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#029

Poison

POKÉDEX No. #029

Nidoran♀

Poison Pin Pokémon

Generation 1

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

Height0.4 m

Weight7.0 kg

AbilitiesPoison Point

Forms1

Defensive Fingerprint

4×2×1×½×¼×0×

NORNormal 1×

FIRFire 1×

WATWater 1×

ELEElectric 1×

GRAGrass ½×

ICEIce 1×

FIGFighting ½×

POIPoison ½×

GRDGround 2×

FLYFlying 1×

PSYPsychic 2×

BUGBug ½×

ROCRock 1×

GHOGhost 1×

DRADragon 1×

DRKDark 1×

STESteel 1×

FAIFairy ½×

Base Stats

Lv.100 Range

HP55
220–314
Attack47
89–212
Defense52
98–223
Sp. Atk40
76–196
Sp. Def40
76–196
Speed41
78–199

Total275

/ 720

BST275

10 percentile (1025)-133 vs Gen 1 avg (408)

Stat Radar

This PokémonAverage

Weak to

Ground

Psychic

Resists

Fighting

Poison

Bug

Grass

Fairy

Full Type Defense Chart ↓

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

Battle Strategy

Offensive Coverage

Grass

Fairy

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

Recommended NaturesBased on stat distribution

Impish

+Defense−Sp. Atk

Adamant

+Attack−Sp. Atk

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

TCG Cards

View all Nidoran♀ trading cards and their competitive usage.

View Nidoran♀ TCG Cards →

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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