What is a good competitive moveset for Nidoran-m? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Nidoran is a decent 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.
Species: Nidoran-M Item: Blunder Policy / Shell Bell Ability: Hustle Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD Moveset: - Shadow Claw / Sucker Punch - Poison Jab / Poison Tail - Head Smash / Shadow Claw - Drill Run
Physical Sweeper Nidoran-M (Hustle)
Nidoran is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Nidoran recover from the recoil damage it may take from Head Smash. With Hustle, Nidoran's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x. Shadow Claw or Sucker Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Nidoran misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking). ◆ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ◆ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison). ◆ Head Smash is a physical 150-base power Rock-type move (has 1/2 recoil). ◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Nidoran-m? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Species: Nidoran-M Item: Blunder Policy / Shell Bell Ability: Hustle Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA) EVs: 136 Hp / 252 Atk / 60 Def / 60 SpD Moveset: - Shadow Claw / Sucker Punch - Poison Jab / Poison Tail - Head Smash / Shadow Claw - Drill Run
Doubles Physical Sweeper Nidoran-M (Hustle)
Nidoran is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Nidoran recover from the recoil damage it may take from Head Smash. With Hustle, Nidoran's attack is 1.5x and accuracy of its physical attacks is 0.8x. Shadow Claw or Sucker Punch are added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Blunder Policy equipped to it, if Nidoran misses due to accuracy, its speed is raised by 2 stages then the Blunder Policy gets consumed.
◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 70-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. Fails if target is not attacking). ◆ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target). ◆ Poison Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 50-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison). ◆ Head Smash is a physical 150-base power Rock-type move (has 1/2 recoil). ◆ Shadow Claw is a physical 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio). ◆ Drill Run is a physical 80-base power Ground-type move (high critical hit ratio).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Nidoran-m 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 Nidoran-m can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS Move and Ability Combos for Nidoran-m
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: Detect, Endure, Protect, Helping Hand, Sucker Punch
Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Nidoran-m's stats
Amnesia
Curse
Defense Curl
Hone Claws
Skull Bash
Most notable and possible best moves for Nidoran-m
Head Smash
Ice Beam
Protect
Reflect
Rest
Toxic
Common Effort Values for Nidoran-m in Sword and Shield
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