Nidoran♂
Artwork
Names
- English: Nidoran♂
- Japanese: ニドラン♂ (Nidoran♂)
- German: Nidoran♂
- French: Nidoran♂
Number(s)
- National: 32
- Hoenn: 230
- Johto: 98
Gender
♂ 100% - ♀ 0%
Egg Group(s)
Monster / Ground
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One | Stage Two |
|---|---|---|
 Nidoran♂Base form |  NidorinoLevel 16 |  NidokingMoon Stone |
Size
- Height: 0.5 m / 1’08”
- Weight: 9.0 kg / 19.8 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass
- ×2: Ground, Psychic
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 273 | ||
| HP | 61 | 0 | |
| Attack | 54 | 1 | |
| Defense | 67 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 62 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 63 | 0 | |
| Speed | 47 | 0 | |
Ability
- Poison Point
- Game's description
- Contact with the Pokémon may poison the foe.
- Battle effect
- The opponent has a 30% chance of being induced with POISON when using an attack, that requires physical contact, against this Pokémon.
- Rivalry
- Game's description
- Raises Attack if the foe is of the same gender.
- Battle effect
- Attack is increased if the foe is of the same gender; Attack is decreased if the foe is of the opposite gender.
Wild Item
- NONE
Pal Park
- Area: Field
- Points: 30
- Encounter rate: 50
Miscellaneous
- Species: Poison Pin Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Purple
- Catch Rate: 235
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Slow
1,059,860 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Route 201 [Rare, (Pokédar)]
- Pearl
- Route 201 [Rare, (Pokédar)]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/Blue
- Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
- Yellow
- Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.
- Gold
- It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.
- Silver
- It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.
- Crystal
- It constantly moves its large ears in many directions in order to detect danger right away.
- Ruby
- The male NIDORAN has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this POKéMON's notice.
- Sapphire
- The male NIDORAN has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this POKéMON's notice.
- Emerald
- The male NIDORAN has developed muscles that freely move its ears in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this POKéMON's notice.
- Fire Red
- Its large ears are flapped like wings when it is listening to distant sounds. It extends toxic barbs when angered.
- Leaf Green
- It stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
- Diamond
- It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
- Pearl
- It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.