Nidorina - Generation 8 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Nidorina can learn in Generation 8, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sword
Pokémon Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Pokémon Legends: Arceus

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Nidorina artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Sword/Shield Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Legends: Arceus

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorina learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
15	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
22	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
29	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
36	Bite	Dark	60	100
43	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
50	Toxic	Poison	—	90
57	Flatter	Dark	—	100
64	Crunch	Dark	80	100
71	Earth Power	Ground	90	100

Egg moves

Nidorina does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield.

Moves learnt by TM

Nidorina is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
29	Charm	Fairy	—	100
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
37	Beat Up	Dark	—	100
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
74	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
76	Round	Normal	60	100
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Nidorina is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
13	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
32	Crunch	Dark	80	100
54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
67	Earth Power	Ground	90	100
91	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorina learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Growl	Normal	—	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Scratch	Normal	40	100
1	Tail Whip	Normal	—	100
15	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
22	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
29	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
36	Bite	Dark	60	100
43	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
50	Toxic	Poison	—	90
57	Flatter	Dark	—	100
64	Crunch	Dark	80	100
71	Earth Power	Ground	90	100

Egg moves

Nidorina learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Charm	Fairy	—	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
Poison Fang	Poison	50	100
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidorina is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
40	Aerial Ace	Flying	60	∞
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
93	Cut	Normal	50	95
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorina does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Nidorina egg move parents

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Nidorina

Nidorina's egg groups: Undiscovered

Nidorina is not breedable, but related evolutions are - Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Nidorino and Nidoking. Check the Nidoran♀ learnset page for the moves and compatible Pokémon.