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Pokémon Details[edit]

#030 Nidorina
Pokédex Info
Type 1: Poison
Type 2: -
Height: 1' 04"
Weight: 15.0 lb
A mild-mannered Pokémon that does not like to fight. Beware, its small horns secrete venom.
Catch it in:

Evolved from: Nidoran (F) (at level 16) Evolves into: Nidoqueen (Moon Stone)
Locations: Catch Nidorina in the Safari Zone or evolve it from a female Nidoran. However, if you are a owner of Red, you can also buy it in the Game Corner for 12,000 coins.
This Pokémon naturally learns the following techniques:
LV 01 (01) - Growl
LV 01 (01) - Tackle
LV 08 (08) - Scratch
LV 12  (43) - Double Kick
LV 17 (14) - Poison Sting
LV 23 (21)  - Tail Whip
LV 30 (29) - Bite
LV 38 (36) - Fury Swipes
Tips: Nidorina is the female Nidoran's intermediary state before it turns into the dual Poison/Ground type Nidoqueen . Its male counterpart is called Nidorino . When it comes to stats, the male Pokemon is slightly better than its female counterpart in the offensive department, but Nidorina has good Defense and HP -- which is usually a great advantage for Poison types, since poisoned foes lose health round after round. The only downside to all creatures in the Nidoran family is that they don't really learn any decent Poison techniques on their own, so you may have to use TM 06 to pump up Nidorina's poisonous side. You can catch a Nidorina in the Safari Zone, but it's always better to evolve one from a female Nidoran yourself. The cool thing about Nidoran Pokemon is their versatility. They can learn a variety of elemental attacks (Electric, Water, Ice), which can make them an unpredicatable foe.

Nidorina is a great choice against Grass Pokemon, and she can hold her own against Fighting and Bug types as well. But don't send it out against Psychic or Ground Pokemon, or you risk getting knocked out with one hit. Also watch out for Nidoran types that know Electric or Water techniques. You don't want to risk sending in a Flying type if there is a chance your foe knows Thunder.

This Pokémon can learn the following HMs and TMs:
TM 06 - Toxic
TM 08 - Body Slam
TM 09 - Take Down
TM 10 - Double Edge
TM 14 - Blizzard
TM 20 - Rage
TM 24 - Thunderbolt
TM 25 - Thunder
TM 31 - Mimic
TM 32 - Double Team
TM 33 - Reflect
TM 34 - Bide
TM 40 - Skull Bash
TM 44 - Rest
TM 50 - Substitute
Advantage: Grass, Bug.
Disadvantage: Ground, Rock, Ghost, Poison.
Advantage: Grass, Fighting, Poison
Disadvantage: Psychic, Ground, Bug
Origin: Nidorina's name is the same in both English and Japanese, but that still doesn't completely explain where it came from. Apart from the Spanish ending "ina" to make it female, it may just be completely arbitrary -- or its Japanese namegivers actually looked up the Latin word for smell or stink, which happens to be nidor... Not a bad fit, considering we're talking about a poisonous rat.