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Shadow Nidoran (Male) - #032Pokemon GO

TYPE
Poison
CANDY
3
STARDUST
100
DISTANCE
3KM

Shadow Nidoran (Male)

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

Nidoran♂ has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice.

Dex No

#032

Category

Shadow Pokemon

Capture Rate

50%

Flee Rate

15%

New Move

50000 50

Shadow Nidoran (Male) Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Nidoran (Male) is a Poison type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Poison Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Ground 160%
Psychic 160%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Fighting 62.5%
Poison 62.5%
Bug 62.5%
Grass 62.5%
Fairy 62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Nidoran (Male) in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Nidoran (Male).

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 51.74220.43
Peck Sludge Bomb 51.74208.69
Poison Sting Return 60.00187.93
Peck Return 60.00177.38
Poison Sting Body Slam 36.32173.81
Peck Body Slam 36.32167.12
Poison Sting Horn Attack 31.62154.49
Peck Horn Attack 31.62149.79
Peck Frustration 15.0086.26
Poison Sting Frustration 15.0083.82

All Moves for Shadow Nidoran (Male)

Below are all the moves that Shadow Nidoran (Male) can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Horn AttackCharged4021.621850ms-33
Body SlamCharged5026.321900ms-33
Sludge BombCharged8041.742300ms-50
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
PeckQuick10101000ms10
Poison StingQuick510600ms7

Shadow Nidoran (Male) Evolution


Shadow Nidoran (Male)
Requires
25x Candy

Shadow Nidorino

Shadow Nidorino
Requires
100x Candy

Shadow Nidoking

Best Shadow Nidoran (Male) Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Nidoran (Male) 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) Shadow Nidoran (Male) in a raid.

#150
Shadow Mewtwo

Shadow Mewtwo

TTK: 87.70

Confusion
Psystrike
#065
Mega Alakazam

Mega Alakazam

TTK: 91.40

Confusion
Futuresight
#065
Shadow Alakazam

Shadow Alakazam

TTK: 104.00

Confusion
Psychic
#282
Mega Gardevoir

Mega Gardevoir

TTK: 104.00

Confusion
Psychic
#150
Mewtwo

Mewtwo

TTK: 105.10

Confusion
Psystrike
#381
Mega Latios

Mega Latios

TTK: 105.10

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#383
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon

TTK: 106.20

Mud Shot
Earthquake
#381
Shadow Latios

Shadow Latios

TTK: 112.30

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#376
Shadow Metagross

Shadow Metagross

TTK: 113.40

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#384
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza

TTK: 117.90

Dragon Tail
Dragon Ascent
#464
Shadow Rhyperior

Shadow Rhyperior

TTK: 119.00

Mud Slap
Earthquake
#282
Shadow Gardevoir

Shadow Gardevoir

TTK: 119.20

Confusion
Psychic
#475
Shadow Gallade

Shadow Gallade

TTK: 119.20

Confusion
Psychic
#380
Mega Latias

Mega Latias

TTK: 121.70

Zen Headbutt
Psychic
#383
Groudon

Groudon

TTK: 121.90

Mud Shot
Precipice Blades
#445
Mega Garchomp

Mega Garchomp

TTK: 123.10

Dragon Tail
Earthquake
#065
Alakazam

Alakazam

TTK: 123.60

Confusion
Psychic
#482
Azelf

Azelf

TTK: 128.20

Extrasensory
Futuresight
#196
Espeon

Espeon

TTK: 128.40

Confusion
Psychic
#720
Hoopa

Hoopa

TTK: 128.40

Confusion
Psychic

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