Nidoran♂'s best moves in Pokémon GO

Nidoran♂'s Fast Attacks Guide

Moves

Nidoran♂ has access to 2 Fast Attacks (Peck and Poison Sting), which cover Flying and Poison-type attacks. When using Poison Sting you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

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	5

Effects

Peck has no special effects.

See Peck details page ↗

Poison Sting570.6s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Grass
  • Fairy

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

• 39.1%
• • Steel

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
Peck	10	10.00	10	10.00	1.0s	6	5	-
Poison Sting	5	8.33	7	11.67	0.6s	3	9	-

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.

Nidoran♂'s Fast Attacks Type Coverage

Flying	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.6	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×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

Nidoran♂'s Charge Attacks Guide

Moves

Nidoran♂ has access to 3 Charge Attacks (Sludge Bomb, Horn Attack, and Body Slam), which cover Poison and Normal-type attacks. When using Sludge Bomb you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Sludge Bomb80502.3s

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
• • Grass
  • Fairy

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

• 39.1%
• • Steel

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 ↗

Horn Attack40331.9s

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Steel

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	40
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	1.9s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	40
Energy	35

Effects

Horn Attack has no special effects.

See Horn Attack details page ↗

Body Slam50331.9s

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
• • Rock
  • Steel

• 39.1%
• • Ghost

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 ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Body Slam	50	26.32	33	-	1.9s	60	35	-
Horn Attack	40	21.62	33	-	1.9s	40	35	-
Sludge Bomb	80	34.78	50	-	2.3s	80	50	-

PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy required, 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.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

There are no Nidoran♂ moves that have Special Effects in PvP.

Nidoran♂'s Charge Attacks 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