In Sun & Moon, Nidorina isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Nidoqueen to unlock its full potential. At 365 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Nidorina weak to?

In Sun & Moon, Nidorina's biggest threats include Golem (Ground) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

How do you evolve Nidorina?

In Sun & Moon, Nidoran F evolves into Nidorina at level 16. Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen using a Moon Stone. Nidorina is a middle-stage evolution in the Nidoran F line.

What is the best ability for Nidorina?

Poison Point is the go-to ability for Nidorina. It has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact. Its hidden ability Hustle can work in specific setups. Rivalry is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

What role does Nidorina play in battle?

In Sun & Moon, Nidorina fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 62 Attack). At base 56 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Nidorina - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

56Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Nidorina's stats barely vary. None sit in respectable range with no real gaps. It's a blank slate for EV investment. Worth 2 HP EVs, 1.06M XP medium-slow curve to max.

Base Stats

Avg

HP70

Attack62

Defense67

Sp. Atk55

Sp. Def55

Speed56

Total365

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate120 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.8 m

Weight20.0 kg

Base XP128

Abilities

Poison Point

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Rivalry

Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.

HustleHA

Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.

EV Yield

HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe

HP training target

Pokedex Entries

No Sun Moon entries available

When it senses danger, it raises all the barbs on its body. These barbs grow more slowly than Nidorino’s.

Nidorina Weakness

Type-wise, Nidorina takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.

Nidorina Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy

Type ChartGood

2Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score+1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Psychic

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

None

STAB (2)

Grass Fairy

How to Beat Nidorina in Sun & Moon (Best Counters)

Solgaleo PsychicSteel	S
Obtain MethodEvolve Cosmog (Lake Of The Moone Gift) Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 19 PsyshockTM03 Damage vs Nidorina Earthquake 2x 94-112%KO Psychic 2x 126-149%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 114-134%KO Psyshock 2x 112-132%KO View Solgaleo builds →
Garchomp DragonGround	A
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 DigLv. 40 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 19 Damage vs Nidorina Earthquake 2x 135-159%KO Dig 2x 109-128%KO Bulldoze 2x 82-97% Sand Tomb 2x 49-58% View Garchomp builds →
Metagross SteelPsychic	B
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 PsychicTM29 Zen HeadbuttLv. 32 PsyshockTM03 Damage vs Nidorina Earthquake 2x 94-110%KO Psychic 2x 109-128%KO Zen Headbutt 2x 112-132%KO Psyshock 2x 97-114%KO View Metagross builds →
Zygarde DragonGround	B
Obtain MethodRoute 16 Gift Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Land's WrathLv. 26 DigLv. 10 BulldozeTM78 Damage vs Nidorina Earthquake 2x 109-128%KO Land's Wrath 2x 98-116%KO Dig 2x 88-103%KO Bulldoze 2x 66-79% View Zygarde builds →
Flygon GroundDragon	C
Available Moves Moves EarthquakeTM26 Earth PowerLv. 26 BulldozeTM78 Sand TombLv. 12 Damage vs Nidorina Earthquake 2x 109-128%KO Earth Power 2x 94-112%KO Bulldoze 2x 66-79% Sand Tomb 2x 40-48% View Flygon builds →

Sun & Moon Evolution

This Poison-type links Nidoran♀ (female) to Nidoqueen. Nidorina has 365 stats but sits in the Undiscovered egg group. HP has grown the most so far (+15), but there's still another 140 stats to gain in the final evolution. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#029Nidoran♀ (female)

Level 16

#030Nidorina

Moon Stone

#031Nidoqueen

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Nidoran♀ (female)

Poison

Nidorina

Poison

Nidoqueen

PoisonGround

70+15

90+20

ATK

62+15

92+30

DEF

67+15

87+20

SP.ATK

55+15

75+20

SP.DEF

55+15

85+30

SPE

56+15

76+20

BST

275D-Tier

365D-Tier+90

505C-Tier+140

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Sun & Moon Nidorina Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 7.

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Moves

Stall teams hate this. Nidorina can spread damage across 10 types, with Normal and Fighting punishing common defensive pivots. STAB from Sludge Bomb and Poison Jab keeps the pressure honest on everything else.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Growl

——10040Normal

Lv 1

Scratch

—4010035Normal

Lv 7

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 9

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Lv 13

Poison Sting

D1510035Poison

Lv 20

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 23

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 28

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

Lv 35

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 38

Flatter

D—10015Dark

Lv 43

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 50

Captivate

——10020Normal

Lv 58

Poison Fang

D5010015Poison

TM Moves

TM40

Aerial Ace

D60—20Flying

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TM100

Confide

D——20Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM49

Echoed Voice

D4010015Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM65

Shadow Claw

D7010015Ghost

TM88

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

D1107010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

D9010015Electric

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Beat Up

——10010Dark

Egg

Charm

D—10020Fairy

Egg

Chip Away

—7010020Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Endure+4

C——10Normal

Egg

Focus Energy

D——30Normal

Egg

Iron Tail

D1007515Steel

Egg

Poison Tail

—5010025Poison

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Skull Bash

C13010010Normal

Egg

Supersonic

——5520Normal

Egg

Take Down

—908520Normal

Egg

Venom Drench

D—10020Poison

Tutor Moves

Nidorina can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 1

Bide+1

———10Normal

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 1

Bubble Beam

—6510020Water

Gen 2

Curse

C——10Ghost

Gen 6

Cut

—509530Normal

Gen 3

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

Gen 2

Detect+4

C——5Fighting

Gen 6

Dig

D8010010Ground

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Gen 6

Hone Claws

C——15Dark

Gen 1

Horn Drill

——305Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 1

Rage

D2010020Normal

Gen 1

Reflect

C——20Psychic

Gen 6

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

Gen 6

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 6

Strength

—8010015Normal

Gen 1

Tackle

—4010035Normal

Gen 1

Water Gun

D4010025Water

How to Get Nidorina in Sun & Moon

Nidorina isn't available in the wild in Sun & Moon. Start by transferring Nidoran♀ (female) from Red, Yellow, or Let's Go Pikachu. The evolution path from Nidoran♀ (female) to Nidorina is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Nidorina in Sun & Moon

Step 1Obtain Nidoran♀ (female)
Catch in the wild in:
Let's Go PikachuWalking · Route 22
Then trade to Sun & Moon to continue the evolution chain.
Also found in:
Red Yellow Gold Crystal FireRed Diamond
Train until Level 16
Step 2Nidorina ✓

Nidorina Guide

In Sun & Moon, Nidorina isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Nidoqueen to unlock its full potential. At 365 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Sun & Moon, Nidorina's biggest threats include Golem (Ground) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
In Sun & Moon, Nidoran F evolves into Nidorina at level 16. Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen using a Moon Stone. Nidorina is a middle-stage evolution in the Nidoran F line.
Poison Point is the go-to ability for Nidorina. It has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact. Its hidden ability Hustle can work in specific setups. Rivalry is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.
In Sun & Moon, Nidorina fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the physical side (base 62 Attack). At base 56 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Game Availability

Nidorina has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 10 generations. As a Gen 1 original, it's one of the most consistently available Pokemon in the franchise.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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