Nidorina
#30 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Poison Pin Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
When it senses danger, it raises all the barbs on its body. These barbs grow slower than NIDORINO’s.
Shining Pearl
When it senses danger, it raises all the barbs on its body. These barbs grow slower than NIDORINO’s.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Nidoran♀ #29 | Level 16 |  Nidorina #30 |
Nidorina #30 |  Use Moon Stone |  Nidoqueen #31 |
Brilliant Diamond
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 21 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 29 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 29 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Normal
Nidorina
Poison Pin Pokémon
HP
70
Attack
62
Defense
67
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
55
Speed
56
Total
365
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Scratch |  |  Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Tail Whip | |  Status | - | 100 | 30 | |
| Start | Poison Sting | | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Growl | | Status | - | 100 | 40 | |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | |
| 22 | Toxic Spikes | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 29 | Double Kick | | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| 36 | Bite |  | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| 43 | Helping Hand | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 50 | Toxic | | Status | - | 90 | 10 | |
| 57 | Flatter | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| 64 | Crunch | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| 71 | Earth Power | |  Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Aerial Ace |  | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | 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×.