- Attack
- 180
- Defense
- 173
- HP
- 207
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,421
- min 1,296
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,777
- min 1,620
- MaxLv50
- 2,812
- Lv40 2,488
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Nidoqueen is a Poison/Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,421 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,777 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,812 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Ice/Ground/Psychic attacks (1.6×). It resists Fighting/Bug/Rock/Fairy/Electric/Poison attacks. In raids, Poison Jab + Earth Power is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Drill Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 2,812 / 2,846
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Nidoqueen's body is encased in extremely hard scales. It is adept at sending foes flying with harsh tackles. This Pokémon is at its strongest when it is defending its young.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Poison Jab
Earth PowerBest100% efficiency13.8TDO 333 - 2Poison JabEarthquake100% efficiency13.8TDO 332
- 3Mud-SlapEarth Power98% efficiency13.5TDO 326
- 4Mud-SlapEarthquake97% efficiency13.4TDO 322
- 5
BiteEarth Power95% efficiency13.1TDO 316
Top 5 of 20 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison JabBestPoison · 1s · STAB | 13 | +9 | 15.6 | 9 |
| Mud-SlapGround · 1.5s · STAB | 19 | +13 | 15.2 | 8.7 |
| BiteDark · 0.5s | 6 | +4 | 12 | 8 |
| Poison StingPoison · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack5
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth PowerBestGround · 3.5s · STAB | 100 | 50 | 34.3 | 2.4 |
| EarthquakeGround · 3.5s · STAB | 140 | 100 | 48 | 1.68 |
| Sludge WavePoison · 3s · STAB | 105 | 100 | 42 | 1.26 |
 Stone EdgeRock · 2.5s | 105 | 100 | 42 | 1.05 |
| Poison FangPoison · 1.5s · STAB | 30 | 33 | 24 | 1.09 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Nidoqueen's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 139.8
- Actual Defense
- 93.6
- Actual HP
- 132
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Poison JabEarth PowerBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 77% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 2,488 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 1,499 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 1,500 | 99.8% |
| 3 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 1,497 | 99.8% |
| 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 1,497 | 99.6% |
| 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 1,499 | 99.5% |
| 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 1,498 | 99.5% |
| 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 1,495 | 99.5% |
| 8 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 22.5 | 1,497 | 99.5% |
| 9 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 1,500 | 99.3% |
| 10 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 1,499 | 99.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Stage 2
- Shadow NidoqueenViewing100 CandyBest movesPoison JabEarth Power
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
IceGround
Psychic - ×0.625
Fighting
BugRock
Fairy - ×0.39
ElectricPoison
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1- Water×1.6
- Electric×0.39
Grass×1- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×0.39
- Ground×1.6
Flying×1- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves