Nidorino - Generation 4 learnset

Nidorino artwork by Ken Sugimori

Below are all the moves that Nidorino can learn in Generation 4, which consists of:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

In other generations
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2
3
4
5
6

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorino learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl 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 Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidorino egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85

Moves learnt by HM

Nidorino is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidorino is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	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 Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
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

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorino learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum 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 Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidorino egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85

Move Tutor moves

Nidorino can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100

Moves learnt by HM

Nidorino is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidorino is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	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 Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
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

Moves learnt by level up

Nidorino learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Nidorino egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
Beat Up	Dark	—	100
Confusion	Psychic	50	100
Counter	Fighting	—	100
Disable	Normal	—	100
Head Smash	Rock	150	80
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Take Down	Normal	90	85

Move Tutor moves

Nidorino can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
Snore	Normal	50	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
Super Fang	Normal	—	90

Moves learnt by HM

Nidorino is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Cut	Normal	50	95
4	Strength	Normal	80	100
6	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by TM

Nidorino is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
3	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
6	Toxic	Poison	—	90
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
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	70	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	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 HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
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