Should I use Nidoran♂ (male)?

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

Where can you catch Nidoran♂ (male)?

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

What games is Nidoran♂ (male) in?

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

What egg group is Nidoran♂ (male) in?

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

Nidoran♂ (male) - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset & EVs

Utility

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 EV, on a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP46

Attack57

Defense40

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed50

Total273

Details

Catch Rate

Easy235 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight9.0 kg

Base XP55

Abilities

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 and Psychic. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Nidoran♂ (male)'s Poison typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.

Nidoran♂ (male) Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy

Type ChartGood

2Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Psychic

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Grass Fairy

How to Beat Nidoran♂ (male) in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Excadrill GroundSteel	A
Ground is super effective against Nidoran♂ (male)View Excadrill →
Starmie WaterPsychic	B
Psychic is super effective against Nidoran♂ (male)View Starmie →
Landorus GroundFlying	B
Ground is super effective against Nidoran♂ (male)View Landorus →

Sun & Moon Evolution

The three-stage chain from Nidoran♂ (male) through Nidorino ends here at Nidoran♂ (male). Want more? Breed for Nidoran♂ (male) eggs. A massive partner pool available via two egg groups. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#032Nidoran♂ (male)

Level 16

#033Nidorino

Moon Stone

#034Nidoking

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Nidoran♂ (male)

Poison

Nidorino

Poison

Nidoking

PoisonGround

61+15

81+20

ATK

72+15

102+30

DEF

57+17

77+20

SP.ATK

55+15

85+30

SP.DEF

55+15

75+20

SPE

65+15

85+20

BST

273D-Tier

365D-Tier+92

505C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Mixed

Breeding

Moderate

Breed with Nidoran♂ (male) to get Nidoran M eggs using 218 partners from the Ground and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Amnesia, Beat Up, Chip Away and 11 more.

Egg Groups

GroundMonster

Gender

♂100.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

14moves

Breed With (best first)

Sun & Moon Nidoran♂ (male) Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Nidoran♂ (male) cleanly, with Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Leer

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Peck

D3510035Flying

Lv 7

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Lv 9

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Lv 13

Poison Sting

D1510035Poison

Lv 19

Fury Attack

D158520Normal

Lv 21

Horn Attack

—6510025Normal

Lv 25

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 31

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 33

Flatter

D—10015Dark

Lv 37

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 43

Captivate

——10020Normal

Lv 45

Horn Drill

——305Normal

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM67

Smart Strike

D70—10Steel

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Chip Away

—7010020Normal

Egg

Confusion

—5010025Psychic

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Egg

Head Smash

C150805Rock

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Egg

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Egg

Venom Drench

D—10020Poison

Tutor Moves

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

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 1

Bide+1

———10Normal

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 2

Curse

C——10Ghost

Gen 6

Cut

—509530Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Gen 2

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Gen 6

Dig

D8010010Ground

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 6

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Gen 3

Mimic

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 1

Rage

D2010020Normal

Gen 1

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Gen 6

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 1

Skull Bash

C13010010Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

Gen 1

Tackle

—4010035Normal

How to Get Nidoran♂ (male) in Sun & Moon

No wild encounters for Nidoran♂ (male) in Sun & Moon. It's available in Red, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

Nidoran♂ (male) is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

Let's Go PikachuWalking · Route 22

Then trade to Sun & Moon.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold Crystal FireRed Diamond

Nidoran♂ (male) Guide

In Sun & Moon, Nidoran♂ (male) at 273 BST is a stepping stone. Evolve it when you can for a real stat jump.
Nidoran♂ (male) is catchable in Sun & Moon. 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 Sun & Moon. 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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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