Nidoqueen
PoisonGround
Best attacking moveset: Poison Sting and Earthquake, worth 10.3 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Nidoqueen can learn 20 combinations. Poison Sting with Earthquake does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Mud Slap | Ground | 19 | 1.5s | +13 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Earth Power | Ground | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | 105 | 3.0s | -100 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Nidoqueen has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,812 at level 50, 2,488 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,421 CP at level 20, or 1,777 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,351 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 180 attack · 173 defense · 207 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.3 m and 60 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Nidoqueen does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Poison, Rock, Steel.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Poison | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 15.9 |
| Rock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 15.9 |
| Steel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 15.9 |
| Fire | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 15.9 |
| Electric | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 15.9 |
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Wave | 14.8 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Wave | 14.8 |
| Ghost | Bite + Earthquake | 12.3 |
| Psychic | Bite + Earthquake | 12.3 |
| Poison Sting + Stone Edge | 11.3 | |
| Bug | Poison Sting + Stone Edge | 11.3 |
| Ice | Poison Sting + Stone Edge | 11.3 |
| Normal | Poison Sting + Earthquake | 10.3 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Earthquake | 10.3 |
| Water | Poison Sting + Earthquake | 10.3 |
| Dragon | Poison Sting + Earthquake | 10.3 |
| Dark | Poison Sting + Earthquake | 10.3 |
| Ground | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 9.9 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Nidoqueen is actually for.
Counters: what beats Nidoqueen
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 33.3 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 28.5 |
 Inteleon | Water | Water Gun + Hydro Cannon Legacy | 28.3 |
 Kyogre | Water | Waterfall + Origin Pulse Legacy | 28.2 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 27.6 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 27.6 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 27.5 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 27.5 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 27.4 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 26.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Nidoqueen's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.