Shadow Nidoran♀ best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Nidoran♀'s best moveset in Pokémon GO is Bite and Sludge Bomb, with 8.20 damage per second, and it can deal 79.4 damage before Shadow Nidoran♀ faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Nidoran♀ are:

Bite

Sludge Bomb

DPS8.20

TDO79.39

Score14.5

Boosted by

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All Shadow Nidoran♀ movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Nidoran♀ movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Bite	Sludge Bomb	8.20	79.4	14.5
2.	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	8.15	78.9	14.4
3.	Bite	Body Slam	6.81	65.9	12.0
4.	Poison Sting	Body Slam	6.54	63.3	11.5
5.	Bite	Poison Fang	6.54	63.3	11.5
6.	Poison Sting	Poison Fang	6.21	60.2	11.0
7.	Bite	Frustration	3.86	37.4	6.8
8.	Poison Sting	Frustration	3.20	31.0	5.6

Shadow Nidoran♀ fast moves guide

Moves

Bite64

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	6
Energy	4
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	4
Energy	2

Effects

Bite has no special effects.

See Bite details page ↗

Poison Sting57

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	7
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.4s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Poison Sting has no special effects.

See Poison Sting details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Bite	6	12.00	4	8.00	0.5s	4	2	4.00	2.00	1s
Poison Sting	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	1.50	4.50	1s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Shadow Nidoran♀'s Fast Moves Type Coverage

Dark	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6
Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6

Shadow Nidoran♀ charge moves guide

Shadow Nidoran♀ has access to 4 Charge moves (Poison Fang, Sludge Bomb, Body Slam, and Frustration), which cover Poison and Normal-type attacks. When using Poison Fang and Sludge Bomb you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Poison Fang3533

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	35
Energy	33
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	1.7s
Damage window	0.9s - 1.4s

Trainer Battles

Damage	45
Energy	40

Effects

Special

Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

See Poison Fang details page ↗

Sludge Bomb8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	2.3s
Damage window	1.1s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

Body Slam5033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	1.2s - 1.7s

Trainer Battles

Damage	60
Energy	35

Effects

Body Slam has no special effects.

See Body Slam details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Body Slam	50	26.32	33	1.71	1.9s	60	35	1.71
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Poison Fang Special Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%	35	20.59	33	1.13	1.7s	45	40	1.13
Sludge Bomb	80	34.78	50	1.60	2.3s	80	50	1.60

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Poison Fang has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

Shadow Nidoran♀'s Charge Moves Type Coverage

Poison	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×0.6	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0