Nidorina in Pokémon GO

Type	Poison
Pokédex number	#30
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	117 / 120 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,309 / 1,480 / 1,498
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy
Height / weight	0.8 m / 20 kg

Nidorina evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Nidorina evolves from Nidoran♀ for 25 Nidoran♀ Candy.

Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen for 100 Nidoran♀ Candy.

Family: Nidoran♀ · Nidorina · Nidoqueen

Nidorina CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	561	522	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	748	697	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	935	871	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,122	1,045	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,216	1,132	142
40	1,309	1,220	147
45	1,394	1,298	152
50	1,480	1,379	157
51	1,498	1,395	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Nidorina best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Nidorina at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Nidorina gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Poison Sting	Sludge Bomb	6.9
Bite	Sludge Bomb	6.2
Poison Sting	Thunderbolt	6.0
Bite	Thunderbolt	5.6
Poison Sting	Dig	5.2

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Bite	Dark	6	4	0.5 s	12.0
Poison Sting	Poison	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Dig	Ground	100	50	4.5 s	22.2
Poison Fang	Poison	30	33	1.5 s	20.0	same type, ×1.2
Sludge Bomb	Poison	85	50	2.5 s	34.0	same type, ×1.2
Thunderbolt	Electric	80	50	2.5 s	32.0

Nidorina weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Poison. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Ground	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Bug	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Fighting	×0.625
Grass	×0.625
Poison	×0.625

Nidorina CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,309 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.