Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9 kg
- Generation
- 1
Defensive matchups
Immunities
Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.
Base Stats
Abilities
Training
| Catch Rate | 235 (92.2%) |
| Base Exp | 55 |
| Base Happiness | 70 |
| Growth Rate | Medium Slow |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Nidoran M with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Nidoran M.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidoran M | 46 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 273 |
| Nidorino | 61 (+15) | 72 (+15) | 57 (+17) | 55 (+15) | 55 (+15) | 65 (+15) | 365 (+92) |
| Nidoking | 81 (+35) | 102 (+45) | 77 (+37) | 85 (+45) | 75 (+35) | 85 (+35) | 505 (+232) |
These are base stats, not in-battle values. Level, nature, IVs and EVs change the final stats. Forms are not available in every game; an alternate form is not necessarily an evolution.
Data: PokéAPI. Differences calculated from the records shown.
Evolution Chain
Pokédex Entries
Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.
It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.
It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.
It constantly moves its large ears in many directions in order to detect danger right away.
The male NIDORAN has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this POKéMON’s notice.
The male NIDORAN has developed muscles that freely move its ears in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this POKéMON’s notice.
Its large ears are flapped like wings when it is listening to distant sounds. It extends toxic barbs when angered.
It stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
Moves Learned
Moves learned by TM/HM
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill Run | ground | Physical | 80 | 95% |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100% |
| Smart Strike | steel | Physical | 70 | — |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100% |
| Venoshock | poison | Special | 65 | 100% |
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