#0032
Nidoran♂
Poison Pin Pokémon
Small but brave, this Pokémon will hold its ground and even risk its life in battle to protect the female it’s friendly with.
Details
Height0.5 m
Weight9.0 kg
Gender100.0% ♂ · 0.0% ♀
Catch rate235
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium slow
Abilities
Poison Point
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rivalry
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
HustleHidden
Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
46
Attack
57
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
50
Total
273
Base Stat Total
Evolution
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Nidoran♂ can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
24 sprites & renders for Nidoran♂.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leer | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Horn Attack | Normal | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 |
| 14 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 20 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 29 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 |
| 35 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 36 | Horn Drill | Normal | Physical | — | 30 | 5 |
| 40 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 43 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 43 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 45 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 55 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Breeding & egg moves
Nidoran♂ can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
