An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.
- Height
- 0.9 m
- Weight
- 19.5 kg
- Generation
- 1
Defensive matchups
Immunities
Based on typing; abilities and battle effects are not included.
Base Stats
Abilities
Training
| Catch Rate | 120 (47.1%) |
| Base Exp | 128 |
| Base Happiness | 70 |
| Growth Rate | Medium Slow |
Compare evolutions and forms
Compare Nidorino with its evolution family and other forms of the same species. Parentheses show the difference from Nidorino.
| Pokémon | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nidorino | 61 | 72 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 365 |
| Nidoran M | 46 (-15) | 57 (-15) | 40 (-17) | 40 (-15) | 40 (-15) | 50 (-15) | 273 (-92) |
| Nidoking | 81 (+20) | 102 (+30) | 77 (+20) | 85 (+30) | 75 (+20) | 85 (+20) | 505 (+140) |
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
An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.
Its horns contain venom. If they are stabbed into an enemy, the impact makes the poison leak out.
It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses any thing, it attacks immediately.
Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated.
It is easily agitated and uses its horn for offense as soon as it notices an attacker.
NIDORINO has a horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might.
Its horn is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might.
It is easily angered. By swinging its well- developed horn wildly, it can even punch through diamond.
It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.
It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately.
Moves Learned
Moves learned by TM/HM
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | psychic | Status | — | — |
| Beat Up | dark | Physical | — | 100% |
| Drill Run | ground | Physical | 80 | 95% |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100% |
| Smart Strike | steel | Physical | 70 | — |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100% |
| Stomping Tantrum | ground | Physical | 75 | 100% |
| Venom Drench | poison | Status | — | 100% |
| Venoshock | poison | Special | 65 | 100% |
Sprites
Official Artwork
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