Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀
Catch rate235(41.3%)Easy catch
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP55
Base stats
HP
46
Attack
57
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
50
Total
273
Base Stat Total
Abilities
Poison Point
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rivalry
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
HustleHidden
Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.
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Competitive movesets
Smogon UniversityBattle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.
Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026
Where to find Nidoran♂
Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.
Crystal
FireRed
Diamond
Pearl
Platinum
Black 2
White 2
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Red Japan
Green Japan
Evolution
Moon Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Nidoran♂ can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
16 of 16
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Horn Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 |
| 14 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 20 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 29 | Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 35 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Horn Drill Causes a one-hit KO. | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 40 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 43 | Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 43 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 45 | Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 55 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Nidoran♂ can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
Sprites & renders
29 sprites & renders for Nidoran♂.
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Cite this page
“Nidoran♂”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/nidoran-m.
Species data from PokéAPI.