For Pokémon GO information on this species, seethe game's section.
← #0032: Nidoran♂	Pokémon	#0034: Nidoking →
This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, seeNidorino (disambiguation).

Nidorino Poison Pin Pokémon ニドリーノ Nidorino #0033 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Poison Point orRivalryGen IV+ Cacophony Cacophony Hustle Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 100% male	Catch rate 120(24.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Monster andField Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 2'11" 0.9 m Nidorino 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form5}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form6}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form7}}}	Weight 43.0 lbs. 19.5 kg Nidorino 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form5}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form6}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form7}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 118 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 128 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Nidorino 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Purple	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Nidorino (Japanese:ニドリーノNidorino) is aPoison-typePokémon introduced inGeneration I.

Itevolves fromNidoran♂ starting atlevel 16 and evolves intoNidoking when exposed to aMoon Stone.

Nidorino is related to theNidoran♀ line, serving asNidorina'smale counterpart. Starting inGeneration V, it can produceeggs that contain either Nidoran♂ or Nidoran♀ whenbred withDitto.

Biology

Nidorino is a light-purple, quadrupedalmammalianPokémon. It has several darker purple patches across its body. It has large, spiny ears with teal insides, narrow black eyes, and a long snout with two pointed teeth protruding from the upper jaw. Nidorino has a ridge of toxic spines on its back and a long, pointed horn on its forehead. The horn is harder than a diamond and can secrete poison on impact. The more adrenaline Nidorino has in its body, the more potent the poison is. Its short legs have three claws on each foot. Nidorino is a male-only species.

Nidorino is independent, nervous, and fierce, often described as violent and easily angered. It uses its ears to check its surroundings. 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. Nidorino's harder-than-diamond horn can destroy diamonds, and it uses that horn to destroy boulders in its search forMoon Stones. Nidorino live in hotsavannas and plains.

Evolution

Nidorino evolves fromNidoran♂ and evolves intoNidoking.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer toGame data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Nidoran♂  Poison

→

First Evolution Nidorino  Poison

→

Second Evolution Nidoking  Poison  Ground

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Pokémon caught inGeneration I must be traded to aGeneration II game in order for a held item to appear.

Games		Held items
Red	Blue	Berry (100%)
Yellow

Stats

Base stats

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Nidorino is available inSword and Shield Version 1.3.0+ andBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Byleveling up

ByTM/TR

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM37 TM37 Beat Up Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM74 TM74 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM96 TM96 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR05 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR06 TR06 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TR08 TR08 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR09 TR09 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR17 TR17 Amnesia Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR54 TR54 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR87 TR87 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10 TR91 TR91 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000— 100}}100% 20

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM03 TM03 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM06 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM11 TM11 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM13 TM13 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM14 TM14 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM17 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM18 TM18 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— —}}—% 5 TM23 TM23 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TM24 TM24 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TM28 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM32 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM34 TM34 Shock Wave Electric Special 06060 —}}—% 20 TM36 TM36 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM42 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM58 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM82 TM82 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM84 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 085}}85% 15 TM90 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM93 TM93 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 TM96 TM96 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM98 TM98 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

Bybreeding

SwSh

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5 Horn Drill Normal Physical — 30% 5 Poison Tail* Poison Physical 50 100% 25 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Nidorino in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Nidorino in that game. Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Amnesia Psychic Status — —% 20 Beat Up Dark Physical — 100% 10 Confusion Psychic Special 50 100% 25 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80% 5 Horn Drill Normal Physical — 30% 5 Poison Tail Poison Physical 50 100% 25 Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100% 5 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20 Thrash Normal Physical 120 100% 10 Venom Drench Poison Status — 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must bechain bred onto Nidorino in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Nidorino in that game. Bold indicates a move that getsSTAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Bytutoring

By a priorEvolution

Bytransfer from another generation

TCG-only moves

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area:Safari Phrases 51%-100% HP One jab of my poison spikes will do it! 26%-50% HP My health is down by half. 1%-25% HP I'm nearly done for... No strength left to thrust my horn... Level up Leveled up! My horn's turning seriously sharp!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, andExplorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Body size: Standard (1 tile) How to Recruit: BattleNidoran♂ Connected to:Nidorina,Nidoran♂,Nidoking,Hippopotas (♀) Connection Orb Set: 3 Phrases Normal I may not look it, but I'm tough! You better stay away! Low HP (< 50%) No, not yet! I can go on...
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●● Defense ●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.32 seconds Base HP: 51 Base Attack: 72 Base Defense: 50 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★
Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 50 - 100 5 #052 Opportunist Rarely increases damage.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 156 Base Attack: 137 Base Defense: 111 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 100 Fast Attacks:Poison Jab,Poison Sting Charged Attacks:Horn Attack,Dig,Sludge Bomb,Frustration,Return,Ice Beam*