Nidorina
#30 in the FireRed and LeafGreen Pokédex • Poison Pin Pokémon
FireRed
The female has a gentle temperament. It emits ultrasonic cries that have the power to befuddle foes.
LeafGreen
The female’s horns develop slowly. Prefers physical attacks such as clawing and biting.
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 |
FireRed
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Safari Zone Safari Zone (middle) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 31 | 5% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (Area 2, north) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 5% | - |
LeafGreen
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Safari Zone Safari Zone (middle) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 31 | 10% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (Area 1, east) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 33 | 10% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (Area 2, north) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 10% | - |
Safari Zone Safari Zone (Area 3, west) | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 10% | - |
Normal
Shiny
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 | Hard, pointed, and sharp claws rake the foe. |
| Start | Growl | |  Status | - | 100 | 40 | The user growls in a cute way, making the foe lower its ATTACK stat. |
| 8 | Tail Whip | | Status | - | 100 | 30 | The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe lower its DEFENSE stat. |
| 12 | Double Kick | | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | Two legs are used to quickly kick the foe twice in one turn. |
| 18 | Poison Sting | | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | The foe is stabbed with a toxic barb, etc. It may poison the foe. |
| 22 | Bite |  | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch. |
| 26 | Helping Hand | | Status | - | - | 20 | A move that boosts the power of the ally’s attack in a battle. |
| 34 | Fury Swipes | | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes two to five times. |
| 43 | Flatter | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | Flattery is used to confuse the foe, but its SP. ATK also rises. |
| 53 | Crunch | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The foe is crunched with sharp fangs. It may lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM01 | Cut | | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | A basic attack. It can be used to cut down thin trees and grass. |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | The foe is slugged at maximum power. Can also be used to move boulders. |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 20 | 100 | 15 | An attack that may also cut DEFENSE. It can also smash cracked boulders. |
| TM03 | Water Pulse |  |  Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | An attack with a pulsing blast of water. It may also confuse the foe. |
| TM06 | Toxic | | Status | - | 85 | 10 | A move that badly poisons the foe. Its poison damage worsens every turn. |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 | An attack that varies in type and intensity depending on the user. |
| TM11 | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | The sun blazes for five turns, powering up FIRE-type moves. |
| TM13 | Ice Beam |  | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 | The foe is struck with an icy beam. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| TM14 | Blizzard | | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 | The foe is blasted with a blizzard. It may freeze the foe solid. |
| TM17 | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | Enables the user to evade all attacks. It may fail if used in succession. |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | | Status | - | - | 5 | A heavy rain falls for five turns, powering up WATER- type moves. |
| TM21 | Frustration | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the less the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM23 | Iron Tail |  | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | An attack with a steel-hard tail. It may lower the foe’s DEFENSE stat. |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt |  | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | A strong electrical attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed. |
| TM25 | Thunder | | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 | A brutal lightning attack that may also leave the foe paralyzed. |
| TM27 | Return | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | This attack move grows more powerful the more the user likes its TRAINER. |
| TM28 | Dig | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 | An attack that hits on the 2nd turn. Can also be used to exit dungeons. |
| TM32 | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | | Special | 60 | - | 20 | A rapid jolt of electricity strikes the foe. It can’t be evaded. |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | Filthy sludge is hurled at the foe. It may poison the target. |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace |  | Physical | 60 | - | 20 | An extremely fast attack against one target. It can’t be evaded. |
| TM42 | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that is boosted if user is burned, poisoned, or paralyzed. |
| TM43 | Secret Power | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | An attack that may have an additional effect that varies with the terrain. |
| TM44 | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | The user sleeps for two turns to fully restore HP and heal any status problem. |
| TM45 | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | If it is the other gender, the foe is made infatuated and unlikely to attack. |
| TM46 | Thief | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 | An attack that may take the foe’s held item if the user isn’t holding one. |
| Class | Description | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Slam | | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 | The user drops its full body on the foe. It may leave the foe paralyzed. |
| Counter | | Physical | - | 100 | 20 | A retaliation move that counters any physical hit with double the damage. |
| Double-Edge | | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | A reckless, life- risking tackle that also hurts the user a little. |
| Mimic | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user copies the move last used by the foe for the rest of the battle. |
| Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | The user creates a decoy using one- quarter of its full HP. |
Poison Point
Poisons foe on contact.
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.