Nidorino
Artwork
Names
- English: Nidorino
- Japanese: ニドリーノ (Nidorino)
- German: Nidorino
- French: Nidorino
Number(s)
- National: 33
- Hoenn: 231
- Johto: 99
Gender
♂ 100% - ♀ 0%
Egg Group(s)
Monster / Ground
Evolution
| Basic | Stage One | Stage Two |
|---|---|---|
 Nidoran♂Base form |  NidorinoLevel 16 |  NidokingMoon Stone |
Size
- Height: 0.9 m / 2’11”
- Weight: 19.5 kg / 43.0 lbs.
Damage Taken
- ×½: Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass
- ×2: Ground, Psychic
Ability effects are not included.
Base Stats
| Stat | Rank | E.P. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sum | 365 | ||
| HP | 50 | 0 | |
| Attack | 39 | 2 | |
| Defense | 52 | 0 | |
| Sp.Atk | 49 | 0 | |
| Sp.Def | 50 | 0 | |
| Speed | 38 | 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: 50
- Encounter rate: 30
Miscellaneous
- Species: Poison Pin Pokémon
- Steps to hatch: 5,120
- Color: Purple
- Catch Rate: 120
- Base Tameness: 70
- Growth Group: Medium Slow
1,059,860 exp. points to Lv100
Location
- Diamond
- Route 221, Lake Valor [Rare, (Pokédar)]
- Pearl
- Route 221, Lake Valor [Rare, (Pokédar)]
Pokédex Flavour (description)
- Red/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 anything, 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.
- Fire Red
- It is easily angered. By swinging its well-developed horn wildly, it can even punch through diamond.
- Leaf Green
- 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.