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Nidorina

poisonPoison Pin Pokémon
Nidorina

The female's horn develops slowly. Prefers physical attacks such as clawing and biting.

Height
0.8 m
Weight
20 kg
Generation
1

Defensive matchups

Weaknesses

Resistances

grass0.5×
poison0.5×
bug0.5×
fairy0.5×

Immunities

None

Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.

Base Stats

Hp70
Attack62
Defense67
Sp. Atk55
Sp. Def55
Speed56
Total365

Training

Catch Rate120 (47.1%)
Base Exp128
Base Happiness70
Growth RateMedium Slow

Breeding

Egg GroupsNo Eggs
Gender0.0% male, 100.0% female
Egg Cycles20 (5140 steps)

Compare evolutions and forms

Compare Nidorina with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Nidorina.

Base stats and differences
PokémonHPAttackDefenseSp. AtkSp. DefSpeedTotal
Nidorina706267555556365
Nidoran F55 (-15)47 (-15)52 (-15)40 (-15)40 (-15)41 (-15)275 (-90)
Nidoqueen90 (+20)92 (+30)87 (+20)75 (+20)85 (+30)76 (+20)505 (+140)

These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.

Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.

Evolution Chain

Pokédex Entries

red

The female's horn develops slowly. Prefers physical attacks such as clawing and biting.

yellow

When resting deep in its burrow, its thorns always retract. This is proof that it is relaxed.

gold

When feeding its young, it first chews and tender­ izes the food, then spits it out for the offspring.

silver

It has a calm and caring nature. Because its horn grows slowly, it prefers not to fight.

crystal

It has a docile nature. If it is threatened with attack, it raises the barbs that are all over its body.

ruby

When NIDORINA are with their friends or family, they keep their barbs tucked away to prevent hurting each other. This POKéMON appears to become nervous if separated from the others.

emerald

When it is with its friends or family, its barbs are tucked away to prevent injury. It appears to become nervous if separated from the others.

firered

The female has a gentle temperament. It emits ultrasonic cries that have the power to befuddle foes.

leafgreen

The female’s horns develop slowly. Prefers physical attacks such as clawing and biting.

diamond

When it senses danger, it raises all the barbs on its body. These barbs grow slower than NIDORINO’s.

Moves Learned

Moves learned by TM/HM

MoveTypeCat.PowerAcc.
Beat UpdarkPhysical—100%
CharmfairyStatus—100%
Focus EnergynormalStatus——
RoundnormalSpecial60100%
SnorenormalSpecial50100%
Stomping TantrumgroundPhysical75100%
Venom DrenchpoisonStatus—100%
VenoshockpoisonSpecial65100%

Sprites

Official Artwork

Nidorina official artworkNormal
Nidorina shiny artworkShiny

Pokémon HOME

Nidorina home spriteNormal
Nidorina home shinyShiny

Animated

Nidorina animatedNormal
Nidorina animated shinyShiny

Game Sprites

Nidorina red-bluered blue
Nidorina yellowyellow
Nidorina crystalcrystal
Nidorina goldgold
Nidorina silversilver
Nidorina emeraldemerald
Nidorina firered-leafgreenfirered leafgreen
Nidorina ruby-sapphireruby sapphire
Nidorina diamond-pearldiamond pearl
Nidorina heartgold-soulsilverheartgold soulsilver
Nidorina platinumplatinum
Nidorina black-whiteblack white