Nidoran♂

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Poison

Nidoran♂

ニドラン♂ Nidoran♂)

Poison Pin Pokémon

Pokédex

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Ability

Gender

Poison Point
Rivalry
Hustle (Dream World)

100% ♂

Pokédex color

Egg groups

Purple

Field
Monster

Weight

Height

19.8 lbs

9.0kg

1'07"

0.5 m

Body style

Footprint

Cry

Azurilland Pokédex

Generation IV

Generation V

Stats
HP	Attack	Defense
46	57	40
Sp. Attack	Sp. Defense	Speed
40	40	50
Total
233

Nidoran♂ (pronunciation: NEE-duh-ran) is a Poison-type Pokémon and is the male counterpart to Nidoran♀.

Appearance[]

Nidoran♂ is a small, rabbit-based Pokémon with large ears, whiskers and front teeth. They are covered with spines, primarily on their back, which can release potent poisons if Nidoran♂ is threatened. Nidoran♂ have a larger forehead horn than their female counterparts, Nidoran♀. It has darker spots all over its body.

Special abilities[]

Its large horns can secrete a powerful venom, unlike its female counterpart, the size of the horns is indicative of the strength of the venom. It also has unique muscles around its ears, which permit them to be moved in any direction.

Evolution[]

Nidoran♂ evolves into a Nidorino at level 16.

In the anime[]

Nidoran♂ with its counterpart, Nidoran♀, were featured in the episode Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? . A young boy named Ralph owned a Nidoran♂ which evolved into a Nidorino after kissing his friend Emily's Nidoran♀.

Game info[]

Game locations[]

Version(s)	Location
Red/Blue	Route 22, Safari Zone
Yellow	Route 2, 9, 10, 22, Safari Zone
Gold/Silver	Route 35, 36
Crystal	Route 35, National Park
Ruby/ Sapphire	Trade
Emerald	Trade
FireRed/ LeafGreen	Route 3, Safari Zone areas 1, 2, and 3 (FireRed) Route 3, Safari Zone areas 1 and 3 (LeafGreen)
Diamond/ Pearl	Route 201 (Poké Radar)
Platinum	Route 201 (Poké Radar)
HeartGold/SoulSilver	Route 35, 36
Black/White	White Forest (White only)

Side game locations[]

Game(s)	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Secret Storage 4, Huge Storage 4, Endless Level 5, Mr. Who's Den
Red Rescue Team & Blue Rescue Team	Mt. Thunder (1-4F), Wish Cave (33-37F), Oddity Cave (1-4BF)
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness	Mystifying Forest (1-13BF), Mystery Jungle (1-29BF)
Pokémon Rumble	Eternal Tower

Pokédex entries[]

Red	Blue
Stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
Yellow
Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.
Gold
It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.
Silver
It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.
Crystal
It constantly moves its large ears in many directions in order to detect danger right away.
Ruby
The male Nidoran has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice.
Sapphire
The male Nidoran has developed muscles for moving its ears. Thanks to them, the ears can be freely moved in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice.
Emerald
The male Nidoran has developed muscles that freely move its ears in any direction. Even the slightest sound does not escape this Pokémon's notice.
FireRed
Its large ears are flapped like wings when it is listening to distant sounds. It extends toxic barbs when angered.
LeafGreen
It stiffens its ears to sense danger. The larger its horns, the more powerful its secreted venom.
Diamond
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
Pearl
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
Platinum
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
HeartGold
It is small, but its horn is filled with poison. It charges then stabs with the horn to inject poison.
SoulSilver
It raises its big ears to check its surroundings. It will strike first if it senses any danger.
Black
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
White
It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.
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Learnset[]

Generation I[]

Main article: Nidoran♂/Learnset Generation I

Origins[]

Nidoran♂'s name may be based on the word needle. It may also be based from the word cnidarian which are stinging animals. Alternatively, it may be based on 二 ni, two, or 二度 nido, two times/two degrees, referring to there being two distinct evolutionary lines using the name with similar names and traits. The ♂ in its name is an indication of its male gender.

Trivia[]

Despite genders not being in Generation I, Nidoran♂ and Nidoran♀ were still separate Pokémon.
Nidoran♂'s shiny form appears to be the coloration of Nidoran♀.
Nidoran♂ is one of the eight Pokémon with a non-alphabetical character in it along with Mr. Mime, Mime Jr., Ho-oh, Nidoran♀, Porygon2, Porygon-Z, and Farfetch'd.
In official art, Nidoran♂ is colored purple, yet in the anime it is colored pink.

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