Nidoran (Male)

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.

Dex No

#032

Nidoran (Male) Weaknesses and Strengths

Nidoran (Male) is a Poison type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Poison Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Nidoran (Male) in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Nidoran (Male).

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	51.74	220.43
Peck	Sludge Bomb	51.74	208.69
Poison Sting	Return	60.00	187.93
Peck	Return	60.00	177.38
Poison Sting	Body Slam	36.32	173.81
Peck	Body Slam	36.32	167.12
Poison Sting	Horn Attack	31.62	154.49
Peck	Horn Attack	31.62	149.79
Peck	Frustration	15.00	86.26
Poison Sting	Frustration	15.00	83.82

All Moves for Nidoran (Male)

Below are all the moves that Nidoran (Male) can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Horn Attack	Charged	40	21.62	1850ms	-33
Body Slam	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Sludge Bomb	Charged	80	41.74	2300ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Poison Sting	Quick	5	10	600ms	7
Peck	Quick	10	10	1000ms	10

Nidoran (Male) Evolution

Nidoran (Female)	Requires 25x Candy	Nidorino
Nidorino	Requires 100x Candy	Nidoking

Best Nidoran (Male) Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Nidoran (Male) Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Nidoran (Male) in a raid.