Nidorino Evolution
Nidorino Abilities
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.
Nidorino Moves
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Nidorino Sprites
An aggressive POKéMON that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom.
Its horns contain venom. If they are stabbed into an enemy, the impact makes the poison leak out.
It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses any thing, it attacks immediately.
Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated.
It is easily agitated and uses its horn for offense as soon as it notices an attacker.
Nidorino's Japanese name is Nidorino (ニドリーノ). Here are all the official names for Nidorino across different languages:
Nidorino Breeding
How to Get Nidorino
Nidorino can be encountered in the wild across multiple Pokemon games. Here is how to obtain Nidorino in every game where it is available:
About Nidorino
Nidorino is a Poison-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 1. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 365, Nidorino is classified as a Poison Pin Pokémon and is part of the Nidoran M → Nidorino → Nidoking evolution line.
In competitive play, Nidorino is placed in the Untiered tier where it holds a 0% usage rate. Its key abilities are Poison Point and Rivalry and Hustle, which allow it to function as a versatile team member. Nidorino is weak to Ground, Psychic-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.
Nidorino can learn 76 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include . Standing at 0.9m tall and weighing 19.5kg, Nidorino has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Kanto region games.