12/15	49.5	1496	98.97%
10/13/12	50	1498	98.96%
12/15/15	47.5	1498	98.92%
9/12/15	50	1495	98.88%
10/12/14	50	1500	98.86%
10/12/13	50	1496	98.86%
11/15/15	48	1497	98.85%
11/15/14	48	1493	98.85%
11/11/15	49.5	1500	98.83%
12/15/13	48	1498	98.81%
10/15/14	48.5	1492	98.77%
10/11/15	50	1499	98.75%
11/15/13	48.5	1497	98.74%
12/14/14	48	1497	98.72%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Poison Jab
13
9
1.0s
13
Poison Sting
4
6
0.5s
8

Charged Attacks

Dig
100
-50
4.5s
22.22
Horn Attack
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Ice Beam
95
-50
3.5s
27.14
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34

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 Nidorino 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

Nidorino has 1 costume in Pokémon GO.

Party Hat Nidorino

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Poison-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Nidorino 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:

Size

Ranges from 0.441 m to 1.575 m tall, averaging 0.9 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.441 m 1'05"	0.45 m 1'06"
XS	0.45 m 1'06"	0.675 m 2'03"
M	0.675 m 2'03"	1.125 m 3'08"
XL	1.125 m 3'08"	1.35 m 4'05"
XXL	1.35 m 4'05"	1.575 m 5'02"

XXS

0.441 m

1'05"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.45 m

1'06"

0.675 m

2'03"

0.675 m

2'03"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.125 m

3'08"

1.35 m

4'05"

XXL

1.35 m

4'05"

1.575 m

5'02"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	23s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	8s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

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

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	19 CP	27	1075 CP
2	61 CP	28	1114 CP
3	103 CP	29	1154 CP
4	145 CP	30	1194 CP
5	187 CP	31	1214 CP
6	230 CP	32	1234 CP
7	272 CP	33	1254 CP
8	314 CP	34	1274 CP
9	356 CP	35	1294 CP
10	398 CP	36	1313 CP
11	438 CP	37	1333 CP
12	477 CP	38	1353 CP
13	517 CP	39	1373 CP
14	557 CP	40	1393 CP
15	597 CP	41	1411 CP
16	637 CP	42	1429 CP
17	676 CP	43	1446 CP
18	716 CP	44	1464 CP
19	756 CP	45	1483 CP
20	796 CP	46	1501 CP
21	836 CP	47	1519 CP
22	875 CP	48	1538 CP
23	915 CP	49	1556 CP
24	955 CP	50	1575 CP
25	995 CP	51	1594 CP
26	1035 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	19 CP	18	716 CP	35	1294 CP
2	61 CP	19	756 CP	36	1313 CP
3	103 CP	20	796 CP	37	1333 CP
4	145 CP	21	836 CP	38	1353 CP
5	187 CP	22	875 CP	39	1373 CP
6	230 CP	23	915 CP	40	1393 CP
7	272 CP	24	955 CP	41	1411 CP
8	314 CP	25	995 CP	42	1429 CP
9	356 CP	26	1035 CP	43	1446 CP
10	398 CP	27	1075 CP	44	1464 CP
11	438 CP	28	1114 CP	45	1483 CP
12	477 CP	29	1154 CP	46	1501 CP
13	517 CP	30	1194 CP	47	1519 CP
14	557 CP	31	1214 CP	48	1538 CP
15	597 CP	32	1234 CP	49	1556 CP
16	637 CP	33	1254 CP	50	1575 CP
17	676 CP	34	1274 CP	51	1594 CP

Level Up

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


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


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

Nidoran♂

Nidoking