Who to bring
CP 702–796
† Legacy move (Elite TM) · Mega-only move
Weak to1.6x1.6x
Nidorino against every one of the 18 attacking types. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.
It resists 0.625x0.625x0.625x0.625x
0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 6/6/6floor | 702 | 878 |
| 7/7/7 | 712 | 890 |
| 8/8/8 | 722 | 903 |
| 9/9/9 | 733 | 916 |
| 10/10/10 | 743 | 929 |
| 11/11/11 | 753 | 942 |
| 12/12/12 | 764 | 955 |
| 13/13/13 | 774 | 968 |
| 14/14/14 | 785 | 982 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 796 | 995 |
Caught CP range 702 - 796, or 878 - 995 when the weather boosts it.
A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 6/6/6 — a Shadow raid's floor is 6, not the usual 10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.
Shadow raid floor. A Shadow Raid encounter rolls a minimum of 6/6/6, so this band starts at 702, not at the 743 a 10/10/10 catch would give. pokebattler.com's own page for a Shadow boss prints that 10/10/10 value as its floor — it is applying the standard-raid rule — so expect its range to start 41 CP higher than this one.
What Nidorino throws at you: its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison JabSTAB | 13 | +9 | 1.0s | 0.40s |
| Poison StingSTAB | 4 | +6 | 0.5s | 0.28s |
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge BombSTAB | 85 | -50 | 2.5s | 1.30s |
 Ice Beam | 95 | -50 | 3.5s | 1.50s |
 Horn Attack | 45 | -33 | 2.0s | 0.95s |
| Dig | 100 | -50 | 4.5s | 2.60s |
Simulating each boss moveset…
A Shadow raid boss hits harder than its normal form (Shadow Frenzy), and the Pokemon you catch afterwards is a Shadow. Purified Gems weaken it mid-fight; the simulation does not use them.
Beating Shadow Nidorino should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 702-796.
Type a name, then Enter or click a result
Nidorino is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.
The chevron on the top 15 opens damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Every column (CP, faints, power, pokebattler.com's own rank) is under All settings.
The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.
| Boss moveset | Win % (1) | Overall | Power | Time to win | Faints | Estimator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Random (any moveset)showing | 100% | 138% | 193.8% | 2:01 | 2.7 | 0.69 |
| Poison Sting / Ice Beam | 100% | 123% | 187.8% | 2:05 | 3.7 | 0.71 |
| Poison Jab / Ice Beam |
Shadow Tier 3: 4,000 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 115 / Defense 95 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.76).
On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.
| # | Attacker | Moveset | Overall | Power | Est.Estimator | TimeTime to win | Faints | Win % (1) | CP | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Mewtwo Y megaPsycho Cut / Future Sight+ | Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets | 100% | 282.2% | 0.47 | 1:23 | 1.2 | 100% | 6,428 | 50.5 | 1925 |
| 2 | Mega Mewtwo X megaConfusion / Psystrike | Confusion / Psystrike+26 more movesets | 79% | 233.8% | 0.57 | 1:40 | 1.7 | 100% | 6,112 | 40.4 | 1544 |
| 3 | Shadow Mewtwo shadowConfusion / Psystrike | Confusion / Psystrike+23 more movesets | 64% | 205.9% | 0.65 | 1:54 | 3.0 | 100% | 4,178 | 35.8 | 1028 |
| 4 | Mega Alakazam megaPsycho Cut / Psychic | Psycho Cut / Psychic+17 more movesets | 56% | 185.3% | 0.72 | 2:07 | 3.6 | 100% | 4,510 | 31.9 | 898 |
| 5 | Shadow Landorus (Therian)  shadowExtrasensory / Sandsear Storm | Extrasensory / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets | 57% | 185.2% | 0.72 | 2:07 | 3.3 | 100% | 3,922 | 32.7 | 1202 |
| 6 | Primal Groudon  megaMud Shot / Precipice Blades | Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets | 62% | 184.1% | 0.73 | 2:08 | 1.7 | 100% | 5,902 | 32.0 | 1561 |
| 7 | Mewtwo Confusion / Psystrike | Confusion / Psystrike+23 more movesets | 54% | 174.9% | 0.76 | 2:14 | 3.0 | 100% | 4,178 | 30.3 | 1029 |
| 8 | Shadow Groudon shadowMud Shot / Precipice Blades | Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets | 54% | 173.9% | 0.77 | 2:15 | 3.0 | 100% | 4,115 | 30.2 | 1071 |
| 9 | Mega Gallade megaConfusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+19 more movesets | 53% | 172.7% | 0.77 | 2:16 | 3.1 | 100% | 4,521 | 29.8 | 1017 |
| 10 | Mega Malamar  megaPsycho Cut / Psybeam+ | Psycho Cut / Psybeam++14 more movesets | 54% | 170.7% | 0.78 | 2:17 | 2.6 | 100% | 3,143 | 29.9 | 1148 |
