Nidorina
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb, worth 7.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Nidorina can learn 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 0.5s | +4 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Poison Fang | Poison | 30 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | 80 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Nidorina has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,480 at level 50, 1,309 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 748 CP at level 20, or 935 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 697 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 117 attack · 120 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 100 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 | 0.8 m and 20 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Nidorina does not have one best moveset, it has 6. 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, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Fairy | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Poison Sting + Thunderbolt | 8.2 | |
| Water | Poison Sting + Thunderbolt | 8.2 |
| Psychic | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 7.7 |
| Fire | Poison Sting + Dig | 7.3 |
| Electric | Poison Sting + Dig | 7.3 |
| Ghost | Bite + Thunderbolt | 7.0 |
| Normal | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Bug | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Ice | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Dragon | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Dark | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Poison | Bite + Dig | 6.7 |
| Rock | Bite + Dig | 6.7 |
| Steel | Bite + Dig | 6.7 |
| Ground | Bite + Sludge Bomb | 5.0 |
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 Nidorina is actually for.
Counters: what beats Nidorina
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 46.4 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 39.6 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 38.5 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 38.5 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 38.2 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 38.2 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 38.2 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 37.4 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 37.0 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 36.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Nidorina's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.