Nidorino

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.

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.

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
Deoxys	Psychic	Zen HeadbuttPsycho Boost	60.9
Mewtwo	Psychic	ConfusionPsystrikeLegacy	49.8
Alakazam	Psychic	ConfusionPsychicLegacy	42.5
Groudon	Ground	Mud ShotPrecipice BladesLegacy	41.2
Azelf	Psychic	ConfusionFuturesight	41.2

Ranked by damage per second against Nidorino's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family. Twelve deep, with what Nidorino is weak to.

Type matchups

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Nidorino has been released. Players have found it from: wild, research, evolution, photobomb.

Evolution family

Numbers

What it costs