#32
Nidoran M
The horn on a male Nidoran's forehead contains a powerful poison. This is a very cautious Pokémon, always straining its large ears.
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Weight
- 9 kg
- Generation
- 1
Base stats
HP46
Attack57
Defense40
Sp. Atk40
Sp. Def40
Speed50
Total273
Abilities
Poison Point
30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned.
Rivalry
This Pokemon's attacks have their power multiplied by 1.25 against targets of the same gender or multiplied by 0.75 against targets of the opposite gender. There is no modifier if either this Pokemon or the target is genderless.
Hustle Hidden
This Pokemon's Attack is multiplied by 1.5 and the accuracy of its physical attacks is multiplied by 0.8.
Recommended natures Smogon Gen 7
Only a Smogon suggestion — the right nature depends on the set you run, so trust your own call on how you want to play it.
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Weaknesses & resistances
Damage ×2 Ground Psychic
Resists ×½ Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy
Evolution line
Where to catch
| Region | Location | Rarity | Time | Method | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanto | Cerulean City | 14–15 | |||
| Kanto | Route 2 North (Kanto) | 4–8 | |||
| Kanto | Route 5 (Kanto) | 14–15 | |||
| Kanto | Route 6 (Kanto) | 15–16 | |||
| Kanto | Safari North | 1–10 |
Moves
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Pow. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeerLowers the foe(s) Defense by 1. | Status | — | 100 | 30 | |
| 1 | Poison Sting30% chance to poison the target. | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | |
| 5 | PeckNo additional effect. | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 10 | Focus EnergyRaises the user's critical hit ratio by 2. | Status | — | — | 30 | |
| 15 | Fury AttackHits 2-5 times in one turn. | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | |
| 20 | Toxic SpikesPoisons grounded foes on switch-in. Max 2 layers. | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 25 | Double KickHits 2 times in one turn. | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| 30 | Horn AttackNo additional effect. | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 | |
| 35 | Helping HandOne adjacent ally's move power is 1.5x this turn. | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| 40 | ToxicBadly poisons the target. Poison types can't miss. | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| 45 | FlatterRaises the target's Sp. Atk by 1 and confuses it. | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| 50 | Poison Jab30% chance to poison the target. | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 55 | Earth Power10% chance to lower the target's Sp. Def by 1. | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |