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Table of contents

• Overview and stats
• PvE and PvP analysis
• Moves and best movesets
• CP chart
• Pokédex information
• Evolution chart
• Mega boosts
• Power-up costs
• Family and forms
• Size information
• Encounter data
• Sprites
• Pokédex entries
• Frequently asked questions

Shadow Nidoran♂ is a Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 860 CP and is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Poison Sting / Sludge Bomb. It is boosted by Cloudy weather. Its shiny form is available.

Shadow Nidoran♂ Stats and Max CP

Shadow Nidoran♂'s Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

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PvE Analysis

Shadow Nidoran♂ PvE Analysis

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PvP Analysis

Shadow Nidoran♂ PvP Analysis

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🧸 Little Cup

With the Shadow boost to its offenses, the already-good Nidoran Male is stronger now, raking up several wins against the Little Cup meta. Shadow Nidoran beats Grass, Fairy, and even Dark types like Deino and Vullaby, but in addition, it also takes out Pokémon that the regular variant can't, such as Barboach, Chinchou, Ducklett, Swinub, Walrein, and Wynaut. These are all noteworthy wins that regular Nidoran can't manage. However, it gives up Seel and Mandibuzz. Shadow Nidoran Male is too weak for the other PvP Leagues.

Raid Attacker

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Shadow Nidoran♂ Type Chart

Shadow Nidoran♂ takes increased damage from:

Ground160.0%

Psychic160.0%

Shadow Nidoran♂ takes reduced damage from:

Bug62.5%

Fairy62.5%

Fighting62.5%

Grass62.5%

Poison62.5%

Shadow Nidoran♂ best moveset

Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb

Poison Sting

Sludge Bomb

Shadow Nidoran♂'s best moveset is Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb, with 4.75 DPS (damage per second) and 27.3 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Cloudy weather.

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#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	eDPS	DPS	TDO
1.	Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	3.32	4.75	27.3
2.	Poison Sting	Body Slam	3.30	4.73	27.2
3.	Poison Sting	Horn Attack	3.23	4.63	26.6
4.	Peck	Body Slam	2.80	4.02	23.1
5.	Peck	Horn Attack	2.78	3.99	23.0
6.	Peck	Sludge Bomb	2.69	3.86	22.2
7.	Peck	Frustration	0	0.10	0
8.	Poison Sting	Frustration	0	0.10	0

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Fast Attacks

• Peck10101.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Bug
    • Grass

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel
    • Electric

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	10
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.5s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	6
  Energy	8

  
  

  Effects

  Peck has no special effects.

  See Peck details page ↗
• Poison Sting460.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Ground
    • Rock
    • Ghost

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

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

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	9

  
  

  Effects

  Poison Sting has no special effects.

  See Poison Sting details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Horn Attack45332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	0.9s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	40
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Horn Attack has no special effects.

  See Horn Attack details page ↗
• Body Slam50332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.3s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Body Slam has no special effects.

  See Body Slam details page ↗
• Frustration10332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  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 ↗
• Sludge Bomb85502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Grass
    • Fairy

  • 62.5%
  • • Poison
    • Ground
    • Rock
    • Ghost

  • 39.1%
  • • Steel

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	85
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Sludge Bomb has no special effects.

  See Sludge Bomb details page ↗

More information

The following chart shows Shadow Nidoran♂'s DPS and TDO for every fast and charged attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Nidoran♂'s movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.

Legacy Elite Fast and Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Nidoran♂ has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Shadow Nidoran♂ CP Chart

Shadow Nidoran♂ reaches a maximum of 860 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 418–491 CP, rising to 522–614 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 337–369 CP.

Max CP	860 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	337 CP - 369 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	450 CP - 491 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	418 CP - 491 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	522 CP - 614 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

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• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaranteed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Nidoran♂ Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50. CP Calculator

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#32
Height	0.5 m
Weight	9 kg
Region	Generation 1
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	15%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Nidoran♂	25 Candy	Nidorino
Nidorino	100 Candy	Nidoking

• Nidoran♂ evolves into Nidorino which costs 25 Candy.
• Nidorino evolves into Nidoking which costs 100 Candy.

▾How to purify Shadow Nidoran♂

Purification cost	3 Candy
	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Nidoran♂

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Nidoran♂'s Poison-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Nidoran♂.

Poison

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Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.

Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza

• Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
• Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.

Power-up costs

	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
LVL 50	624,000	406	360
LVL 40	336,000	406	12
LVL 35	228,000	274	-
LVL 30	150,000	185	-
LVL 25	96,000	136	-
LVL 20	57,000	97	-
LVL 15	30,600	67	-
LVL 10	13,200	38	-
LVL 5	3,600	18	-

Shadow Nidoran♂ Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Nidoran♂ from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Nidoran♂ in Pokémon GO.

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Nidoran♂ in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Nidoran♂

Nidorino

Nidoking

Shadow Nidoran♂

Shadow Nidorino

Shadow Nidoking

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Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Nidoran♂

• Regular Shadow Nidoran♂Copy shortcode
• Shiny Shadow Nidoran♂Copy shortcode

Shadow Nidoran♂ high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Nidoran♂. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

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