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Nidorino

Poison Pin Pokémon

It’s nervous and quick to act aggressively. The potency of its poison increases along with the level of adrenaline present in its body.

In Pokémon GO · 1393 max CP 2 TCG Pocket cards

Details

Height0.9 m

Weight19.5 kg

Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀

Catch rate120(24.9%)Moderate

Base friendship70Standard

Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps

Growth ratemedium slow

Base EXP128

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
Sprites

Base stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

365

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

Wallbreaker

Moves

Item

Choice Band

NatureAdamant+Atk/−SpA

EV spread

Atk▲252

SpD4

Spe252

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

Where to find Nidorino

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

Red

Safari Zone

Blue

Celadon City Safari Zone

Yellow

Route 23 Route 9 Safari Zone

Gold

Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

Silver

Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

Crystal

Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

FireRed

Safari Zone

LeafGreen

Safari Zone

Diamond

Route 221 Valor Lakefront

Pearl

Route 221 Valor Lakefront

Platinum

Route 221 Valor Lakefront

HeartGold

Johto Safari Zone Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

SoulSilver

Johto Safari Zone Route 13 Route 14 Route 15

Route 11

Let's Go Pikachu

Route 10 Route 23 Route 9

Let's Go Eevee

Route 10 Route 23 Route 9

Green Japan

Celadon City Safari Zone

Red Japan

Safari Zone

Evolution

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Lv. 16

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Moon Stone

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All Pokémon evolution families

Notable moves

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

Moves

Lv.	Move & effect	Type	Class	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Horn Attack Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Normal	Physical	65	100	25
1	Leer Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Peck Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.	Flying	Physical	35	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	Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.	Normal	Status	—	—	30
32	Fury Attack Hits 2-5 times in one turn.	Normal	Physical	15	85	20
41	Horn Drill Causes a one-hit KO.	Normal	Physical	—	30	5
43	Helping Hand Ally’s next move inflicts half more damage.	Normal	Status	—	—	20
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
64	Poison Jab Has a chance to poison the target.	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
71	Earth Power Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.	Ground	Special	90	100	10