The Essentials on Nidorino
- Type
- Poison
- Weaknesses
- ×2 Ground, Psychic Table
- Resistances
- ×½ Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy
- Shiny
Alternate, rare colors: in the main games since X and Y, an encounter has a 1 in 4,096 chance of being Shiny, excluding hunting bonuses. Available as a Shiny in Pokémon GO. View- Stats
- Total 365 · top stat: Attack (72) Detail
- In Current Games
- Pokémon GO: available, Shiny, Shadow
- Other Names
- Nidorino in French · ニドリーノ, Nidorino in Japanese · Nidorino in German All Languages
Overview
Nidorino is a Poison-type Pokémon, No. 33 in the National Pokédex. Original generation: Generation 1. Category: Poison Pin Pokémon. Height: 0.9 m, weight: 19.5 kg.
Nidorino evolves from Nidoran♂ and evolves into Nidoking (Moon Stone).
Abilities: Poison Point and Rivalry. Hidden Ability: Hustle. Nidorino is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage).
Generation
Generation 1
Red / Blue / Yellow
National No.
#033
National Pokédex
Category
Poison Pin Pokémon
Status
Standard
Base Stats
The total determines a Pokémon's overall power.
HP
61
255
Attack
72
255
Defense
57
255
Special Attack
55
255
Special Defense
55
255
Speed
65
255
Total
365
Min HP (Lv. 100)
232
0 IV, 0 EV, neutral nature
Max HP (Lv. 100)
326
31 IV, 252 EV, beneficial nature
Gen Changes
Stable
Unchanged recently
Type Effectiveness
Multipliers received depending on the type of the opposing move (Poison). See the type chart
Weak (×2) — 2 types
Ground
×2
Psychic
×2
Normal (×1) — 11 types
Normal
×1
Fire
×1
Water
×1
Electric
×1
Ice
×1
Flying
×1
Rock
×1
Ghost
×1
Dragon
×1
Dark
×1
Steel
×1
Resistant (×0.5) — 5 types
Grass
×½
Fighting
×½
Poison
×½
Bug
×½
Fairy
×½
Abilities
Ability 1
Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
Ability 2
The Pokémon's competitive spirit makes it deal more damage to Pokémon of the same gender, but less damage to Pokémon of the opposite gender.
Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat but lowers its accuracy.
Nidorino Evolution
Nidorino Forms and Shiny
Standard Form
Poison
Shiny Availability
Shiny form available
Base rate (Gen VI+): 1/4096.
With Shiny Charm: 1/1365.
Masuda Method: 1/683.
Nidorino Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn, by method.
Lv.
Move
Type · Cat.
Accuracy
Pow.
PP
1
Tackle
Normal
Phys.
100%
40
35
1
Poison Sting
Poison
Phys.
100%
15
35
1
Leer
Normal
Stat
100%
—
30
1
Peck
Flying
Phys.
100%
35
35
1
Focus Energy
Normal
Stat
—
—
30
15
Fury Attack
Normal
Phys.
85%
15
20
22
Toxic Spikes
Poison
Stat
—
—
20
29
Double Kick
Fighting
Phys.
100%
30
30
36
Horn Attack
Normal
Phys.
100%
65
25
43
Helping Hand
Normal
Stat
—
—
20
50
Captivate
Normal
Stat
100%
—
20
50
Toxic
Poison
Stat
90%
—
10
57
Flatter
Dark
Stat
100%
—
15
58
Horn Drill
Normal
Phys.
30%
—
5
64
Poison Jab
Poison
Phys.
100%
80
20
71
Earth Power
Ground
Spec.
100%
90
10
Advanced Breeding
Egg Groups
Field · Monster
Gender
♂ 100.0 / ♀ 0.0%
Ditto Compatibility
✓ Yes
Pokérus
Susceptible
EV ×2 if infected
Max Characteristic
Attack
Highest base stat
Hyper Training & Mints
Available from level 50. Cost: 1 Gold Bottle Cap per IV set to 31 or 3 Silver Bottle Caps per IV. Mints let you change the effect of a Nature without changing the base Nature.
