- Attack
- 105
- Defense
- 76
- HP
- 130
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 491
- min 418
- Weather boostLv25
- 614
- min 522
- MaxLv50
- 973
- Lv40 860
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Nidoran♂ is a Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 491 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 614 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 973 at level 50. It is weak to Ground/Psychic attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Fighting/Poison/Bug/Fairy attacks. In raids, Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Nidorino with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Poison Pin Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 973 / 984
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Nidoran♂ has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Poison StingSludge BombBest100% efficiency8.9TDO 68 - 2
PeckSludge Bomb95% efficiency8.5TDO 65 - 3Poison Sting
Body Slam75% efficiency6.7TDO 51 - 4PeckBody Slam73% efficiency6.5TDO 49
- 5Poison StingHorn Attack71% efficiency6.4TDO 48
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison StingBestPoison · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
| PeckFlying · 1s | 10 | +10 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge BombBestPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
| Horn AttackNormal · 2s | 45 | 33 | 22.5 | 1.36 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Nidoran♂'s stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 86.0
- Actual Defense
- 45.3
- Actual HP
- 86
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Poison StingSludge BombBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 79% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 860 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Nidoran♂ only reaches CP 973 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 973 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 969 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 966 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 965 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 961 | 99.2% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 967 | 98.9% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 964 | 98.9% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 963 | 98.3% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 958 | 98.3% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 957 | 98.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow Nidoran♂ViewingBest movesPoison StingSludge Bomb
From Shadow Nidoran♂ to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Ground
Psychic - ×0.625
Grass
FightingPoison
Bug
Fairy
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
Ice×1- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×1
- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.08.23Spotlight Hour: Nidoran♂ · 2× Candy for transferring