Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Nidorina in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Nidorina are: Primal Groudon, Shadow Mewtwo, Mega Garchomp, Mega Alakazam, Shadow Groudon, Mega Latios, and Mega Gallade. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Nidorina in a 3-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

#1

Shadow Mewtwo

Confusion / Psystrike

#2

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

#3

Mega Alakazam

Confusion / Psychic

#4

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

#5

Mega Latios

Zen Headbutt / Psychic

#6

Mega Gallade

Confusion / Psychic

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	45.39	2875.6	1	89s	111.6
2.	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	52.51	1547.6	2	77s	109.3
3.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	41.07	2932.3	1	98s	103.6
4.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	48.40	1340.8	2	83s	99.4
5.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	42.22	2160.4	1	95s	99.1
6.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	42.38	1844.3	2	95s	96.0
7.	Mega Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	43.46	1591.5	2	93s	94.8
8.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	39.57	2180.5	1	102s	94.4
9.	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	43.61	1532.4	2	92s	94.3
10.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	38.84	2068.3	1	103s	91.9
11.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	43.58	1263.3	3	92s	90.4
12.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	38.45	1949.5	2	105s	90.1
13.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	40.18	1578.7	2	100s	89.0
14.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	37.55	1949.0	2	107s	88.4
15.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	41.44	1351.5	2	97s	88.2
16.	Hoopa Unbound	Confusion	Psychic	41.68	1322.1	3	96s	88.1
17.	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	39.64	1496.3	2	101s	87.1
18.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	38.91	1572.6	2	103s	86.7
19.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	36.69	1922.7	2	110s	86.5
20.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	35.27	2140.4	1	114s	85.9
21.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	37.42	1706.2	2	107s	85.6
22.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	37.50	1607.0	2	107s	84.7
23.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	34.05	2033.0	1	118s	82.6
24.	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	43.36	832.2	4	93s	82.2
25.	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	35.19	1726.2	2	114s	81.8
26.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	32.27	2040.3	1	124s	79.3
27.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	34.68	1529.9	2	116s	78.8
28.	Shadow Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	38.68	1026.6	3	104s	78.7
29.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	35.14	1403.7	2	114s	78.1
30.	Shadow Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	35.52	1323.8	3	113s	77.8

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Nidorina in a 3-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Shadow Nidorina CP range from Raids

Shadow Nidorina can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 657 CP to 748 CP, with no weather boost
From 821 CP to 935 CP with Cloudy weather boost

Shadow Nidorina weaknesses

Shadow Nidorina type chart

When fighting Shadow Nidorina, keep in mind the that Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, and Poison-type moves.

Shadow Nidorina takes increased damage from:
160%	Ground Psychic

Shadow Nidorina takes reduced damage from:
63%	Bug Fairy Fighting Grass Poison

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Nidorina

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Psychic	198.0%	Windy
Ground	134.0%	Sunny
Dragon	14.0%	Windy
Fire	12.0%	Sunny
Flying	8.0%	Windy
Normal	8.0%	Partly Cloudy
Dark	8.0%	Fog
Ghost	6.0%	Fog
Steel	4.0%	Snow
Water	4.0%	Rain
Rock	2.0%	Partly Cloudy
Bug	2.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Nidorina in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Nidorina down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Shadow Nidorina counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.