Shadow Nidorina best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Nidorina's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb, with 10.14 damage per second, and it can deal 148.1 damage before Shadow Nidorina faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Nidorina are:

Poison Sting

Sludge Bomb

DPS10.14

TDO148.08

Score19.8

Boosted by

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All Shadow Nidorina movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Nidorina 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.	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	10.14	148.1	19.8
2.	Bite	Sludge Bomb	10.10	147.5	19.7
3.	Bite	Thunderbolt	8.91	130.0	17.4
4.	Poison Sting	Thunderbolt	8.72	127.3	17.0
5.	Bite	Poison Fang	8.02	117.0	15.7
6.	Poison Sting	Poison Fang	7.66	111.9	15.0
7.	Bite	Dig	7.64	111.5	14.9
8.	Poison Sting	Dig	7.35	107.3	14.4
9.	Bite	Frustration	4.78	69.8	9.3
10.	Poison Sting	Frustration	3.95	57.6	7.7

Shadow Nidorina 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 Nidorina'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 Nidorina charge moves guide

Shadow Nidorina has access to 5 Charge moves (Dig, Poison Fang, Thunderbolt, Sludge Bomb, and Frustration), which cover Ground, Poison, Electric, 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

Dig10050

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	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.7s
Damage window	2.8s - 4.5s

Trainer Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50

Effects

Dig has no special effects.

See Dig details page ↗

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 ↗

Thunderbolt8050

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	Rainy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Thunderbolt has no special effects.

See Thunderbolt 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 ↗

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
Dig	100	21.28	50	1.60	4.7s	80	50	1.60
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
Thunderbolt	80	32.00	50	1.64	2.5s	90	55	1.64

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 Nidorina's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Ground	×1.0	×1.0	×0.4	×1.6	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0
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
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
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