Elite Redux LeafGreen
#33

Nidorino

The Poison Pin Pokémon

Poison

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.

Base stat total
365
Height
0.9 m
Weight
19.5 kg
Catch rate
120

Base stats

365 total
HP 61 263 326
Atk 72 162 267
Def 57 135 234
SpA 55 131 229
SpD 55 131 229
Spe 65 149 251

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Ground 2× Psychic 2×
Takes less
Fighting ½× Poison ½× Bug ½× Grass ½× Fairy ½×

The other 11 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Violent Rush Boosts Speed by 50% + Attack by 20% on first turn. Hustle Trades accuracy for power. Hyper Aggressive Moves hit twice. Second hit does 25% damage.
Innate always active, all of them Poison Point Poisons foe on contact. Rivalry Deals 25% more to same gender; takes 25% less otherwise. Mighty Horn Boosts horn- and drill-based moves by 30%.

Evolution line

Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂ BST 273
Nidorino Nidorino BST 365 Level · 16
Nidoking Nidoking BST 505 Level · 30

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Hustle new Violent Rush Hyper Aggressive now innate Poison Point Rivalry
Innates added Mighty Horn

Details

Height
0.9 m
Weight
19.5 kg
Gender
Male only
Egg groups
Monster, Field
Egg cycles
20
Catch rate
120
Base exp
128
Growth rate
Medium Slow
EV yield
2 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Purple

Moves

7 level-up · 0 egg · 83 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100 25
8 Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100 25
12 Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100 30
19 Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
27 Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
36 Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
46 Horn Drill Normal Physical 1 30 5

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Amnesia Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Beat Up Dark Physical 1 100 10
Bide Normal Physical 1 ∞ 10
Blizzard Ice Special 110 70 5
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100 20
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Confusion Psychic Special 50 100 25
Counter Fighting Physical 1 100 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Cut Steel Physical 60 100 20
Defense Curl Normal Status — ∞ 40
Detect Fighting Status — ∞ 5
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100 30
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Drill Run Ground Physical 80 95 10
Earth Power Ground Special 90 100 10
Echoed Voice Normal Special 20 90 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
Flatter Dark Status — 100 15
Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Attack Normal Physical 20 100 20
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Head Smash Rock Physical 150 80 5
Helping Hand Normal Status — ∞ 20
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Horn Attack Normal Physical 65 100 25
Horn Drill Normal Physical 1 30 5
Ice Beam Ice Special 90 100 10
Iron Tail Steel Physical 90 100 10
Leer Normal Status — 100 30
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Peck Flying Physical 35 100 35
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
Poison Tail Poison Physical 60 100 10
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Rage Fighting Physical 120 100 5
Rain Dance Water Status — ∞ 5
Reflect Psychic Status — ∞ 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Rock Smash Fighting Physical 60 100 15
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 70 100 15
Shock Wave Electric Special 60 ∞ 20
Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Smart Strike Steel Physical 70 ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100 10
Strength Normal Physical 80 100 15
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Supersonic Normal Status — 85 5
Super Fang Normal Physical 1 90 10
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Tackle Normal Physical 40 100 35
Take Down Normal Physical 90 85 20
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Thrash Normal Physical 120 100 10
Thunder Electric Special 110 70 10
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Toxic Spikes Poison Status — ∞ 20
Venom Drench Poison Status — 100 20
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
Water Gun Water Special 40 100 25
Water Pulse Water Special 80 100 20

Where to find it

1 method
Walking in grass