Nidoran♂
#32 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Poison Pin Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
Shining Pearl
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Nidoran♂ #32 | Level 16 |  Nidorino #33 |
Nidorino #33 |  Use Moon Stone |  Nidoking #34 |
Brilliant Diamond
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 201 Road 201 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 2 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 201 Road 201 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 2 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 201 Road 201 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 3 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 201 Road 201 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 3 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Normal
Nidoran♂
Poison Pin Pokémon
HP
46
Attack
57
Defense
40
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
40
Speed
50
Total
273
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Poison Sting | |  Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Leer |  |  Status | - | 100 | 30 | |
| 5 | Peck |  | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| 10 | Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| 15 | Fury Attack | | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | |
| 20 | Toxic Spikes | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 25 | Double Kick | | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| 30 | Horn Attack | | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 | |
| 35 | Helping Hand | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 40 | Toxic | | Status | - | 90 | 10 | |
| 45 | Flatter |  | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| 50 | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 55 | Earth Power | |  Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesia | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| Beat Up | | Physical | - | 100 | 10 | |
| Confusion | | Special | 50 | 100 | 25 | |
| Counter | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | |
| Disable | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| Head Smash |  | Physical | 150 | 80 | 5 | |
| Horn Drill | | Physical | - | 30 | 5 | |
| Poison Tail | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 | |
| Sucker Punch | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| Supersonic | | Status | - | 55 | 20 | |
| Take Down | | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | |
| Thrash | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| Venom Drench | | Status | - | 100 | 20 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Blizzard |  | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | |
| - | Dig | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Ice Beam | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Iron Tail |  | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| - | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Shadow Claw |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Shock Wave |  | Special | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Thief | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | Thunder | | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| - | Thunderbolt | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Toxic | | Status | - | 90 | 10 | |
| - | Water Pulse | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
Poison Point
Ability Slot 1
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rivalry
Ability Slot 2
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
Hustle
Hidden Ability
Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.