Nidoran♂
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb, worth 6.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Nidoran♂ can learn 6 combinations. Poison Sting with Sludge Bomb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peck | 10 | 1.0s | +10 | |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Horn Attack | Normal | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Nidoran♂ has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 973 at level 50, 860 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 491 CP at level 20, or 614 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 450 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 105 attack · 76 defense · 130 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| 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 | 0.5 m and 9 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Nidoran♂ does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Fighting.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.2 |
| Fairy | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.2 |
| Fighting | Peck + Sludge Bomb | 6.9 |
| Bug | Peck + Sludge Bomb | 6.9 |
| Normal | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 | |
| Fire | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Water | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Electric | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Psychic | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Ice | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Dragon | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Dark | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 6.6 |
| Poison | Peck + Body Slam | 4.5 |
| Ground | Peck + Body Slam | 4.5 |
| Ghost | Peck + Sludge Bomb | 4.3 |
| Rock | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 3.8 |
| Steel | Poison Sting + Body Slam | 3.1 |
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 Nidoran♂ is actually for.
Counters: what beats Nidoran♂
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 68.9 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 58.8 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 57.1 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 57.0 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 56.7 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 56.7 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 56.6 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 55.5 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 54.8 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 54.5 |
Ranked by damage per second against Nidoran♂'s own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.