What is a good competitive moveset for Nidorino? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Nidorino is popular Poison-typed Pokemon. Nidorino is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Nidorino's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Nidorino is an astounding Physical Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Nidorino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Nidorino's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidorino will be poisoned.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking). ♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Nidorino has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Nidorino? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Nidorino is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Nidorino from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Nidorino's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidorino will be poisoned.
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil). ♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness). ♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking). ♦ Thief is a physical 40-base power Dark-type move (if your Nidorino has no item, it steals the target's).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Nidorino learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation. Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Nidorino can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Nidorino
Moves: Swagger + Flatter
Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
Moves: Rest + Snore
Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
Moves with Priority: Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Sucker Punch
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Nidorino's stats
Amnesia
Defense Curl
Most notable and possible best moves for Nidorino
Head Smash
Ice Beam
Protect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Nidorino in Diamond and Pearl
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