Where to Find Nidorino
Available in 19 games, 82 recorded encounters. Click a game to see the details.
Natively obtainable:
Blue
Red
Yellow
Crystal
Gold
Silver
FireRed
LeafGreen
Diamond
HeartGold
Pearl
Platinum
SoulSilver
X
Y
Let’s Go, Eevee!
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
Shield
Sword
Generation I
Blue 3 encounters
Available
▼
Gift Pokémon
(1)
Celadon City
Lv. 17 100%
Tall grass
(2)
Safari Zone
Lv. 30 5%
Safari Zone
Lv. 31 5%
Red 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Safari Zone
Lv. 30 10%
Safari Zone
Lv. 31 10%
Safari Zone
Lv. 33 10%
Safari Zone
Lv. 33 10%
Yellow 5 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(5)
Route 9
Lv. 18 5%
Safari Zone
Lv. 23 10%
Safari Zone
Lv. 32 10%
Route 23
Lv. 41 20%
Route 23
Lv. 44 10%
Generation II
Crystal 6 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(6)
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Morning
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Day
Route 14
Lv. 26 30%
Morning
Route 14
Lv. 26 30%
Day
Gold 9 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(9)
Route 14
Lv. 23 30%
Day
Route 14
Lv. 23 30%
Night
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Morning
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Morning
Route 14
Lv. 23 30%
Morning
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Day
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Night
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Day
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Night
Silver 9 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(9)
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Day
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Night
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Day
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Night
Route 14
Lv. 23 30%
Morning
Route 15
Lv. 23 30%
Morning
Route 13
Lv. 23 30%
Morning
Route 14
Lv. 23 30%
Day
Route 14
Lv. 23 30%
Night
Generation III
FireRed 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Safari Zone
Lv. 30 10%
Safari Zone
Lv. 30 10%
Safari Zone
Lv. 31 10%
Safari Zone
Lv. 33 10%
LeafGreen 2 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(2)
Safari Zone
Lv. 30 5%
Safari Zone
Lv. 31 5%
Generation IV
Diamond 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Valor Lakefront
Lv. 22 1%
Poké Radar required
Valor Lakefront
Lv. 22 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 221
Lv. 30 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 221
Lv. 30 1%
Poké Radar required
HeartGold 9 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(9)
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 15 10%
Night
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 16 10%
Night
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 17 10%
Night
Route 13
Lv. 23 10%
Route 14
Lv. 23 10%
Route 15
Lv. 23 10%
Route 13
Lv. 23 20%
Swarm active
Route 14
Lv. 23 20%
Route 15
Lv. 23 20%
Pearl 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Valor Lakefront
Lv. 21 10%
Poké Radar required
Valor Lakefront
Lv. 22 10%
Poké Radar required
Route 221
Lv. 29 10%
Poké Radar required
Route 221
Lv. 29 10%
Poké Radar required
Platinum 4 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(4)
Valor Lakefront
Lv. 27 10%
Poké Radar required
Valor Lakefront
Lv. 28 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 221
Lv. 31 1%
Poké Radar required
Route 221
Lv. 31 10%
Poké Radar required
SoulSilver 9 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(9)
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 15 10%
Night
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 16 10%
Night
Johto Safari Zone
Lv. 17 10%
Night
Route 14
Lv. 23 20%
Route 15
Lv. 23 20%
Route 13
Lv. 23 20%
Swarm active
Route 14
Lv. 23 10%
Route 15
Lv. 23 10%
Route 13
Lv. 23 10%
Generation VI
X 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Route 11
Lv. 21 10%
Y 1 encounter
Available
▼
Tall grass
(1)
Route 11
Lv. 21 10%
Generation VII
Let’s Go, Eevee! 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Route 9
Lv. 17-22 100%
Route 10
Lv. 18-23 100%
Route 23
Lv. 41-46 100%
Let’s Go, Pikachu! 3 encounters
Available
▼
Tall grass
(3)
Route 9
Lv. 17-22 100%
Route 10
Lv. 18-23 100%
Route 23
Lv. 41-46 100%
Generation VIII
Shield 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Sword 1 encounter
Available
▼
Wild Area
(1)
Crown Tundra
Transfer to Pokémon HOME
How to bring this Pokémon to HOME depending on the game of origin.
