Pokémon#029

Nidoran♀

Type: Poison • Also known asPoison Pin Pokémon

Generation 1

Description

Although small, its venomous barbs render this POKéMON dangerous. The female has smaller horns.

TCG Cards

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Base Stats

Attack

Defense

Sp. Atk

Sp. Def

Speed

Total

275

Stat Ranges

Min (0 IV / 0 EV / 0.9 nature) and Max (31 IV / 252 EV / 1.1 nature).

Stat	Lv 50 Min	Lv 100 Min	Lv 50 Max	Lv 100 Max
HP	115	220	162	314
Attack	46	89	108	212
Defense	51	98	114	223
Sp. Atk	40	76	101	196
Sp. Def	40	76	101	196
Speed	41	78	102	199

Min/Max use the standard Gen III+ stat formula. HP for Shedinja is capped at 1 in-game regardless.

Weak to

Ground

Psychic

Resists

Fighting

Poison

Bug

Species Identity

Core species facts, alternate varieties, and Pokédex placements at a glance.

Generation

Generation 1

Habitat

Grassland

Color

Blue

Shape

Quadruped

Gender Difference

Forms Switchable

Regional Pokédex Numbers

National	#29
Crown Tundra	#65
Kalos Coastal	#104
Kanto	#29
Letsgo Kanto	#29
Original Johto	#95
Updated Johto	#95

Training Profile

Battle-ready training facts pulled from EV yield, growth curve, and wild held item data.

Base Experience

EV Yield

+1 HP

Growth Curve

Medium Slow

(6x³) / (5) - 15x² + 100x - 140

Exp at Lv. 50

117,360

Exp at Lv. 100

1,059,860

Wild Held Items

No wild held item data available.

Evolution Chain

#029

Nidoran F

→

Level 16

#030

Nidorina

→

Use Moon Stone

#031

Nidoqueen

Encounter Guide

Where this Pokémon appears in supported games, including method, level range, and encounter conditions.

Let’s Go, Pikachu!

4 spots

100% max

Road 10

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 18-23
Conditions: Any

Road 22

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 3-4
Conditions: Any

Road 23

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 41-46
Conditions: Any

Road 9

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 17-22
Conditions: Any

Let’s Go, Eevee!

4 spots

100% max

Road 10

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 18-23
Conditions: Any

Road 22

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 3-4
Conditions: Any

Road 23

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 41-46
Conditions: Any

Road 9

100%

Method: Walking in the overworld
Level Range: Lv. 17-22
Conditions: Any

Red

1 spots

100% max

Kanto Underground Path

100%

Method: Npc Trade
Level Range: Lv. 2-100
Conditions: Give Nidoran-M in a Trade

Blue

1 spots

100% max

Kanto Underground Path

100%

Method: Npc Trade
Level Range: Lv. 2-100
Conditions: Give Nidoran-M in a Trade

1 spots

60% max

Road 11

60%

Method: Encountering 5 Pokemon within grass, flowers, or within a cave
Level Range: Lv. 11
Conditions: Any

1 spots

60% max

Road 11

60%

Method: Encountering 5 Pokemon within grass, flowers, or within a cave
Level Range: Lv. 11
Conditions: Any

Type Matchups

Understanding damage taken from different types is crucial for battles. Plan your team accordingly!

Weaknesses

2× Weakness

2×

Takes double damage from these types - watch out!

Ground

Psychic

Resistances

½× Resistance

½×

Takes half damage from these types - good defense!

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

0.5×

Tip: Build your team with Pokémon that cover each other's weaknesses!

Full Type Defense Chart

Damage multipliers from all 18 attacking types

1×

½×

1×

½×

2×

1×

½×

1×

1×

1×

1×

½×

1×

2×

1×

1×

1×

½×

Battle Profile

Offensive Coverage

Super effective against these types with STAB moves

Grass

Fairy

Strategic Insight

Nidoran♀'s poison typing gives it 2 weaknesses but strong offensive coverage against grass, fairy types

Move Insights

High-signal moves surfaced from learnsets and move metadata, grouped by battle purpose.

Best STAB Options

Reliable same-type attacks that match this Pokémon's typing.

Poison Fang

Learned at Lv. 45

X Y

Poison

Power: 50Accuracy: 100PP: 15PhysicalPoison

Has a chance to badly poison the target.

Coverage Picks

Off-type attacks that expand what this Pokémon can threaten.

Blizzard

TM/TR Moves

Yellow

Ice

Power: 110Accuracy: 70PP: 5SpecialFreeze

Has a chance to freeze the target.

Earth Power

Learned at Lv. 55

Sword Shield

Ground

Power: 90Accuracy: 100PP: 10Special

Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.

Crunch

Learned at Lv. 50

Sword Shield

Dark

Power: 80Accuracy: 100PP: 15Physical

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

Utility & Status

Support, disruption, and setup tools worth noticing.

Disable

Egg Moves

X Y

Normal

Accuracy: 100PP: 20StatusDisable

Disables the target’s last used move for 1-8 turns.

Flatter

Learned at Lv. 45

Sword Shield

Dark

Accuracy: 100PP: 15StatusConfusion

Raises the target’s Special Attack by one stage and confuses the target.

Poison Fang

Learned at Lv. 45

X Y

Poison

Power: 50Accuracy: 100PP: 15PhysicalPoison

Has a chance to badly poison the target.

Attract

TM/TR Moves

Normal

Accuracy: 100PP: 15StatusInfatuation

Target falls in love if it has the opposite gender, and has a 50% chance to refuse attacking the user.

Related Guides & News

Guide

Evolution Strategies →

Guide

Stats & IVs Guide →

Related Pokémon

Reference Data

Names in Other Languages

English	Nidoran♀
Japanese	ニドラン♀
Japanese (Kanji)	ニドラン♀
Roomaji	Nidoran♀
Korean	니드런♀
French	Nidoran♀
German	Nidoran♀
Spanish	Nidoran♀
Italian	Nidoran♀
Chinese (Traditional)	尼多蘭
Chinese (Simplified)	尼多兰

Sprite Gallery

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Pokédex Data

Height

0.4 m

Weight

7.0 kg

Type

Poison

Abilities

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

Breeding Information

🥚

Egg Groups

MonsterGround

⚧

Gender Ratio

♂

♀

100%

🐣

Hatch Steps

5,100

Hatch Counter: 20

⚪

Capture Rate

235

Higher values mean easier to catch

❤️

Base Happiness

Initial friendship level

📈

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Experience points needed to level up

Move Name

Growl

growl

Lv. 1

Poison Sting

poison-sting

Lv. 17

Scratch

scratch

Lv. 8

Tackle

tackle

Lv. 1

Tail Whip

tail-whip

Lv. 23

Double Kick

double-kick

Lv. 43

Bite

bite

Lv. 30

Fury Swipes

fury-swipes

Lv. 38

Helping Hand

helping-hand

Lv. 35

Toxic

toxic

Lv. 40

Toxic Spikes

toxic-spikes

Lv. 31

Crunch

crunch

Lv. 50

Super Fang

super-fang

Lv. 27

Flatter

flatter

Lv. 45

Captivate

captivate

Lv. 43

Poison Fang

poison-fang

Lv. 45

Earth Power

earth-power

Lv. 55

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