Nidoran♂
ニドラン♂ Nidoran♂
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Height
1'08"
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0.5m
Metric
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1'08"/0.5m
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0.0m
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Weight
19.8lbs
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9.0kg
Metric
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19.8lbs/9.0kg
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0.0kg
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EV yield
HP
0
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Atk
1
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Def
0
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Sp.Atk
0
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Sp.Def
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Speed
0
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| Base Exp.: 60
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Battle Exp.: 601*
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Nidoran♂ (Japanese: ニドラン♂ Nidoran♂) is a Poison-type Pokémon.
He evolves into Nidorino starting at level 16, who evolves into Nidoking when exposed to a Moon Stone.
Biology
Physiology
Nidoran♂ is a small, quadruped, porcupine-based Pokémon with large ears, front teeth and red eyes. They are covered with spines primarily on their back which can release potent poisons if Nidoran♂ is threatened.
Gender differences
Nidoran♂ is the male of the species, and is noted to be one of the first Pokémon to denote gender differences. In the later generations, however, Pokémon with genders are marked with a ♀ or ♂ symbol, rather than being actual different Pokémon.
Nidoran♂ have a larger forehead horn than their female counterparts, Nidoran♀. They also have more spines, and are of a different color.
Special abilities
Nidoran♂'s large horns can secrete a powerful venom; unlike his female counterpart, the size of Nidoran's horns are indicative of the strength of the venom. He also has unique muscles around his ears, which permit them to be moved in any direction.
Behavior
Nidoran♂ are fairly docile Pokémon, although they tend to be more alert and nervous than their female counterparts, constantly listening for the sounds of approaching enemies with their large ears. Their potent venom is used primarily as a defense, and most likely evolved to counteract their small body size.
Habitat
Nidoran♂ live in expansive hot savannas and plains. They share their native range with Nidoran♀ and both species are commonly found in Kanto, Johto, Unova and rarely in Sinnoh.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Nidoran♂ eat fruit and plants. This Pokémon's digestive system is unaffected by the poisonous plants.
In the anime
Major appearances
Ralph owned a Nidoran♂ which evolved into a Nidorino after kissing Emily's Nidoran♀ in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?.
Minor appearances
Nidoran♂ first appeared in Pokémon Fashion Flash.
A group of Shiny (due to a coloring error) Nidoran♂ were seen at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Poké-Corrall.
A differently patterned Nidoran♂ appeared in Poké Ball Peril.
A pink Nidoran♂ appeared in In the Pink. Team Rocket tried to capture it along with its female counterpart until a pink Nidoking chased them off.
A Nidoran♂ and a Nidoran♀ were cuddling behind a bush in "The Chikorita Rescue".
A Nidoran♂ was used by one of the students of the Pokémon Trainer's School in Gonna Rule The School!.
It also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.
In Leading a Stray!, it is part of Luxio's group.
Pokédex entries
| This concludes the entries from the original series.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, wild Nidoran♂ were seen several times before it appeared as a Trainer Pokémon belonging to Wilton. Green attempted to trick the man into trading his Butterfree for her weak Weedle because his Pokémon was infatuated with her female Nidoran. Red was able to stop her from carrying out this plan, however.
In the TCG
- Main article: Nidoran♂ (TCG)
In the TFG
One Nidoran♂ figure has been released.
Game data
Pokédex entries
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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| Generation I
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Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
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Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.
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Its large ears sense danger. It extends its toxic spikes when angry. The size of its body thorns indicates its toxicity.
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| Generation II
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It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.
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It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.
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It constantly moves its large ears in many directions in order to detect danger right away.
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| Generation III
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The male Nidoran has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice.
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The male Nidoran has developed muscles that freely move its ears in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice.
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Its large ears are flapped like wings when it is listening to distant sounds. It extends toxic barbs when angered.
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It stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
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| Generation IV
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It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
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It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.
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It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.
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| Generation V
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It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
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No Pokédex data is available.
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Game locations
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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| At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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106 - 153
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202 - 296
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55 - 119
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107 - 234
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 40.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
| Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Unaffected by
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Damaged normally by
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Learnset
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| This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Nidoran♂ can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Nidoran♂ cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoran♂
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidoran♂
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
- Nidoran was the first Pokémon to feature gender, and even gender differences; however, their difference is much greater than later Pokémon.
- Despite the addition of genders in all Pokémon starting in Generation II, the two variations of Nidoran remained separate species, rather than a singular species that splits down different evolution paths based on gender.
- A Nidoran♀ egg does, however, have a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♂.
- Nidoran♂'s alternate coloration is similar to Nidoran♀'s normal coloration.
- Nidoran♂ and Nidorino share the same species name with their female counterparts Nidoran♀ and Nidorina. They are all known as Poison Pin Pokémon.
- Due to the fact that his gender, ♂, is included in his name, checking Nidoran♂'s summary from Generation II onward will display as if he were genderless if he does not have a nickname. If his nickname is anything other than "Nidoran♂", his gender will appear as normal.
- All of Nidoran♂'s Pokédex entries mentions his large ears except the one featured in Gold, HeartGold and Pokémon Stadium 2.
- Nidoran♂ is one of eight Pokémon whose name has a non-alphabetic character in it, the others being Nidoran♀, Farfetch'd, Mr. Mime, Porygon2, Ho-Oh, Mime Jr. and Porygon-Z.
- Nidoran♂ is the only Pokémon with a base stat total of 273.
Origin
Nidoran♂ appears to be based on a porcupine or a rabbit, mouse, or even a hamster, as seen by their aggressive nature towards one another.
Name origin
Nidoran♂'s name may be based on the word needle. It may also be based on cnidocyte, a type of venomous cell responsible for the stings delivered by stinging animals, most notably, by jellyfish. Alternatively, it may be based on 二 ni, two, or 二度 nido, two times/two degrees, referring to there being two distinct evolutionary lines using the name with similar names and traits. The Japanese word ran is translated as orchid in English. Orchids are flowers that can be purple or blue. These colors are the same as the male and female evolutionary forms of Nidoran, respectively. The ♂ in its name is an indication of its male gender.
In other languages
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| German
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Nidoran♂
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| French
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Nidoran♂
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| Korean
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니드런♂ Nideuran♂
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| Chinese (Mandarin)
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尼多朗 Níduōláng
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Transliteration of its Japanese name. 朗 Láng is a word usually used in transliterating male names.
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| Chinese (Cantonese)
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尼多郎 Nèihdōlòhng
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Transliteration of its original name. The character 郎 lòhng refers to young males.
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External links
TM43 (Detect) (100%)
For other sprites and images, please see Nidoran♂ images on Bulbagarden Archives.
