Competitive Information for Female Nidoran [Sun/Moon]
Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Nidoran-f? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Nidoran is a marvelous Poison-typed Pokemon. Nidoran is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Nidoran can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Nidoran's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Poisonium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Claw
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
Physical Sweeper Nidoran-F (Hustle)
Nidoran is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hustle, Nidoran's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Water Pulse
Special Sweeper Nidoran-F (Poison Point)
Nidoran is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Nidoran's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoran will be poisoned.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Nidoran-f? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Poisonium Z / Shell Bell
Ability: Hustle
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 144 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 Def / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Poison Jab / Poison Tail
- Double-Edge / Return
- Shadow Claw
- Crunch / Sucker Punch
Doubles Physical Sweeper Nidoran-F (Hustle)
Nidoran is an awesome Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Hustle, Nidoran's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x.
♦ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 144 Hp / 8 Def / 252 SpA / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Ice Beam
- Thunderbolt
- Water Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Nidoran-F (Poison Point)
Nidoran is an awesome Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Nidoran's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Nidoran will be poisoned.
♦ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
♦ Ice Beam is a special 90-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Water Pulse is a special 60-base power Water-type move (20% chance to confuse the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Nidoran-f 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.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Nidoran-f can perform in Sun/Moon. 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 SM Move and Ability Combos for Nidoran-f
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Thunderbolt + Ice beam
- Ability: Hustle + Item: Blunder policy
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Detect, Endure, Helping Hand, Protect, Sucker Punch
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Nidoran-f's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Hone Claws
- Rage
- Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Nidoran-f
- Hidden Power
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Nidoran-f in Sun and Moon
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