No stat stands out enough here to force a single team role on this species. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. Defensively it can rely on 2 weaknesses and 5 resistances. It cannot breed — it has no Egg Group, so you will not get it from breeding.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value.
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 (62) and Sp. Atk (55) 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.
- Naughty +Atk · −SpD The boost goes into the stronger offensive stat and the drop into a defense that does not decide anything anyway.
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 | #030 | Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #096 | Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #105 | X / Y |
| Crown Tundra | #066 | 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
The female's horn develops slowly. Prefers physical attacks such as clawing and biting.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Nidorina 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 Nidorina 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 Nidorina cards →Nidorina has 12 cards in 12 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Nidorina does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.
Where to catch it (16)
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
Moves (77)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (65 via TM/TR, 20 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 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 30 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80% | 15 |
| 22 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 29 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100% | 30 |
| 36 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 43 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 47 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90% | 10 |
| 50 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 50 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 57 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 15 |
| 58 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100% | 15 |
| 64 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 71 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |