Game version
AppearanceStandard
- Height
- 0.8 m
- Weight
- 20.0 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender0.0% ♂ · 100.0% ♀
Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate
Base friendship70Standard
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP128
Base stats
HP
70
Attack
62
Defense
67
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
55
Speed
56
Total
365
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×.
Egg groups: Undiscovered
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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 Nidorina
Recorded encounter locations across the games. Orre includes Snags, gifts and trades; evolution and other acquisition methods may not appear here.
FireRed
LeafGreen
Diamond
Platinum
Crown Tundra (Sword)
Crown Tundra (Shield)
Red Japan
Green Japan
Evolution
Moon Stone
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Nidorina can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Moves
17 of 17
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| Lv. | Move & effect | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tackle Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 14 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 22 | Toxic Spikes Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 23 | Tail Whip Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | Bite Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 41 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 43 | Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 47 | Super Fang Inflicts damage equal to half the target’s HP. | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
| 50 | Captivate Lowers the target’s Special Attack by two stages if it’s the opposite gender. | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 50 | Double Kick Hits twice in one turn. | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 50 | Toxic Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 57 | Flatter Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target. | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 58 | Poison Fang Has a chance to badly poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
| 64 | Crunch Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage. | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 71 | Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Sprites & renders
29 sprites & renders for Nidorina.
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Cite this page
“Nidorina”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/nidorina.
Species data from PokéAPI.