#0032

Nidoran♂

Poison Pin Pokémon

Small but brave, this Pokémon will hold its ground and even risk its life in battle to protect the female it’s friendly with.

Details

Height0.5 m

Weight9.0 kg

Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀

Catch rate235(41.3%)Easy catch

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP55

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×.

Egg groups: Monster, Field

Contents

Stats
Movesets
Locations
Evolution
Best moves
Moves
Breeding
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

273

Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Ground2×

Psychic2×

Resistant to

Fighting½×

Poison½×

Bug½×

Grass½×

Fairy½×

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Generation

Hone Claws

Moves

Item

Eviolite

AbilityHustle

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

EV spread

Atk▲220

Def36

Spe196

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Where to find Nidoran♂

Wild encounter locations across the games. Availability may also include trades, evolution, gifts, and events not listed here.

Red

Route 22 Safari Zone

Blue

Route 22 Safari Zone

Yellow

Route 10 Route 2 Route 22 Route 9 Safari Zone

Gold

Route 35 Route 36

Silver

Route 35 Route 36

Crystal

National Park Route 35

FireRed

LeafGreen

Diamond

Pearl

Platinum

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Black 2

White 2

Let's Go Pikachu

Route 10 Route 22 Route 23 Route 9

Let's Go Eevee

Route 10 Route 22 Route 23 Route 9

Green Japan

Route 22 Safari Zone

Red Japan

Route 22 Safari Zone

Evolution

#0032Nidoran♂

Lv. 16

#0033Nidorino

Moon Stone

#0034Nidoking

All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Nidoran♂ can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

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