Nidorino Raid Guide

Nidorino

Nidorino is a Tier 3 raid boss. It is a pure Poison type Pokémon and as such, is weak to only the Psychic and Ground types.

It is obtainable with the following CP values:

• 557 – 597 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
• 929 – 995 CP at Level 25 with [cloudy] weather boost

Nidorino is an easy solo raid for high-level trainers. 2-3 low-level players can beat Nidorino by using any of the counters stated in this article.

It is worth noting that Raticate caught during the Pokémon GO New Year 2026 Event will be wearing a party hat and can be shiny!

Nidorino Counters

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Nidorino:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Shadow Mewtwo	Confuson	Psystrike [psyshic-icon]	67.63	1	55s
2.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic	62.67	1	59s
3.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	58.59	0	62s
4.	Mega Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	56.25	1	66s
5.	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike	56.17	1	66s
6.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	56.40	1	66s
7.	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic	56.24	2	67s
8.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	54.78	1	68s
9.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	54.43	1	68s
10.	Shadow Regigigas	Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	53.93	1	69s
11.	Unbound Hoopa	Confusion	Psychic	53.94	1	69s
12.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	53.43	1	70s
13.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	53.44	1	70s
14.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	51.51	1	72s
15.	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	50.68	0	73s
16.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	50.49	1	73s
17.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	50.34	1	74s
18.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	50.28	1	74s
19.	Shadow Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	50.07	2	75s
20.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	49.64	1	75s
21.	Shadow Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	50.07	2	75s
22.	Mega Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	48.65	0	75s
23.	Shadow Exeggutor	Confusion	Psychic	50.07	2	75s
24.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	48.14	0	76s
25.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	48.45	1	76s
26.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	48.25	0	77s
27.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	47.44	1	78s
28.	Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic	46.99	2	80s
29.	Shadow Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	45.84	1	82s
30.	Confined Hoopa	Confusion	Psychic	45.48	1	81s

Nidorino Stats and Movepool

Nidorino Poison
Max CP	1575
ATK	137
DEF	111
HP	156
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Poison Jab Poison Sting
Charge moves	Sludge Bomb Ice Beam Dig Horn Attack

Party Hat Nidorino Sprites

Normal Sprite	Shiny Sprite

All the best, trainers!