Nidoran♂ (GO)

For information on this species outside of Pokémon GO, see the main article.
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Nidoran♂ Poison Pin Pokémon ニドラン♂ Nidoran♂ #0032
Type Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Gender ratio Unknown 100% male	Buddy distance 3 km
Height 0.5 m Nidoran♂ 0 m {{{form2}}} 0 m {{{form3}}} 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 9.0 kg Nidoran♂ 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Base catch rate 50% Nidoran♂ 0% Flee rate 15% Nidoran♂ 0% Movement type Jump Nidoran♂ {{{form2}}}
Third move cost 50,000 50
Purification cost 3,000 3

Nidoran♂ (Japanese: ニドラン♂ Nidoran♂) is a Poison-type Pokémon. It has been available in Pokémon GO since July 6, 2016, at the time of the game's launch.

It evolves into Nidorino using 25, which evolves into Nidoking using 100.

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• Background
  • Raid Battles
    • Shadow Raids
• Pokédex entries
• Stats
• Type Effectiveness
• Moves
  • Fast Attacks
  • Charged Attacks
• Evolution data
• Sprites
• References

Background

Nidoran♂ debuted with the launch of Pokémon GO on July 6, 2016.

Shiny Nidoran♂ debuted on July 4, 2019, during Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Dortmund. Shadow Nidoran♂ debuted on June 10, 2020.

Nidoran♂ was featured in the November 28, 2020, Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ Limited Research, where it could be encountered through event-exclusive Field Research tasks and could be Shiny.

Raid Battles

Nidoran♂ was a 1-star raid boss for the first time from June 27 to July 10, 2019.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Nidoran♂	2803	450 - 491 562 - 614

Shadow Raids

Shadow Nidoran♂ debuted in 1-star Shadow Raids from January 15 to May 13, 2025.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Nidoran♂	2803	418 - 491 522 - 614

Pokédex entries

Spin-off games GO #0032 GO 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.

Stats

Stats		Powered Up Range
		At Lv. 20	At Lv. 30	At Lv. 40	At Lv. 50
HP: 130		77 - 86	95 - 106	102 - 114	109 - 121
Attack: 105		63 - 72	77 - 88	83 - 95	88 - 101
Defense: 76		45 - 54	56 - 67	60 - 72	64 - 76
CP:		372 - 491	558 - 737	651 - 860	736 - 973
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 IVs. Maximum stats are calculated with 15 IVs.

Type Effectiveness

In Pokémon GO, this Pokémon is:

Weak to: Damaged normally by: Resistant to: Ground 1.6× Psychic 1.6× Normal 1× Flying 1× Rock 1× Ghost 1× Steel 1× Fire 1× Water 1× Electric 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fighting 0.63× Poison 0.63× Bug 0.63× Grass 0.63× Fairy 0.63×

Moves

Fast Attacks

Move   Type   Gyms & Raids   Trainer Battles   Pwr.   Energy   Dur. (s)   Pwr.   Energy   Turns    Peck Flying 10 10 1 6 8 2   Poison Sting Poison 4 6 0.5 4 9 2

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoran♂.

Charged Attacks

Move   Type   Gyms & Raids   Trainer Battles   Pwr.   Energy   Dur. (s)   Pwr.   Energy   Effect   Chance    Horn Attack Normal 45 33 2 40 35 — —   Body Slam Normal 50 33 2 65 40 — —   Sludge Bomb Poison 85 50 2.5 80 50 — — Frustration Normal 10 33 2 10 70 — — Return Normal 25 33 0.5 130 70 — —

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoran♂. This is a special move for Nidoran♂'s Shadow form. It cannot be learned using any TM. This is a special move for Nidoran♂ upon purification. It cannot be learned using any TM.

Evolution data

Unevolved Nidoran♂  Poison

25 →

First Evolution Nidorino  Poison

100 →

Second Evolution Nidoking  Poison  Ground

Sprites

Nidoran♂ Male Female Shiny Male Shiny Female Shiny

References

This article is part of Project Sidegames, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Sidegames.