Is Nidoran♀ (female) Good in Platinum Playthrough?
PokeRadar on Route 201 after the National Dex. AbilityPoison Point Nidoqueen via Moon Stone is immediately fully evolved, but the story is over by then. Battle Frontier gives it a purpose.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Nidorina trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Byron's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Aaron's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Nidoran F on Route 201 (Poké Radar, Lv 2-3, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- LV 37DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Crasher Wake
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Nidoran♀ (female) to Nidorina
Nidoran♀ (female) evolves into Nidorina at Level 16. Your Nidoran♀ (female) should hit Level 16 before you reach Gardenia, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lake Acuity
- TM25ElectricThunderPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 10Lake Valor
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 216
- TM24ElectricThunderboltPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- TM28GroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- After Crasher Wake
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- LV 43DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Nidorina to Nidoqueen
Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen with a Moon Stone. You can find the Moon Stone hidden in Eterna City. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- After Fantina
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Byron
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- LV 43GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TUTORDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TUTORWaterAqua TailPower 90Accuracy 90%PP 10Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Nidoran♀ (female) in Platinum
Nidoran-F only comes out through the Poke Radar, which rustles patches of grass for special spawns. Chain it on an early route and the female Nidoran appears uncommon at levels 2 to 3.
1 location to catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Where To Catch Nidoran♀ (female) in Pt
Nidoran♀ (female) is the chain's first catch. You'll find special encounters from Lv. 2-30 across 3 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Nidoran♀ (female) ✓
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Nidorinaor evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Nidoqueen
Bring the right balls: check Nidoran♀ (female) catch odds in the Platinum Catch Rate Calculator before you throw.
How to Get Shiny Nidoran♀ (female) in Platinum
Nidoran♀ appears in the Route 201 grass, a natural Poké Radar target to chain to 40 for a shiny. Compare Shiny Nidoran♀ (female) odds across every game
Shiny Nidoran♀ (female) Evolution
3 Forms
Platinum Shiny Nidoran♀ (female) Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Planning a longer hunt? Set up Nidoran♀ (female) in the Platinum Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Nidoran♀ (female) Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Nidoran♀ (female) for super-effective damage. The Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Nidoran♀ (female)'s Poison typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Nidoran♀ (female) Weak Against
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Nidoran♀ (female) Evolutions
Nidoran♀ (female) kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Nidorina all the way to Nidoqueen. For breeding, average hatch time with a massive partner pool via two egg groups. The evolved forms gain up to 230 total stats over Nidoran♀ (female). View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Nidoran♀ (female) to get Nidoran F eggs using 131 partners from the Field and Monster egg groups. Notable egg moves include Beat Up, Charm, Counter and 5 more.
Pt Nidoran♀ (female) Best Moveset
Stats in the 40s with no standout move or ability give this moveset nothing to work with. Poison typing alone isn't enough. Evolve through Nidorina to Nidoqueen.
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.
Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.
Moves List
Need something that threatens multiple types? Nidoran♀ (female)'s movepool delivers. Coverage across 10 types plus STAB from Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab gives it answers for most defensive cores you'll run into.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
33 of 34 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
While it does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the poison it secretes from barbs can be fatal.
Nidoran♀ (female) Platinum Guide
In Platinum, Nidoran♀ (female) has 275 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Nidoran♀ (female) appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Nidoran♀ (female) have the longest track record of availability in the series.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves
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