Nidoran♂

#032 Nidoran♂ Nidoran♂
National Dex 032 Species Poison-Pin Pokémon
Type Poison Abilities Poison Point, Rivalry, Hustle (Hidden)
Gender Ratio 100% male Catch Rate 235 EV Yield 1 Atk Egg Group Monster and Field
Bulbapedia Nidoran♂ Designer Game Freak

Nidoran♂ (Japanese: ニドラン♂ Nidoran♂) is a Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Nidorino starting at level 16, which evolves into Nidoking when exposed to a Moon Stone.

It is related to Nidoran♀ and, starting in Generation V, can produce Eggs that contain either Nidoran♂ or Nidoran♀ when bred with Ditto.

Locations

Location	Encounter Type	% Chance	Time
Route 1	Tall Grass	10%	All Day
Route 2	Tall Grass Dark Grass	10%	All Day

Stats

HP	Atk	Def	SpAtk	SpDef	Spd	BST
46	57	40	40	40	50	273

Dex Entries

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.

Movesets

By Level-Up		By TM
Level	Move	TM	Move
1	Leer	TM17	Protect
1	Peck	TM21	Frustration
7	Focus Energy	TM28	Dig
9	Double Kick	TM45	Attract
13	Poison Sting	TM46	Thief
19	Fury Attack	TM87	Swagger
21	Horn Attack	TM101	Hone Claws
25	Helping Hand	By HM
31	Toxic Spikes	HM01	Cut
33	Flatter
37	Poison Jab
43	Captivate
45	Horn Drill
STAB bonus applies to all moves noted in italics STAB bonus applies only when used by an evolution of Nidoran♂ noted in bold

Evolutions

Nidoran♂	Lv 16 ⟶	Nidorino	Moon Stone ⟶	Nidoking

Sprites

Egg	Normal		Shiny		Metallic		Radiant