Nidorino (Japanese: ニドリーノ Nidorino) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.
It evolves from Nidoran♂ starting at level 16 and evolves into Nidoking when exposed to a Moon Stone.
It is related to the Nidoran♀ line, serving as Nidorina's male counterpart. Starting in Generation V, it can produce Eggs that contain either Nidoran♂ or Nidoran♀ when bred with Ditto.
Biology
Nidorino is a light-purple, quadrupedal mammalian Pokémon. It has several darker purple patches across its body. It has large, spiny ears with teal insides, narrow black eyes, and a long snout with two pointed teeth protruding from the upper jaw. Nidorino has a ridge of toxic spines on its back and a long pointed horn on its forehead. The horn is harder than a diamond and capable of secreting poison on impact. The more adrenaline Nidorino has in its body, the more potent the poison is. Its short legs have three claws on each foot. Nidorino is a male-only species.
Nidorino is independent, nervous, and fierce, and it is often described as violent and easily angered. It uses its ears to check its surroundings. 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. Nidorino's harder-than-diamond horn can destroy diamonds, and it uses that horn to destroy boulders in its search for Moon Stones. Nidorino live in hot savannas and plains.
Evolution
Nidorino evolves from Nidoran♂ and evolves into Nidoking.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
| Generation I | | | Kanto
#033 | | Red(JPN) | (This entry was originally untranslated in English until it was reused in Pokémon FireRed.) | | Green | | Red(ENG) | An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom. | | Blue | | 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 | | | Johto
#099 | | 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. | | Stadium 2 | It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately. | | |
| Generation III | | Hoenn
#— | | Kanto
#033 | | Ruby | 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. | | Sapphire | | 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 | 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 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Johto
#099 | | Diamond | It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact. | | Pearl | | Platinum | | 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 | | | Unova
#— | | Black | It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact. | | White | | Black 2 | It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact. | | White 2 | | |
| Generation VI | | Kalos
Coastal #108 | | Hoenn
#— | | X | It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. If it senses anything, it attacks immediately. | | Y | An aggressive Pokémon that is quick to attack. The horn on its head secretes a powerful venom. | | Omega Ruby | 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. | | Alpha Sapphire | | |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
Crown Tundra #069 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
#— | | This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Legends: Arceus. | | Sword | With a horn that's harder than diamond, this Pokémon goes around shattering boulders as it searches for a moon stone. | | Shield | It's nervous and quick to act aggressively. The potency of its poison increases along with the level of adrenaline present in its body. | | Brilliant Diamond | It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes venom upon impact. | | Shining Pearl | | |
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Game locations
In side games
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Held items
Pokémon caught in Generation I must be traded to a Generation II game in order for a held item to appear.
Stats
Base stats
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Nidorino is available in Sword and Shield Version 1.3.0+ and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
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- 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
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- 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
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BDSP
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- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nidorino in Generation VIII
- 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
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nidorino in Generation VIII
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- 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
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Rumble Rush  | Walking Speed: 1.32 seconds | Base HP: 51 | | | Base Attack: 72 | Base Defense: 50 | Base Speed: 60 | | |
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Evolution data
Sprites
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In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
In Pokémon - I Choose You!, a Nidorino was going up against a Gengar in a battle that Ash was watching on TV. Thus, Nidorino and Gengar were the very first Pokémon to be seen in Pokémon the Series, excluding the opening.
In Fire and Ice, Ash battled and defeated a Nidorino during the Indigo Plateau Conference. He reappeared in a flashback in Friends to the End.
In Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?, Ralph's Nidorino, nicknamed Tony, evolved from Nidoran♂ after battling Team Rocket and kissing Emily's Nidoran♀, nicknamed Maria.
In The Heartbreak of Brock, Temacu's Nidorino was taking a stroll with her Nidorina.
In Restore and Renew!, Jessie pulled a Nidorino from the Rocket Prize Master and used him in an unsuccessful attempt to capture a recently-revived Aerodactyl.
Minor appearances
In The Flame Pokémon-athon!, multiple Nidorino were at the Laramie Ranch.
Two Nidorino appeared in the banned episode EP035, with one appearing in a flashback.
In A Chansey Operation, an injured Nidorino was brought to the clinic.
A Nidorino appeared in The Breeding Center Secret.
A Trainer's Nidorino appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back and Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution.
In The Power of One, a Nidorino sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.
In A Tent Situation, a Nidorino was at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
In Tricks of the Trade, a Nidorino was at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
Two Nidorino appeared in The Legend of Thunder!.
Multiple Nidorino appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.
A Nidorino appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part 1 and Part 2.
A Nidorino appeared in Arceus and the Jewel of Life.
A Nidorino appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.
A Nidorino appeared in Mewtwo's flashback in Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
A Nidorino appeared in This Could be the Start of Something Big!.
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. | |
Pokémon Origins
In File 1: Red, a Nidorino was seen in Professor Oak's introduction, while another was seen battling a Gengar.
Pokémon Generations
In the game intro-like opening sequence for The Adventure, a Nidorino was battling a Gengar.
POKÉTOON
A Nidorino appeared in Blossom's Dream, having evolved from Blossom's Nidoran♂.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Nidorino debuted in A Glimpse of the Glow, where Red caught him to show to the Pallet Town children how to catch a Pokémon. As well as another one appeared in Red's explanation fantasy about Pokémon to them.
Much later, at the beginning of Return to Pallet Town, another Nidorino appears in the wild, against whom Red urges a child to take the Gengar on his belt and fight him to weaken him. This again references the opening sequence of the Generation I remakes Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Professor Oak owns a Nidorino, which debuted in Save the Pokémon Zoo!!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Nidorino (TCG)
Trivia
- Nidorino is one of the first two Pokémon to appear in a Pokémon battle both in Pokémon the Series and in the games, the other being Gengar. This is due to their appearance in the opening animation of Pokémon Red and Green (as well as their remakes, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen), on which the beginning of the first Pokémon the Series episode was based on.
- 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 Capsule Monsters game design pitch, which would eventually become the Pokémon series.
- The Nidorino that appears in Professor Oak's introduction in Pokémon Red and Blue has the cry of a Nidorina.
- Nidorino's Shiny coloration is the same as Nidorina's normal coloration. Likewise, Nidorina's Shiny coloration matches Nidorino's normal coloration.
- Nidorino shares its category with Nidoran♂, Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Poipole, and Naganadel. They are all known as the Poison Pin Pokémon.
Origin
Nidorino appears to be based on rabbits, rhinoceros and porcupines. It may also reference the mythical Moon rabbit due to its rabbit like appearance and the fact that it reaches its final evolved form using a Moon Stone.
Name origin
Nidorino may be a combination of needle, rhinoceros, and -ino (masculine diminutive suffix in Spanish and Italian). It may also involve 二度 nido (twice). It may be related to nidor, a strong, unpleasant smell.
In other languages
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| More languages |  Hindi | नीडोरिनो Nidorino | Transcription of Japanese name |  Lithuanian | Nidorinas | From the English name |  Russian | Нидорино Nidorino | Transcription of English name |  Thai | นิโดริโน Nidorino | Transcription of Japanese name | |
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