Nidorino
Gold

It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses any­ thing, it attacks immediately.

Silver

Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated.

Crystal

It is easily agitated and uses its horn for offense as soon as it notices an attacker.

Evolution Chain

nidoran-m
Nidoran M
Level 16
nidorino
Nidorino
nidoking
Nidoking

Pokédex & Training Data

Classification Poison Pin Pokémon
Height 0.9 m (2'11")
Weight 19.5 kg (43.0 lbs)
Abilities N/A in Gen II
EV Yield +2 attack
Catch Rate 120
Base Friendship 70
Growth Rate medium slow
Gender Ratio
♂ ♀
Egg Groups Monster, Ground

Pokédex Numbers

Kanto (R/B/Y) #033
Johto (G/S/C) #099
Johto (HG/SS) #099
Kalos (Coastal) #108
National #033
Crown Tundra #069

Game Locations

Kanto Route 13 Area
Kanto Route 14 Area
Kanto Route 15 Area

Learned Moves

Level Up Moves

Gold/Silver
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Leer
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
8 Horn Attack
65 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
12 Double Kick
30 100% 30 Hits twice in one turn.
19 Poison Sting
15 100% 35 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
27 Focus Energy
— — 30 Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.
36 Fury Attack
15 85% 20 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
46 Horn Drill
— 30% 5 Causes a one-hit KO.
Crystal
Lvl Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
1 Tackle
40 100% 35 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
1 Leer
— 100% 30 Lowers the target’s Defense by one stage.
8 Horn Attack
65 100% 25 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
12 Double Kick
30 100% 30 Hits twice in one turn.
19 Poison Sting
15 100% 35 Has a 30% chance to poison the target.
27 Focus Energy
— — 30 Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.
36 Fury Attack
15 85% 20 Hits 2-5 times in one turn.
46 Horn Drill
— 30% 5 Causes a one-hit KO.

TM/HM Moves

Gold/SilverCrystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
HM04 Strength
80 100% 15 Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.
TM02 Headbutt
70 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
TM03 Curse
— — 10 Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
TM06 Toxic
— 90% 10 Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.
TM08 Rock Smash
40 100% 15 Has a 50% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM10 Hidden Power
60 100% 15 Power and type depend upon user’s IVs. Power can range from 30 to 70.
TM11 Sunny Day
— — 5 Changes the weather to sunny for five turns.
TM13 Snore
50 100% 15 Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM14 Blizzard
110 70% 5 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
TM17 Protect
— — 10 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM18 Rain Dance
— — 5 Changes the weather to rain for five turns.
TM20 Endure
— — 10 Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn.
TM21 Frustration
— 100% 20 Power increases as happiness decreases, up to a maximum of 102.
TM23 Iron Tail
100 75% 15 Has a 30% chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.
TM25 Thunder
110 70% 10 Has a 30% chance to paralyze the target.
TM27 Return
— 100% 20 Power increases with happiness, up to a maximum of 102.
TM31 Mud Slap
20 100% 10 Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s accuracy by one stage.
TM32 Double Team
— — 15 Raises the user’s evasion by one stage.
TM34 Swagger
— 85% 15 Raises the target’s Attack by two stages and confuses the target.
TM35 Sleep Talk
— — 10 Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping.
TM40 Defense Curl
— — 40 Raises user’s Defense by one stage.
TM43 Detect
— — 5 Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn.
TM44 Rest
— — 5 User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself.
TM45 Attract
— 100% 15 Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.
TM46 Thief
60 100% 25 Takes the target’s item.

Tutor Moves

Crystal
Name Class Power Acc. PP Effect
Ice Beam
90 100% 10 Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.
Thunderbolt
90 100% 15 Has a 10% chance to paralyze the target.

Base Stats

Hp 61
Attack 72
Defense 57
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 55
Speed 65
Total 365

Type Defenses

(vs. Gen 6+ rules)

0.5x
0.5x
0.5x
2x
2x
0.5x
0.5x