#032 Nidoran♂

poison

ATTACK (LV 100)

40

CATCH CHANCE

60% (Poké Ball)

EGG STEPS

800

BASE EXP

55

GROWTH RATE

Medium Slow

CARD RARITY

common

HOME REGION

Kanto

Forms: Pinkan Nidoran(M)

Where to find it

Safari Zone 15% of grass encounters Route 3 Wild · 17% of encounters Valencia Island Wild · 13% of encounters Route 35 Wild · 8.3% of encounters Route 36 Wild · 9.1% of encounters

Evolution

From	To	How
Nidoran♂	Nidorino	Lv 16
Nidorino	Nidoking	Moon Stone

Level evolutions happen by themselves when the Pokémon reaches the level: you get the evolved Pokémon and keep the one you had. Stones and other evolution items are used from the bag on a Pokémon you own.

Base stats

Its attack in the game is worked out from all six stats (see Game mechanics).

Type matchups

How much damage Nidoran♂ takes from each attacking type (only the ones that aren't ×1).

Takes ×2: groundpsychic

Takes ×½: grassfightingpoisonbugfairy

Trading card

Its card in Kanto Set 1 is common. Owning the card raises Nidoran♂'s attack: +2% (normal), +5% (gold), +10% (animated), +20% (shiny), and up to +40% once graded by TAPMARK.

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