nidoran-m #32

Poison

nidoran-m's Type Matchups

Weak to (2x damage):

Ground

Psychic

Resistant to (½x damage):

Grass

Poison

Fairy

Fighting

Bug

nidoran-m

Nidoran-m is a powerful poison type Pokémon known for its exceptional abilities. With a total base experience of 55, it possesses poison-point, rivalry, hustle, making it a formidable opponent in battle. Standing 0.5m tall and weighing 9.0kg, this Pokémon has unique characteristics that make it special in the world of Pokémon.

Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

nidoran-m's Height

0.5m

nidoran-m's Weight

9.0kg

nidoran-m's Category

Seed

nidoran-m's Gender

♂ 87.5% ♀ 12.5%

nidoran-m's Abilities

poison-point

rivalry

hustle

nidoran-m's Evolution Chain

nidoran♂

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Poison

nidorino

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Poison

nidoking

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Poison

Ground

nidoran♂

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Poison

nidorino

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Poison

nidoking

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Poison

Ground

Pokédex entries

Generation I

redblue

Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.

yellow

Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.

Generation II

gold

It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.

silver

It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.

crystal

It constantly moves its large ears in many directions in order to detect danger right away.

Generation III

rubysapphire

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.

emerald

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.

firered

Its large ears are flapped like wings when it is listening to distant sounds. It extends toxic barbs when angered.

leafgreen

It stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.

Generation IV

diamondpearlplatinum

It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.

heartgold

It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.

soulsilver

It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.

Generation V

blackwhite

It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.

black 2white 2

It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.

Generation VI

It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.

omega rubyalpha sapphire

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.

Its large ears are flapped like wings when it is listening to distant sounds. It extends toxic barbs when angered.

Generation VII

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Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.

Generation VIII

sword

The horn on a male Nidoran’s forehead contains a powerful poison. This is a very cautious Pokémon, always straining its large ears.

shield

Small but brave, this Pokémon will hold its ground and even risk its life in battle to protect the female it’s friendly with.

Learnable Moves

Nidoran-m can learn 80 moves:

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
amnesia	psychic	Status	—	—
attract	normal	Status	—	100
beat up	dark	Physical	—	100
bide	normal	Physical	—	—
blizzard	ice	Special	110	70
body slam	normal	Physical	85	100
captivate	normal	Status	—	100
chip away	normal	Physical	70	100
confide	normal	Status	—	—
confusion	psychic	Special	50	100
counter	fighting	Physical	—	100
curse	ghost	Status	—	—
cut	normal	Physical	50	95
defense curl	normal	Status	—	—
detect	fighting	Status	—	—
dig	ground	Physical	80	100
disable	normal	Status	—	100
double edge	normal	Physical	120	100
double kick	fighting	Physical	30	100
double team	normal	Status	—	—
drill run	ground	Physical	80	95
earth power	ground	Special	90	100
echoed voice	normal	Special	40	100
endure	normal	Status	—	—
facade	normal	Physical	70	100
flatter	dark	Status	—	100
focus energy	normal	Status	—	—
frustration	normal	Physical	—	100
fury attack	normal	Physical	15	85
head smash	rock	Physical	150	80
headbutt	normal	Physical	70	100
helping hand	normal	Status	—	—
hidden power	normal	Special	60	100
hone claws	dark	Status	—	—
horn attack	normal	Physical	65	100
horn drill	normal	Physical	—	30
ice beam	ice	Special	90	100
iron tail	steel	Physical	100	75
leer	normal	Status	—	100
mimic	normal	Status	—	—
mud slap	ground	Special	20	100
natural gift	normal	Physical	—	100
peck	flying	Physical	35	100
poison jab	poison	Physical	80	100
poison sting	poison	Physical	15	100
poison tail	poison	Physical	50	100
protect	normal	Status	—	—
rage	normal	Physical	20	100
rain dance	water	Status	—	—
reflect	psychic	Status	—	—
rest	psychic	Status	—	—
return	normal	Physical	—	100
rock smash	fighting	Physical	40	100
round	normal	Special	60	100
secret power	normal	Physical	70	100
shadow claw	ghost	Physical	70	100
shock wave	electric	Special	60	—
skull bash	normal	Physical	130	100
sleep talk	normal	Status	—	—
sludge bomb	poison	Special	90	100
smart strike	steel	Physical	70	—
snore	normal	Special	50	100
strength	normal	Physical	80	100
substitute	normal	Status	—	—
sucker punch	dark	Physical	70	100
sunny day	fire	Status	—	—
super fang	normal	Physical	—	90
supersonic	normal	Status	—	55
swagger	normal	Status	—	85
tackle	normal	Physical	40	100
take down	normal	Physical	90	85
thief	dark	Physical	60	100
thrash	normal	Physical	120	100
thunder	electric	Special	110	70
thunderbolt	electric	Special	90	100
toxic	poison	Status	—	90
toxic spikes	poison	Status	—	—
venom drench	poison	Status	—	100
venoshock	poison	Special	65	100
water pulse	water	Special	60	100

Commonly Asked Questions About Nidoran-m

What type is Nidoran-m?

Nidoran-m is a poison type Pokémon.

What does Nidoran-m evolve into?

Nidoran-m evolves into nidorino, then into nidoking.

What are Nidoran-m's weaknesses?

Nidoran-m is weak to ground and psychic type moves.