Official artwork for this exact form.
Basic Information
Stats
1594
1393
1575
Cloudy
CP figures assume 15/15/15 IVs — the same real CPM formula used by our CP Calculator.
Moves
Fast Moves
Charged Moves
Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb + Dig — PvPoke's top-rated real moveset for this Pokémon.
PvP Rankings
Great League
PvPoke score: 67.7/100
Strong vs:
Florges, Jumpluff, Ninetales (Shadow), Azumarill, Tinkaton
Weak vs:
Mimikyu, Jellicent, Altaria, Lickilicky, Empoleon
Ultra League
Not currently ranked by PvPoke for Ultra League.
Master League
Not currently ranked by PvPoke for Master League.
PvP scores, rankings and matchups are real, precomputed data from the open-source PvPoke battle simulator — not PokeGoHub estimates.
PvE / Raid Attacking
Calculated from this Pokémon's real base Attack stat and its best available charged move's power ÷ cooldown (DPS) — a transparent, documented formula, not an official Niantic or third-party tier list. Use it to compare relative attacking power, not as a definitive ranking.
Evolution
Evolves from Nidoran Male.
→ Nidoking
🍬 100 Candy
🌟 Purifying this Shadow Pokémon costs 3000 Stardust and 3 Candy.
Type Effectiveness
Weak Against
Resistant To
Immune To
Shiny
Shiny artwork shown above for reference. We don't maintain a live, region-by-region shiny-release-date log here (Niantic's shiny rollouts change too often to track reliably per species) — check current spawns, raids and event pages, or track your own catches with the Shiny Checklist.
