Is Nidoran♂ (male) Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Nidoran♂ from Route 22 is the faster track to Nidoking, one of the top Pokemon in Let's Go. Grab one early and get moving.
Brock's typing presses Nidoran♂ (male)'s defenses.
Nidorino trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Nidoking resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Nidoking has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Nidoking trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Nidoking trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Nidoking has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Nidoking trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Nidoking trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Nidoking has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Nidoking has the type edge here and should clean up Agatha's team.
Nidoking trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Nidoking has the type edge here and should clean up Trace's team.
This is the Let's Go Eevee team. In Let's Go Pikachu, Trace brings Jolteon Lv 57 in place of Raichu Lv 57.
Catchable
Catch Nidoran M on Route 22 (walking, Lv 3-4).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 24PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Lt. Surge
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMGroundDrill RunPower 80Accuracy 95%PP 10
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMElectricThunderPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 10
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Nidoran♂ (male) to Nidorino
Nidoran♂ (male) evolves into Nidorino at Level 16. Your Nidoran♂ (male) should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMGroundDrill RunPower 80Accuracy 95%PP 10
- LV 39PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMElectricThunderPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 10
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Nidorino to Nidoking
Nidorino evolves into Nidoking with a Moon Stone. You can find the Moon Stone hidden in Mt. Moon. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 19)
- LV 19NormalThrashPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMGroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMDragonOutragePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMFightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Nidoran♂ (male) in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
4 encounter spots for Nidoran♂ (male) at decent spawn rates starting from early-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
4 locations to catch Nidoran♂ (male)
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 6Where To Catch Nidoran♂ (male) in Let's Go
Nidoran♂ (male) is where the line starts, caught through walking encounters at Lv. 3+. The chain covers 3 catchable stages before reaching the final form.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into Nidorinoor evolve from Nidoran♂ (male) (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Nidoran♂ (male) in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Nidoran♂ (male) is Catch Combo, which reaches about 1 in 274 at full boosts. Pick a method and tune your setup below to see live odds. Compare Shiny Nidoran♂ (male) odds across every game
Shiny Nidoran♂ (male) Evolution
3 Forms
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Nidoran♂ (male) Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Catch Combo at full boosts, about 1 in 274 on each try. Tune it below.
Catch Combo: Catch one species back-to-back. A Lure stacks on top of a 31-plus combo.
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 |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 29 |
| 25%one in four | 79 |
| 50%coin flip | 190 |
| 90%very likely | 630 |
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♂ (male) in the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Odds Calculator to compare every method side by side.
Nidoran♂ (male) Weakness
Nidoran♂ (male) is weak to Ground and Psychic. The Poison typing picks up 5 resistances to work with. Nidoran♂ (male)'s Poison typing only leaves 2 gaps to cover.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
What is Nidoran♂ (male) Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Nidoran♂ (male)
 Marowak Ground | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♂ (male) View Marowak builds →Bone Club 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♂ (male) View Graveler builds →Earthquake 2x176-207%KO | ||
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♂ (male) View Rhyhorn builds →Drill Run 2x130-153%KO | ||
 Dugtrio Ground | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♂ (male) View Dugtrio builds →Earthquake 2x184-217%KO | ||
 Onix RockGround | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Nidoran♂ (male) View Onix builds →Earthquake 2x102-121%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | C | |
Nidoran♂ (male) Evolutions
Nidoran♂ (male) kicks off a three-stage evolution line through Nidorino all the way to Nidoking. Evolving adds up to 232 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Nidoran♂ (male) Best Moveset
Slightly more physical than the female line at 57 Attack and 50 Speed. The Poison moveset can't compete at pre-evo stats. Evolve through to Nidoking for the mixed offenses and Poison/Ground coverage.
Best Build
Nidoran♂ Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKLonely raises Attack and lowers Defense. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Yellow. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Nidoran♂ (male)
- Nidoran♂ Candy
- Mighty Candy
Mighty Candy L
Mighty Candy XL
Nidoran♂ Candy raises every stat, but only Nidoran♂, Nidorino and Nidoking can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Nidoran♂ (male) is Mighty Candy (Attack), and any Pokemon can eat it; Mighty Candy L needs level 30 and Mighty Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Alvin battles with one level 70 Nidoran♂ (male) that knows Iron Tail and Headbutt. It takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic moves. Win to earn the Nidoran♂ (male) Master title. Find Alvin on Route 4.
Moves List
Most of Nidoran♂ (male)'s flexibility comes from TMs. Same-type output runs through Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab, but Flying and Fighting and the rest of the TM pool push it from predictable to genuinely threatening.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its large ears are always kept upright. If it senses danger, it will attack with a poisonous sting.
Game Availability
Present since Red & Blue, Nidoran♂ (male) appears in 19 games spanning 9 generations. Gen 1 originals like Nidoran♂ (male) 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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