| 11 | Mega Latios  megaZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+9 more movesets | 52% | 169.4% | 0.79 | 2:19 | 3.2 | 100% | 5,007 | 29.2 | 1028 |
| 12 | Mega Garchomp megaMud Shot / Earth Power | Mud Shot / Earth Power+13 more movesets | 54% | 169.0% | 0.79 | 2:19 | 2.6 | 100% | 5,424 | 29.1 | 1275 |
| 13 | Shadow Regigigas shadowZen Headbutt / Crush Grip | Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip+7 more movesets | 52% | 168.9% | 0.79 | 2:19 | 3.1 | 100% | 4,346 | 29.2 | 997 |
| 14 | Mega Gardevoir megaConfusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+19 more movesets | 51% | 168.7% | 0.79 | 2:19 | 3.8 | 100% | 4,512 | 29.5 | 890 |
| 15 | Mega Delphox megaZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+23 more movesets | 53% | 168.5% | 0.79 | 2:19 | 3.0 | 100% | 4,783 | 29.1 | 1077 |
| 16 | Hoopa (Unbound) Confusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+5 more movesets | 49% | 164.3% | 0.81 | 2:23 | 3.8 | 100% | 4,006 | 28.5 | 846 |
| 17 | Shadow Metagross  shadowZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+15 more movesets | 52% | 161.2% | 0.83 | 2:26 | 2.4 | 100% | 3,791 | 27.7 | 1316 |
| 18 | Shadow Latios shadowZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+9 more movesets | 47% | 160.6% | 0.83 | 2:26 | 4.2 | 100% | 3,812 | 28.0 | 798 |
| 19 | Shadow Alakazam shadowPsycho Cut / Psychic | Psycho Cut / Psychic+17 more movesets | 45% | 159.0% | 0.84 | 2:28 | 5.8 | 100% | 3,057 | 28.4 | 602 |
| 20 | Shadow Mamoswine shadowMud-Slap / High Horsepower | Mud-Slap / High Horsepower+11 more movesets | 47% | 157.4% | 0.85 | 2:29 | 3.9 | 100% | 3,328 | 27.1 | 835 |
| 21 | Mega Starmie  megaPsywave / Liquidation+ | Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets | 48% | 155.7% | 0.86 | 2:31 | 3.3 | 100% | 3,701 | 27.0 | 946 |
| 22 | Landorus (Therian) Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm | Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets | 47% | 154.8% | 0.86 | 2:32 | 3.7 | 94% | 3,922 | 27.2 | 1181 |
| 23 | Shadow Excadrill shadowMud-Slap / Scorching Sands | Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands+14 more movesets | 46% | 153.5% | 0.87 | 2:33 | 4.0 | 100% | 3,244 | 27.2 | 1078 |
| 24 | Mega Metagross megaZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+15 more movesets | 51% | 153.2% | 0.87 | 2:33 | 1.7 | 100% | 4,911 | 26.4 | 1631 |
| 25 | Necrozma (Dawn Wings)  Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam | Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets | 49% | 151.9% | 0.88 | 2:34 | 2.3 | 100% | 4,099 | 26.6 | 1333 |
| 26 | Necrozma (Dusk Mane) Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike | Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike+14 more movesets | 49% | 150.9% | 0.89 | 2:36 | 2.3 | 100% | 4,099 | 26.5 | 1460 |
| 27 | Shadow Gallade shadowConfusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+19 more movesets | 43% | 149.3% | 0.90 | 2:37 | 5.0 | 100% | 3,093 | 26.2 | 683 |
| 28 | Mega Latias megaZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+14 more movesets | 47% | 148.9% | 0.90 | 2:38 | 2.9 | 100% | 4,801 | 25.6 | 1076 |
| 29 | Shadow Galarian Articuno shadowConfusion / Future Sight | Confusion / Future Sight+7 more movesets | 44% | 148.8% | 0.90 | 2:38 | 4.0 | 98% | 3,590 | 26.0 | 928 |
| 30 | Shadow Rhyperior  shadowMud-Slap / Earthquake | Mud-Slap / Earthquake+15 more movesets | 45% | 148.6% | 0.90 | 2:38 | 3.3 | 98% | 3,733 | 25.8 | 1194 |
Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.
Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.
This boss on pokebattler.com (its Shadow boss page; the ordinary boss's page is a different, easier fight). Boss-by-boss accuracy report.
Ranked 30 attackers in 0.3 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.
Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.
| 100% |
| 121% |
| 188.3% |
| 2:05 |
| 3.7 |
| 0.71 |
| Poison Sting / Sludge Bomb | 100% | 124% | 191.8% | 2:02 | 3.3 | 0.70 |
| Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb | 100% | 126% | 193.4% | 2:01 | 3.3 | 0.69 |
| Poison Jab / Horn Attack | 100% | 163% | 194.1% | 2:01 | 2.1 | 0.69 |
| Poison Sting / Dig | 100% | 155% | 194.2% | 2:01 | 2.4 | 0.69 |
| Poison Jab / Dig | 100% | 150% | 194.3% | 2:01 | 2.4 | 0.69 |
| Poison Sting / Horn Attack | 100% | 176% | 194.4% | 2:01 | 1.8 | 0.69 |
Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.
