Nidorino (Pokémon)

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This article is about the species. For a specific instance of this species, see Nidorino (disambiguation).

Nidorino ニドリーノ Nidorino #033
Art by Ken Sugimori from FireRed and LeafGreen
Type  Poison   Poison   Poison   Poison   Poison   Poison	Species Poison Pin Pokémon
Abilities Poison Point or Rivalry Rivalry Hustle Hidden Ability
Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #033 Johto #099 Hoenn #231* Sinnoh #— Unova #— Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia R— Oblivia (past) N— Not in any regional Browser
Height 2'11" Imperial 0.9m Metric 2'11"/0.9m 0.0m	Weight 43.0lbs Imperial 19.5kg Metric 43.0lbs/19.5kg 0.0kg
Dex color Purple	Footprint
Body style	Catch rate 120 15.7%
Gender ratio Genderless Unknown 100% male
Breeding Monster and Field groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 118 Battle Exp.: 1181*
External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex Generation IV Generation V Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Nidorino (Japanese: ニドリーノ Nidorino) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

He evolves from Nidoran♂ starting at level 16, and evolves into Nidoking when exposed to a Moon Stone.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 2.1 Major appearances 2.2 Minor appearances 2.3 Pokédex entries 3 In the manga 3.1 Pokémon Adventures 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Held items 5.4 Stats 5.4.1 Base stats 5.4.2 Pokéathlon stats 5.5 Type effectiveness 5.6 Learnset 5.6.1 By leveling up 5.6.2 By TM/HM 5.6.3 By breeding 5.6.4 By tutoring 5.6.5 By a prior evolution 5.7 Side game data 5.8 Evolution 5.9 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Nidorino is larger than his pre-evolution. His forehead horn is larger, as well as his ears and the spines on his back. He has grown large fang teeth, and has three clawed toes instead of two, as was the case for its pre-evolution. He remains quadruped though.

Gender differences

Nidorino is the male of the species. For the female counterpart, see Nidorina.

Special abilities

Capable of goring with his horn, Nidorino are much fiercer than Nidoran♂. Their long spines ooze poison on contact with foes. His horn is capable of piercing a diamond.

Behavior

Nidorino is independent and are often fierce, being described as aggressive and violent.

Habitat

Nidorino live in expansive hot savannas and plains. They share their home range with Nidorina and can normally be found in Kanto, with rare sightings in Sinnoh as well.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Major appearances

A Nidorino appeared in the first episode, battling a Gengar in a battle Ash was watching on TV. This also means that, Nidorino and Gengar are also the very first Pokémon seen in the anime.

Ralph's Nidorino appeared in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?, having evolved from a Nidoran♂ after the battle with Team Rocket and after kissing Emily's Nidoran♀.

Minor appearances

Several Nidorino were in the race shown in The Flame Pokémon-athon!.

Ash battled a Nidorino in Fire and Ice during the Pokémon League.

It also appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One.

A Nidorino appeared in the opening scenes of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP100 Nidorino Ash's Pokédex Nidorino, the Poison Pin Pokémon. The evolved form of the male Nidoran. Its highly developed horn is extremely powerful. This concludes the entries from the original series.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Nidorino debuted in the first round of the Red, Green & Blue chapter, A Glimpse of the Glow, where Red caught it to show to the Pallet Town children how to catch a Pokémon.

Much later, at the beginning of the FireRed & LeafGreen chapter, another Nidorino appears in the wild, against whom Red urges a child to take the Gengar on his belt and fight it to weaken it. This again references the opening sequence of the Generation I remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

In the TCG

Main article: Nidorino (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom. Yellow Its horns contain venom. If they are stabbed into an enemy, the impact makes the poison leak out. Stadium Its horn is harder than diamond. If it punctures an enemy,it pumps powerful venom into the wound. Generation II Gold It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately. Silver Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated. Crystal It is easily agitated and uses its horn for offense as soon as it notices an attacker. Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald {{{rsedex}}} Ruby Sapphire Nidorino has a horn that is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might. Ruby {{{rubydex}}} Sapphire {{{sapphiredex}}} Emerald Its horn is harder than a diamond. If it senses a hostile presence, all the barbs on its back bristle up at once, and it challenges the foe with all its might. FireRed LeafGreen {{{frlgdex}}} FireRed It is easily angered. By swinging its well-developed horn wildly, it can even punch through diamond. LeafGreen An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom. Generation IV Diamond Pearl {{{dpdex}}} Diamond Pearl Platinum It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact. Diamond {{{diamonddex}}} Pearl {{{pearldex}}} Platinum {{{platinumdex}}} HeartGold SoulSilver {{{hgssdex}}} HeartGold It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately. SoulSilver Quick to anger, it stabs enemies with its horn to inject a powerful poison when it becomes agitated. Generation V Black White It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact. Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}}  ??? No Pokédex data is available.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I. Generation I Red Blue Uncommon R Unlimited B Safari Zone R Safari Zone, Celadon Game Corner B Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow Common Routes 9, 23, Safari Zone Generation II Gold Silver Common Routes 13, 14, and 15 Crystal Common Routes 13, 14, and 15 Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald None Trade FireRed LeafGreen Uncommon (FR) Rare (LG) Safari Zone Colosseum None Trade XD None Trade Generation IV Diamond Pearl Rare Route 221, Lake Valor (Poké Radar) Platinum Rare Route 221 (Poké Radar) HeartGold SoulSilver Common Route 15 Pal Park Field Generation V Black White None Evolve Nidoran♂ (White only)

