Nidorina

When Nidorina are with their friends or family, they keep their barbs tucked away to prevent hurting each other. This Pokémon appears to become nervous if separated from the others.

Dex No

#030

Nidorina Weaknesses and Strengths

Nidorina is a Poison type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Poison Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Nidorina in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Nidorina.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	51.74	245.60
Bite	Sludge Bomb	53.74	233.03
Poison Sting	Thunderbolt	42.00	210.72
Poison Sting	Return	60.00	209.38
Bite	Thunderbolt	44.00	209.04
Bite	Return	62.00	204.70
Bite	Dig	33.28	186.63
Poison Sting	Dig	31.28	185.75
Bite	Poison Fang	36.71	183.89
Poison Sting	Poison Fang	34.71	181.72

All Moves for Nidorina

Below are all the moves that Nidorina can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Sludge Bomb	Charged	80	41.74	2300ms	-50
Thunderbolt	Charged	80	32	2500ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Poison Fang	Charged	35	24.71	1700ms	-33
Dig	Charged	100	21.28	4700ms	-50
Bite	Quick	6	12	500ms	4
Poison Sting	Quick	5	10	600ms	7

Nidorina Evolution

Nidoran (Female)	Requires 25x Candy	Nidorina
Nidorina	Requires 100x Candy	Nidoqueen

Best Nidorina Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Nidorina Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Nidorina in a raid.