Nidoran♂ #0032

The Poison Pin Pokémon

Typing	Poison
Abilities	Poison Point
Classification	The Poison Pin Pokémon
National ID	#0032
How to get	Trade or transfer only

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GroundPsychic

Resists x½

FightingPoisonBugGrass

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Sprite and Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	46	106—153
Attack	57	55—119
Defense	40	40—101
Sp. Attack	40	40—101
Sp. Defense	40	40—101
Speed	50	49—112
Total	273	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

At Level 16

Use Moon Stone

Where to Find

Nidoran♂ can't be caught in Ruby & Sapphire.

Trade from FireRed & LeafGreen

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Field Monster
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120
Gender Ratio	100.00%
Height	0.5 m (1'8")
Weight	9.0 kg (19.8 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	60
Catch Rate	235
Catch Chance	~33.69% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Slow
Base Friendship	70

Pokédex Entries

Ruby

Sapphire

"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."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM HM Transfer

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Nidoran♂ via level-up in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Leer	—	100	Normal	Stat.
1	Peck	35	100	Flying	Phys.
8	Focus Energy	—	—	Normal	Stat.
12	Double Kick	30	100	Fighting	Phys.
17	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
20	Horn Attack	65	100	Normal	Phys.
23	Helping Hand	—	—	Normal	Stat.
30	Fury Attack	15	85	Normal	Phys.
38	Flatter	—	100	Dark	Stat.
47	Horn Drill	1	30	Normal	Phys.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Nidoran♂ as Egg Moves in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Amnesia	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
Beat Up	10	100	Dark	Spec.
Confusion	50	100	Psychic	Spec.
Counter	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
Disable	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Nidoran♂ via TM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM003	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM006	Toxic	—	85	Poison	Stat.
TM010	Hidden Power	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM011	Sunny Day	—	—	Fire	Stat.
TM013	Ice Beam	95	100	Ice	Spec.
TM014	Blizzard	120	70	Ice	Spec.
TM017	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM018	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM021	Frustration	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM023	Iron Tail	100	75	Steel	Phys.
TM024	Thunderbolt	95	100	Electric	Spec.
TM025	Thunder	120	70	Electric	Spec.
TM027	Return	1	100	Normal	Phys.
TM028	Dig	60	100	Ground	Phys.
TM032	Double Team	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM034	Shock Wave	60	—	Electric	Spec.
TM036	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Phys.
TM042	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM043	Secret Power	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM044	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM045	Attract	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM046	Thief	40	100	Dark	Spec.

Learnset via HM

The following moves are learned by Nidoran♂ via HM in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
HM01	Cut	50	95	Normal	Phys.
HM04	Strength	80	100	Normal	Phys.
HM06	Rock Smash	20	100	Fighting	Phys.

Transfer Moves

The following moves are learned by Nidoran♂ via Transfer from an older game:

Name	Origin Games	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Body Slam	EFRLGxd	85	100	Normal	Phys.
Defense Curl	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Double-Edge	EFRLGxd	120	100	Normal	Phys.
Endure	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mimic	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Mud-Slap	E	20	100	Ground	Phys.
Sleep Talk	E	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Snore	E	40	100	Normal	Phys.
Substitute	EFRLGxd	—	—	Normal	Stat.
Swagger	Exd	—	90	Normal	Stat.

Transfer moves require transferring the Pokémon from a previous generation where it could learn the move.

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