NIDORAN♂

Red / Blue artwork

Gold

Silver

Crystal

Poison

It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.

Pokédex #

032

Species

POISON PIN

Height

1'08"

Weight

20.0 lbs

Base Exp

Catch Rate

235

Gender

Male-only

Egg Hatch

About 5,120 steps (20 cycles)

Egg Groups

Monster / Field

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Base Stats

Total

273

HP 46

Attack 57

Defense 40

Sp. Atk 40

Sp. Def 40

Speed 50

Stats at a Glance

Pick a level to compare a wild catch, a trainer's version, and a fully raised one.

Level

1 100

Situation	HP	Attack	Defense	Sp. Atk	Sp. Def	Speed
Wild catch A newly encountered one at this level.	106-121	62-77	45-60	45-60	45-60	55-70
Trainer team What enemy teams usually bring.	114	71	53	53	53	63
Fully raised A strong end-of-journey version.	153	109	92	92	92	102

How To Get It

2 wild locations

0 special sources

Wild

2 places

Highest wild level Lv 12

Location	Method	Levels	Slot Odds
Route 35	Grass · Morning	Lv 12	30%
Route 35	Grass · Day	Lv 12	30%
Route 35	Grass · Night	Lv 12	30%
Route 35	Grass · Yanma swarm, Call from Bug Catcher Arnie, Morning	Lv 12	30%
Route 35	Grass · Yanma swarm, Call from Bug Catcher Arnie, Day	Lv 12	30%
Route 35	Grass · Yanma swarm, Call from Bug Catcher Arnie, Night	Lv 12	30%
Route 36	Grass · Morning	Lv 12	30%
Route 36	Grass · Day	Lv 12	30%
Route 36	Grass · Night	Lv 12	30%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

This Pokémon is not found by fishing in Pokemon Gold Version.

Special Sources

Trades, gifts, starters, prizes, and one-off encounters.

No special way to get this Pokémon is listed in this game.

Type Matchups

Weaknesses

Ground x2

Psychic x2

Resistances

Fighting x0.5

Poison x0.5

Bug x0.5

Grass x0.5

Immunities

No immunities in Pokemon Gold Version.

Evolution Chain

3 stages ending at NIDOKING.

3 stages

1

NIDORAN♂

#032
2

NIDORINO

#033

Level 16
3

NIDOKING

#034

Use Moon Stone

Use Moon Stone on this Pokémon.

NIDORAN♂

#032

→

Level 16

NIDORINO

#033

→

Use Moon Stone

Use Moon Stone on this Pokémon.

NIDOKING

#034

Learnset

Move	Slot
LEER	Slot 1
TACKLE	Slot 2

Move	Level
HORN ATTACK	Lv 8
DOUBLE KICK	Lv 12
POISON STING	Lv 17
FOCUS ENERGY	Lv 23
FURY ATTACK	Lv 30
HORN DRILL	Lv 38

Move	How to get it
SUPERSONIC	Breed from a parent that knows it
DISABLE	Breed from a parent that knows it
TAKE DOWN	Breed from a parent that knows it
CONFUSION	Breed from a parent that knows it
AMNESIA	Breed from a parent that knows it
COUNTER	Breed from a parent that knows it
BEAT UP	Breed from a parent that knows it

Move	Machine
HEADBUTT	TM02 (Headbutt)
CURSE	TM03 (Curse)
TOXIC	TM06 (Toxic)
HIDDEN POWER	TM10 (Hidden Power)
SUNNY DAY	TM11 (Sunny Day)
SNORE	TM13 (Snore)
BLIZZARD	TM14 (Blizzard)
PROTECT	TM17 (Protect)
RAIN DANCE	TM18 (Rain Dance)
ENDURE	TM20 (Endure)
FRUSTRATION	TM21 (Frustration)
IRON TAIL	TM23 (Iron Tail)
THUNDER	TM25 (Thunder)
RETURN	TM27 (Return)
MUD-SLAP	TM31 (Mud Slap)
DOUBLE TEAM	TM32 (Double Team)
SWAGGER	TM34 (Swagger)
SLEEP TALK	TM35 (Sleep Talk)
DEFENSE CURL	TM40 (Defense Curl)
DETECT	TM43 (Detect)
REST	TM44 (Rest)
ATTRACT	TM45 (Attract)
THIEF	TM46 (Thief)

Trainer Uses

2 uses

Trainer	Level	Slot	Location
PokéMANIAC BRENT	Lv 28	1	—
CAMPER ROLAND	Lv 9	1	Route 32

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