Physical
Balanced
DTier
50Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

You won't find a real weakness in Nidoran♂ (male)'s stat line. It's well-rounded for the Poison Pin Pokemon, and what it does with that depends on moveset and items. Yields 1 Attack stat exp, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP46
D
Attack57
D
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def40
D
Speed50
D
Total273
Details
Catch Rate
Easy235 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Slow1.06M XP
Height0.5 m
1'08"Tiny
Weight9.0 kg
19.8 lbsFeather
Base XP55
Low Yield
Abilities
Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.
Poison Point
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rivalry
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
HustleHA
Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.
EV Yield
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Attack training source

Nidoran♂ (male) Weakness

Nidoran♂ (male) is weak to Ground, Psychic, and Bug. Not too many gaps in the chart, 3 weaknesses to account for.

Nidoran♂ (male) Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground, Psychic, Bug
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fighting, Poison
Type ChartVulnerable
3Weak
3Resist
0Immune
Score-3
Gen I Type Chart
  • Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
  • Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
  • Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
GroundPsychicBug
½xResist
GrassFightingPoison
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (2)
GrassBug
How to Beat Nidoran♂ (male) in Red & Blue (Best Counters)

In Red & Blue, Slowbro can KO Nidoran♂ (male) with Surf (85-100%). Golem threatens a KO with Earthquake (220-259%). Pinsir's Hyper Beam also KOs at 114-134%.

Slowbro
Slowbro
WaterPsychic
B
Recommended Build
Moves
  • AmnesiaUtility
  • RestRecovery
  • SurfSTAB
  • Thunder Wave
Damage vs Nidoran♂ (male)
Surf
85-100%KO
View Slowbro builds →

Red & Blue Evolution

Nidoran♂ (male) is the evolved form of Nidoran♂ (male), reached. A Poison type at 273 stats that still can't breed. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms
Nidoran♂ (male)
#032Nidoran♂ (male)
16
Level 16
Nidorino
#033Nidorino
Moon Stone
Moon Stone
Nidoking
#034Nidoking
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Nidoran♂ (male)
Poison
Nidorino
Poison
Nidoking
PoisonGround
HP
46
61+15
81+20
ATK
57
72+15
102+30
DEF
40
57+17
77+20
SP.ATK
40
55+15
85+30
SP.DEF
40
55+15
75+20
SPE
50
65+15
85+20
BST
273D-Tier
365D-Tier+92
505C-Tier+140
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Attacker
TYPE
Utility
Physical
Mixed
Breeding not available · Introduced in Gen 2

Red & Blue Nidoran♂ (male) Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 1 build content has limited support (no abilities, held items, or natures).

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Moves

Most of Nidoran♂ (male)'s flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Poison Sting, but Normal and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Leer
——10030Normal
Lv 1
Tackle
D3510035Normal
Lv 8
Horn Attack
—6510025Normal
Lv 14
Poison Sting
—1510035Poison
Lv 21
Focus Energy
———30Normal
Lv 29
Fury Attack
—158520Normal
Lv 36
Horn Drill
——305Normal
Lv 43
Double Kick
D3010030Fighting

TM Moves

TM
TM34
Bide+1
———10Normal
TM14
Blizzard
D110905Ice
TM08
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM10
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
TM07
Horn Drill
——305Normal
TM31
Mimic
———10Normal
TM20
Rage
—2010020Normal
TM33
Reflect
C——20Psychic
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM40
Skull Bash
C10010010Normal
TM50
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM09
Take Down
—908520Normal
TM25
Thunder
D1107010Electric
TM24
Thunderbolt
D9510015Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Nidoran♂ (male) doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Nidoran♂ (male) can't learn any Tutor moves

Red & Blue Nidoran♂ (male) Locations

Nidoran♂ (male)'s scattered across 8 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Nidoran♂ (male) in Red & Blue

walking encounters for Nidoran♂ (male) across 8 spots at Lv. 2-25. The catch is that Red and Blue don't share every location, so compare what's available in your version.

Route 22
RedGrass Lv.2-4 Route
40%Early
Route 22
BlueGrass Lv.3-4 Route
40%Early
Safari Zone - Center
RedGrass Lv.22 Facility
20%Mid
Safari Zone - North
RedGrass Lv.22 Facility
20%Mid
Safari Zone - East
RedGrass Lv.24 Facility
20%Mid
Safari Zone - West
RedGrass Lv.25 Facility
20%Mid
Safari Zone - East
BlueGrass Lv.24 Facility
5%Mid
Safari Zone - West
BlueGrass Lv.25 Facility
5%Mid

Nidoran♂ (male) Guide

  • In Red & Blue, Nidoran♂ (male) at 273 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.

  • Nidoran♂ (male) is catchable in Red & Blue. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 18 other games across the series.

  • Nidoran♂ (male) is available in Red & Blue. Across the full series, it appears in 19 games total.

  • Nidoran♂ (male) belongs to the Field and Monster egg groups. Two groups means more breeding partners for egg moves.

Game Availability

Present since Red & Blue, Nidoran%e2%99%82 Male appears in 19 games spanning 10 generations. Gen 1 originals like Nidoran%e2%99%82 Male have the longest track record of availability in the series.

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