#032, #033, #033: Nidoran male - Nidorino - Nidoking
Poison (Nidoran male, Nidorino) Poison/Ground (Nidoking)
Name derived from:
Nidoran male: Needle + ran
Nidorino: Needle + rhino
Nidoking: Needle + king
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Natural moves
Other moves
Weaknesses
Locations
Max stats
| Nidoran male | Nidorino | Nidoking | |
| Attack | 212 | 242 | 282 |
| Defense | 178 | 212 | 252 |
| Speed | 198 | 228 | 268 |
| Special | 178 | 208 | 248 |
| Hit points | 295 | 325 | 365 |
| Total | 1061 | 1215 | 1415 |
Natural moves and levels learned - Red and Blue
| Nidoran male | Nidorino | Nidoking | Attack |
| Start | - | - | Growl |
| Start | - | - | Tackle |
| 8 | - | - | Horn attack |
| 14 | - | - | Poison sting |
| 21 | 23 | - | Focus energy |
| - | - | 23 | Thrash |
| 29 | 32 | - | Fury attack |
| 36 | 41 | - | Horn drill |
| 43 | 50 | - | Double kick |
Natural moves and levels learned - Yellow
| Nidoran male | Nidorino | Nidoking | Attack |
| Start | - | - | Growl |
| Start | - | - | Tackle |
| 8 | - | - | Horn attack |
| 12 | - | - | Double kick |
| 17 | 19 | - | Poison sting |
| - | - | 23 | Thrash |
| 23 | 27 | - | Focus energy |
| 30 | 36 | - | Fury attack |
| 38 | 46 | - | Horn drill |
TM and HM moves
TM01 (Mega punch (Nidoking))
TM05 (Mega kick (Nidoking))
TM06 (Toxic)
TM07 (Horn drill (Nidorino, Nidoking))
TM08 (Body slam)
TM09 (Take down)
TM10 (Double-edge)
TM11 (Bubblebeam (Nidorino, Nidoking))
TM12 (Water gun (Nidorino, Nidoking))
TM13 (Ice beam (Nidorino, Nidoking))
TM14 (Blizzard)
TM15 (Hyper beam (Nidoking))
TM16 (Pay day (Nidoking))
TM17 (Submission (Nidoking))
TM18 (Counter (Nidoking))
TM19 (Seismic toss (Nidoking))
TM20 (Rage)
TM24 (Thunderbolt)
TM25 (Thunder)
TM26 (Earthquake (Nidoking))
TM27 (Fissure (Nidoking))
TM31 (Mimic)
TM32 (Double team)
TM33 (Reflect)
TM34 (Bide)
TM38 (Fire blast (Nidoking))
TM40 (Skull bash)
TM44 (Rest)
TM48 (Rock slide (Nidoking))
TM50 (Substitute)
HM03 (Surf (Nidoking))
HM04 (Strength (Nidoking))
Weaknesses and resistances (Nidoran male and Nidorino)
| Normal - *1 | Fire - *1 | Water - *1 | Electric - *1 | Grass - *0.5 |
| Ice - *1 | Fighting - *0.5 | Poison - *0.5 | Ground - *2 | Flying - *1 |
| Psychic - *2 | Bug - *2 | Rock - *1 | Ghost - *1 | Dragon - *1 |
Weaknesses and resistances (Nidoking)
| Normal - *1 | Fire - *1 | Water - *2 | Electric - *0 | Grass - *1 |
| Ice - *2 | Fighting - *0.5 | Poison - *0.25 | Ground - *2 | Flying - *1 |
| Psychic - *2 | Bug - *2 | Rock - *0.5 | Ghost - *1 | Dragon - *1 |
Locations:
| Nidoran male | Nidorino | Nidoking | |
| Red | Safari Zone, route 22 | Evolve from Nidoran male (level 16), Safari Zone | Evolve from Nidorino (Moon stone) |
| Blue | Safari Zone, route 22 | Evolve from Nidoran male (level 16), Safari Zone, Celadon city game corner | Evolve from Nidorino (Moon stone) |
| Yellow | Safari zone, routes 2, 9, 10, 22 | Evolve from Nidoran male (level 16), Safari zone, routes 9, 23 | Evolve from Nidorino (Moon stone) |