Nidoran♂

#32 (Kanto)

#33 Nidorino ›

Pokémon type

Poison

Nidoran♂ weaknesses

Nidoran♂ is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Nidoran♂ is resistant to Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Nidoran♂

The best moves for Nidoran♂ are Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. This combination also deals the most damage per turn in Trainer Battles.

Attacking

Poison Sting

9.6DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Peck

10DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Trainer Battles

Poison Sting

4.5EPT

Sludge Bomb

1.92DPE

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Evolution calculator »

Evolution

There are 3 Pokémon in the Nidoran♂ family. Nidoran♂ evolves into Nidorino for 25 Candy, then into Nidoking for 100 Candy.

Game images

Nidoran♂, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Nidoran♂ is a Poison Pokémon. It is weak to Ground and Psychic moves. Nidoran♂'s best moveset is Poison Sting & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 973. Nidoran♂ evolves into Nidorino.

About

"Nidoran♂ has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice."

Moves & Movesets

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Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Peck	10	10	10
Poison Sting	4	12	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Body Slam	50	3	1.52
Horn Attack	45	3	1.36
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Poison Sting	4	2	2.4	4.5
Peck	6	2	3	4

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Body Slam	65	40	1.63
Horn Attack	40	35	1.14
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	6.3	100%
Peck 10 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	5.7	91%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.2	82%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.9	78%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Horn Attack 22.5 DPS	4.6	74%
Peck 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	4.6	73%
Peck 10 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	4.5	72%
Peck 10 DPS	Horn Attack 22.5 DPS	4.3	68%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.5	56%
Peck 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.1	50%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Peck 10 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	2.2	100%
Peck 10 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.7	79%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	1.7	75%
Peck 10 DPS	Horn Attack 22.5 DPS	1.6	74%
Peck 10 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.4	64%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Body Slam 25 DPS	1.3	60%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Horn Attack 22.5 DPS	1.2	56%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1	47%
Peck 10 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1	44%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.7	33%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	12	11	100%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	97%
Peck 4 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	14	10.7	97%
Peck 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	10.4	94%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	10	9.7	88%
Peck 4 EPT	Body Slam 1.63 DPE	10	9.5	86%
Peck 4 EPT	Horn Attack 1.14 DPE	10	7.6	69%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Horn Attack 1.14 DPE	8	7.5	68%
Peck 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	3.6	32%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	28%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Nidoran♂?

Nidoran♂ is weak to Ground and Psychic moves.

The best counter to Nidoran♂ is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y and Mega Mewtwo X.

The top Nidoran♂ counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	86%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psychic	85%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		105
Defense		76
Stamina		130

Max HP

Level 40

114

Size

Height	0.5 m
Weight	9 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	369
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	491
Level 30 Max wild	737
Level 40	860
Level 50	973

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	614
Level 35 (wild)	799