Nidorino

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Nidorino is a Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 1. It is known as the Poison Pin Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	033
Type	Poison
Species	Poison Pin Pokémon
Height	2′11″ (0.9 m)
Weight	43.0 lbs (19.5 kg)
Abilities	Poison Point Rivalry Hustle (hidden ability)
Local №	033 (Red/Blue/Yellow) 099 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 033 (FireRed/LeafGreen) 099 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 108 (X/Y — Coastal Kalos)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	120 (15.7% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	70 (normal)
Base Exp.	128
Growth Rate	Medium Slow

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field, Monster
Gender	100% male, 0% female
Egg cycles	20 (base 5,120 steps)

Base stats

HP	61	232	326
Attack	72	134	267
Defense	57	107	234
Sp. Atk	55	103	229
Sp. Def	55	103	229
Speed	65	121	251
Total	365	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Nidorino.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
				½		½	½	2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
	2	½						½

Evolution chart

#032
Nidoran♂
Poison

(Level 16)

#033
Nidorino
Poison

(use Moon Stone)

#034
Nidoking
Poison · Ground

Nidorino changes

In Generation 3, Nidorino does not have the Rivalry ability.
In Generation 1, Nidorino has a base Special stat of 55.
In Generations 1-4, Nidorino has a base experience yield of 118.

Pokédex entries

Red Blue	An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.
Yellow	Its horns contain venom. If they are stabbed into an enemy, the impact makes the poison leak out.
Gold	It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, 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.
Ruby Sapphire	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.
FireRed	It is easily angered. By swinging its well-developed horn wildly, it can even punch through diamond.
LeafGreen	An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.
Emerald	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.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.
HeartGold	It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately.
SoulSilver	Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated.
Black White Black 2 White 2	It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.
X	It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately.
Y	An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	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.

Moves learned by Nidorino

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Sun/Moon

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorino learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
7	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
9	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
13	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
20	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
23	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
28	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
35	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
38	Flatter	Dark	—	100
43	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
50	Captivate	Normal	—	100
58	Horn Drill	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Nidorino learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidorino egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Chip Away	Normal	70	100
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Move Tutor moves

Nidorino can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Drill Run	Ground	80	95
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Super Fang	Normal	—	90
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidorino is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
9	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
67	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Nidorino can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Tackle	Normal	40	100	Generation 1 — Level up
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorino learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Leer	Normal	—	100
1	Peck	Flying	35	100
7	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
9	Double Kick	Fighting	30	100
13	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
20	Fury Attack	Normal	15	85
23	Horn Attack	Normal	65	100
28	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
35	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
38	Flatter	Dark	—	100
43	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
50	Captivate	Normal	—	100
58	Horn Drill	Normal	—	—

Egg moves

Nidorino learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sun & Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidorino egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Chip Away	Normal	70	100
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Endure	Normal	—	—
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
Poison Tail	Poison	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85
Venom Drench	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidorino is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
9	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
49	Echoed Voice	Normal	40	100
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
67	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Nidorino can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Tackle	Normal	40	100	Generation 1 — Level up
Bide	Normal	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Bubble Beam	Water	65	100	Generation 1 — TM
Rage	Normal	20	100	Generation 1 — TM
Reflect	Psychic	—	—	Generation 1 — TM
Skull Bash	Normal	130	100	Generation 1 — TM
Water Gun	Water	40	100	Generation 1 — TM
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Detect	Fighting	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Cut	Normal	50	95	Generation 6 — HM
Strength	Normal	80	100	Generation 6 — HM

In other generations
1
2
3
4
5
6

Nidorino sprites

Type	Generation 1	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7
Normal							—
Shiny	—						—

See all Nidorino sprites

Where to find Nidorino

Red	Safari Zone
Blue	Celadon City, Safari Zone
Yellow	Route 9, 23, Safari Zone
Gold Silver Crystal	Route 13, 14, 15
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed	Safari Zone
LeafGreen	Route 11, Safari Zone
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Route 221, Valor Lakefront
HeartGold SoulSilver	Route 13, 14, 15
Black	Trade/migrate from another game
White	Evolve Nidoran♂
Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Route 11
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Trade/migrate from another game

Answers to Nidorino questions

Other languages

English	Nidorino
Japanese	ニドリーノ (Nidorino)
German	Nidorino
French	Nidorino

Name origin

nidoru: Japanese for ‘needle’
rhino: large African mammal
-o: male suffix