#029 Nidoran♀All 251 Pokémon #031 Nidoqueen

Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#030 Nidorina

Poison

SpeciesPoison Pin Pokémon
Japanese nameNidorina
PronunciationNEE-DOOR-EE-NUH
Height2′ 7″ 0.79 m
Weight44.0 lb 19.80 kg
Gender♂ 0% · ♀ 100%

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Name meaning

Comes from NIDORINO with the -A feminine ending. A Nidorina is a female Nidorino.

Evolution

Nidoran(F)Level 16NidorinaMoon StoneNidoqueen

Nidorina in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Nidorina as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	The female’s horn develops slowly. Prefers physical attacks such as clawing and biting.
Yellow	When resting deep in it’s burrow, it’s thorns always retract. This is proof that it is relaxed.
Stadium	The female is usually docile. However, if it becomes enraged, it will attack wildly with bites and scratches.
GoldStadium 2	When feeding its young, it first chews and tenderizes the food, then spits it out for the offspring.
Silver	It has a calm and caring nature. Because its horn grows slowly, it prefers not to fight.
Crystal	It has a docile nature. If it is threatened with attack, it raises the barbs that are all over its body.

Where to find Nidorina

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Blue	Safari Zone, Route 11 (In Game Trade)	NA	Few/Evolve
Red	Safari Zone, Route 11 (In Game Trade), Celadon City (Game Corner)	NA	Few/Evolve
Yellow	Safari Zone, Routes 9 & 23	NA	Many/Evolve
Gold	Routes 13, 14, 15	Any	Many/Evolve
Silver		Any	Many/Evolve
Crystal		Morn. or Day	Many/Evolve

How to catch

	Ground	Evolve	Event
R/B	✓	✓	✓
Yellow	✓	✓
G/S	✓	✓
Crystal	✓	✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×0.5
Ice×1
Fighting×0.5
Poison×0.5
Ground×2
Flying×1
Psychic×2
BugG/S/C ×0.5R/B/Y × 2
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 2 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 2 (50%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 3 weaknesses and 3 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
This Pokémon has one less weakness and one more resistance in GSC than in RBY. So this Pokémon has a better defense ratio in GSC.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

NormalNormal
FireNormal
WaterNormal
ElectricNormal
GrassGood
IceNormal
FightingNormal
PoisonBad
GroundBad
FlyingNormal
PsychicNormal
BugG/S/C NormalR/B/Y Good
RockBad
GhostBad
DragonNormal
DarkNormal
SteelNo Effect

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 advantage and 5 disadvantages out of 17 types. Offensive ratio 1:5 (20%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 2 advantages and 4 disadvantages out of 15 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B	Y/G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Start	Growl	Normal	Status
Start	Start	Tackle	Normal	Physical
Start	Start	Scratch	Normal	Physical
50	Start	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical
Start	19	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical
23	27	Tail Whip	Normal	Status
32	36	Bite	NormalR/B/Y DarkG/S/C	Physical
41	46	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

Thunderbolt, Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM02Headbutt
TM03Curse
TM06Toxic
TM08Rock Smash
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM14Blizzard
TM17Protect
TM18Rain Dance
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM23Iron Tail
TM25Thunder
TM27Return
TM31Mud-Slap
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM40Defense Curl
TM43Detect
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
TM46Thief
HM04Strength

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

TM06Toxic
TM07Horn Drill
TM08Body Slam
TM09Take Down
TM10Double-Edge
TM11Bubblebeam
TM12Water Gun
TM13Ice Beam
TM14Blizzard
TM20Rage
TM24Thunderbolt
TM25Thunder
TM31Mimic
TM32Double Team
TM33Reflect
TM34Bide
TM40Skull Bash
TM44Rest
TM50Substitute

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Can’t Breed group X

Compatible Pokémon

None: this Pokémon can’t breed.

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Beat Up	Mate with a male Sneasel.
Charm	Mate with a male Snubbull/Granbull or Pikachu/Raichu (via Pichu).
Counter	Breed a male Heracross with a female Paras/Parasect, then breed male offspring with a female from Chikorita Family. Then breed a male offspring of that union (Chikorita) to a female Nidoran.
Disable	Mate with a male from Lickitung, Psyduck, or Slowpoke Family.
Focus Energy	Mate with a male from Cubone/Marowak, Eevee, Mankey/Primeape, Nidoran(M)/Nidorino, or Rattata/Raticate.
Supersonic	Mate with a male Lickitung.
Take Down	Mate with a male from Growlithe, Phanpy, Ponyta, Rhyhorn, Seel, Snubbull, Stantler, or Swinub Family; or Dunsparce, Eevee, Tauros.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank	R/B/Y rank
HP	70	313-343	23/4553.98%	20/4257.93%
Attack	62	192-222	27/4936.34%	27/4534.46%
Defense	67	202-232	26/5546.02%	23/4448.01%
Speed	56	180-210	31/4734.46%	29/4230.85%
Special Attack G/S/C	55	178-208	30/4634.46%	—
Special Defense G/S/C	55	178-208	30/4130.85%	—
Special R/B/Y	55	178-208	—	20/2929.14%
Total	365 G/S/C 310 R/B/Y	1243-1423 1065-1215	44/8734.46%	37/6534.46%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library