Nidorino
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, worth 8.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Nidorino can learn 8 combinations. Poison Jab 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dig | Ground | 100 | 4.5s | -50 |
| Horn Attack | Normal | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Nidorino has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,575 at level 50, 1,393 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 796 CP at level 20, or 995 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 743 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 137 attack · 111 defense · 156 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 | 0.9 m and 19.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Nidorino 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 Grass, Fairy, Flying.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 13.0 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 13.0 |
| Poison Jab + Ice Beam | 9.3 | |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Ice Beam | 9.3 |
| Ground | Poison Sting + Ice Beam | 8.8 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Dig | 8.7 |
| Electric | Poison Jab + Dig | 8.7 |
| Normal | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Fighting | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Water | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Psychic | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Ice | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Dark | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 8.5 |
| Poison | Poison Sting + Dig | 8.2 |
| Rock | Poison Sting + Dig | 8.2 |
| Steel | Poison Sting + Dig | 7.2 |
| Ghost | Poison Sting + Ice Beam | 6.3 |
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 Nidorino is actually for.
Counters: what beats Nidorino
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 49.8 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 42.5 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 41.2 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 41.2 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 41.0 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 41.0 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 40.9 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 40.1 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 39.6 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 39.3 |
Ranked by damage per second against Nidorino's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.