Red
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Blue
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Yellow
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Gold
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Silver
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Crystal
→
Pokémon Bank
Virtual Console → Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
FireRed
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
LeafGreen
→
Diamond
Pal Park
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Diamond
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Pearl
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Platinum
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
HeartGold
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
SoulSilver
→
Black
Poké Transporter
→
Pokémon Bank
To Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
X
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Y
→
Pokémon Bank
Pokémon Bank
→
Pokémon HOME
Bank → HOME
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Let’s Go, Eevee!
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Sword
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Shield
→
Pokémon HOME
HOME (direct)
Note:
Some transfers are irreversible (Bank → HOME). Check the legality of moves in the target game — HOME may replace an illegal move with a basic move.
Competitive & Meta
Nidorino in Pokémon GO
- 1,393Max CP (Lv. 40)
- 796Perfect CP in Raids
- 3 kmper Candy as Buddy
- 100 🍬to evolve into Nidoking
Pokédex Entries
Description by game, with language selection.
Red
“An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.”
Blue
“An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.”
Yellow
“Its horns contain venom. If they are stabbed into an enemy, the impact makes the poison leak out.”
Gold
“It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses any thing, it attacks immediately.”
Silver
“Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated.”
Crystal
“It is easily agitated and uses its horn for offense as soon as it notices an attacker.”
Ruby
“NIDORINO has a horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might.”
Sapphire
“NIDORINO has a horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might.”
Emerald
“Its horn is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might.”
FireRed
“It is easily angered. By swinging its well- developed horn wildly, it can even punch through diamond.”
LeafGreen
“An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.”
Diamond
“It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.”
Pearl
“It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.”
Platinum
“It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.”
HeartGold
“It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately.”
SoulSilver
“Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated.”
Black
“It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.”
White
“It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.”
Black 2
“It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.”
White 2
“It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.”
X
“It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately.”
Y
“An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.”
Omega Ruby
“Nidorino has a horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might.”
Alpha Sapphire
“Nidorino has a horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might.”
Let’s Go, Pikachu!
“Its horn contains venom. If it stabs an enemy with the horn, the impact makes the poison leak out.”
Let’s Go, Eevee!
“Its horn contains venom. If it stabs an enemy with the horn, the impact makes the poison leak out.”
Sword
“With a horn that’s harder than diamond, this Pokémon goes around shattering boulders as it searches for a moon stone.”
Shield
“It’s nervous and quick to act aggressively. The potency of its poison increases along with the level of adrenaline present in its body.”
Multilingual Names
🇫🇷 Français
Nidorino
🇬🇧 English
Nidorino
🇯🇵 漢字
ニドリーノ
🇯🇵 Kana
ニドリーノ
🇯🇵 Romaji
Nidorino
🇩🇪 Deutsch
Nidorino
🇪🇸 Español
Nidorino
🇮🇹 Italiano
Nidorino
🇰🇷 한국어
니드리노
🇨🇳 ZH-Hans
尼多力诺
🇹🇼 ZH-Hant
尼多力諾
Category (Genus)
🇫🇷 FR
Pokémon Vénépic
🇬🇧 EN
Poison Pin Pokémon
🇯🇵 JP
どくばりポケモン
🇩🇪 DE
Giftdorn-Pokémon
Media & Gallery
Audio Cries
Frequently asked questions about Nidorino
What type is Nidorino?
Nidorino is a Poison-type Pokémon.
How do you evolve Nidorino?
Nidorino evolves into Nidoking (Moon Stone).
What are Nidorino's weaknesses?
Nidorino is weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves (×2 damage).
What is Nidorino's Hidden Ability?
Nidorino's Hidden Ability is Hustle. Its regular Abilities are Poison Point and Rivalry.
Can you get a Shiny Nidorino in Pokémon GO?
Yes, Shiny Nidorino is available in Pokémon GO. Its Pokémon GO entry
