Among other species it looks pale; its highest stat is HP. Its weakest point is Sp. Def — lower than 91% of species. Taken together these numbers say little in its favor: below 91% of the Pokédex. This is not the final form yet — it evolves twice more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. On defense it has 2 weaknesses and 5 resistances. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Sp. Def.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Defense, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
Attack (47) and Sp. Atk (40) are nearly equal, so neither of these two stats can be lowered for free. The price has to be paid in defense — in the weaker one, because Sp. Def does not stop anything here anyway. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.
- Brave +Atk · −Spe Slow and attacking on both sides — the cheapest thing to give up is what it does not have. Under Trick Room this drop actually helps.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 4
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.
| Kanto | #029 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #095 | Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #104 | X / Y |
| Crown Tundra | #065 | Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra |
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.
- Hustle Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.
Pokédex entry
Although small, its venomous barbs render this POKéMON dangerous. The female has smaller horns.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Nidoran♀ takes when it is hit by a move of each type.
How it was drawn
1996–2019The sprites come straight from the games in which Nidoran♀ appeared — one from each release.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
TCG cards (12)
All Nidoran♀ cards →Nidoran♀ has 12 cards in 12 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 343 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.
Where to catch it (20)
All locations →The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.
Galar
Johto
Kalos
Kanto
Sinnoh
Unova
Moves (78)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (61 via TM/TR, 15 via Egg, 18 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 40 |
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 5 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 10 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 20 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100% | 30 |
| 27 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90% | 10 |
| 30 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 35 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 43 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 45 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 45 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| 50 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 55 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |