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Nidorina
Poison Pin Pokémon
If the group is threatened, these Pokémon will band together to assault enemies with a chorus of ultrasonic waves.
Nidorina Profile
- Height
- 0.8 m
- Weight
- 20.0 kg
- Abilities
- Poison Point, Rivalry, Hustle (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Undiscovered
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Growth rate
- Medium slow
- Catch rate
- 120 / 255 (47%)
- Gender
- 0% ♂ / 100% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation I
Nidorina Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Nidorina's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Nidorina?
Nidorina Resistances
Avoid these — Nidorina is strong against these attack types
See the full Nidorina weakness guide — best counters included →
Nidorina Evolutions

Lv. 16

Moon Stone

Where to Catch Nidorina
In Red, Nidorina can be found at 3 locations — highlighted on the Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
- Route 11
- Trade · Lv — · Limited
- Celadon City
- Game Corner · Gift · Lv 17 · Limited
- Safari Zone
- Center · Walking · Lv 31 · Uncommon
- North · Walking · Lv 30 · Rare
Nidorina Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growl | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 40 | |
| Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | Lv. 1 | 15 | 100% | 35 | |
| Scratch | Normal | Physical | Lv. 1 | 40 | 100% | 35 | |
| Tail Whip | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 100% | 30 | |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | Lv. 15 | 18 | 80% | 15 | |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | Lv. 22 | — | — | 20 | |
| Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | Lv. 29 | 30 | 100% | 30 | |
| Bite | Dark | Physical | Lv. 36 | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | Lv. 43 | — | — | 20 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | Lv. 50 | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Flatter | Dark | Status | Lv. 57 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Crunch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 64 | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Earth Power | Ground | Special | Lv. 71 | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Aerial Ace | Flying | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Attract | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Blizzard | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 5 | |
| Cut | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 95% | 30 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Double Team | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Ice Beam | Ice | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | 100 | 75% | 15 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rain Dance | Water | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 15 | |
| Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 60 | — | 20 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Strength | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | 85% | 15 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Thunder | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 110 | 70% | 10 | |
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 15 | |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 20 |
Nidorina Questions & Answers
- What is Nidorina weak to?
- Nidorina takes extra damage from Ground (2×) and Psychic (2×) type attacks.
- What is Nidorina resistant to?
- Nidorina takes reduced damage from Fighting (½×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), Grass (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is Nidorina strong against?
- Nidorina's Poison type attacks are super effective against Grass and Fairy Pokémon.
- What type is Nidorina?
- Nidorina is a Poison-type Pokémon.
- What does Nidorina evolve into?
- Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen.
- What are Nidorina's base stats?
- Nidorina has a base stat total of 365 — HP 70, Attack 62, Defense 67, Sp. Atk 55, Sp. Def 55, Speed 56.