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Pinball	Evolve Nidoran♂
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 3 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Lapis Cave (4F-8F) Wish Cave (47F-50F)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Mt. Bristle (4F-9F) Labyrinth Cave (B1-B9)
Pokémon Rumble	Eternal Tower
Pokémon Rumble Blast	Cave: Shimmering Lake

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Berry (100%)
Yellow*

Stats

Base stats

Stat	Range
	At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 61	121 - 168	232 - 326
Attack: 72	69 - 136	134 - 267
Defense: 57	55 - 119	107 - 234
Sp.Atk: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp.Def: 55	54 - 117	103 - 229
Speed: 65	63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 365   Other Pokémon with this total
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 55.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 3/4 ★★★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 2/3 ★★☆	Stamina 2/3 ★★☆
Jump 2/3 ★★☆	Total 12/17 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
Weak to Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Resistant against Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Unaffected by Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None	Damaged normally by Normal 1× Fighting ½× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 2× Rock 1× Bug ½× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Grass ½× Electric 1× Psychic 2× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None
Notes: In Generation I, the effectiveness of  Grass-type  moves is ½×, and the effectiveness of  Bug-type  moves is 2×.

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Start	Leer	Normal	Status	—	100%	30
Start	Peck	Flying	Physical	35	100%	35
7	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—%	30
9	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100%	30
13	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35
20	Fury Attack	Normal	Physical	15	85%	20
23	Horn Attack	Normal	Physical	65	100%	25
28	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—%	20
35	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—%	20
38	Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100%	15
43	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
50	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
58	Horn Drill	Normal	Physical	—	—%	5
A level of "Start" indicates a move that will be known by a Nidorino obtained at level 1 in Generation V Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/HM

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
TM		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—%	15
	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10
	TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100%	10
	TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100%	15
	TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—%	5
	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100%	10
	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70%	5
	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—%	5
	TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100%	15
	TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70%	10
	TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100%	20
	TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100%	10
	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—%	15
	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100%	10
	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100%	15
	TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100%	10
	TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100%	15
	TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100%	15
	TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100%	15
	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20
	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90%	15
	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100%	15
	HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95%	30
	HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100%	15
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Father	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	Amnesia	Psychic	Status	—	—%	20
	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100%	10
	Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20
	Confusion	Psychic	Special	50	100%	25
	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	20
	Disable	Normal	Status	—	100%	20
	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—%	10
	Head Smash	Rock	Physical	150	80%	5
	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75%	15
	Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100%	25
	Sucker Punch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	5
	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nidorino in Generation V Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Nidorino in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

Generation V Other generations: II - III - IV
Game		Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Nidorino can be tutored the move in that game A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Nidorino cannot be tutored the move in that game Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see move tutor moves from other generations

By a prior evolution

Generation V Other generations: I - II - III - IV
Stage	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
‡	Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90%	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidorino Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidorino Click on the generation numbers at the top to see moves from other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball    Acquisition: Evolve	Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available	Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -19% Friend Area: Safari Phrases 51%-100% HP One jab of my poison spikes will do it! 26%-50% HP My health is down by half. 1%-25% HP I'm nearly done for... No strength left to thrust my horn... Level up Leveled up! My horn's turning seriously sharp! Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up! My horn's turning seriously sharp!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: C
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Normal  None Past ( Normal ) None Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.

Evolution

Unevolved Nidoran♂  Poison

Level 16 →

First evolution Nidorino  Poison

Moon Stone →

Second evolution Nidoking  Poison  Ground

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White				Back

For other sprites and images, please see Nidorino images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Nidorino is one of the first two Pokémon to appear in a Pokémon battle both in the anime and in the games. The other is Gengar. This is due to their appearance in the opening animation of Pokémon Red and Green, on which the beginning of the first anime episode was based on, as well as the remakes.
  • It is also the first Pokémon to be both seen and captured in Pokémon Adventures, in much the same way.
• Nidorino, along with Gengar (and, possibly, other Pokémon), originate from the old manga, Capsule Monsters, which is considered the ancestor to the Pokémon franchise.
• The Nidorino that appears in Professor Oak's introduction in Pokémon Red and Blue has the cry of a Nidorina.
• Nidorino's alternate coloration is the same as Nidorina's normal coloration. Likewise, Nidorina's alternate coloration matches Nidorino's normal coloration.

Origin

Nidorino appears to be based on a porcupine, rabbit, mouse, or even a hamster, as seen by their aggressive and independent nature.

Name origin

Nidorino's name may be based on the word needle and rhinoceros. 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 rino in its name most likely alludes to its male gender - in many languages, such as Spanish, names and words ending in o are an indication for the male gender.

In other languages

Language Name Name Origin German Nidorino French Nidorino Korean 니드리노 Nideurino Chinese (Mandarin) 尼多力諾 / 尼多力诺 Níduōlìnuò Transliteration of its original name. 力 lì means power, strength. Chinese (Cantonese) 尼多利 Nèihdōleih Partial transliteration of its Japanese name.

External links

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