Is Nidorina Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen via Moon Stone at any level. The immediate evolution is convenient, but only matters for postgame content. The Sinnoh story doesn't wait for Pokeradar catches.
Nidoran♀ (female) trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Nidorina has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Fantina'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 Mars'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 Saturn's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Catch Nidoran F on Route 201 (Poké Radar, Lv 2, rare).
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- 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 Fantina
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- LV 37DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F 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 Gardenia
- 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 Fantina
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 43DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Nidorina to Nidoqueen
Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen with a Moon Stone. You can usually obtain this item before you reach Maylene.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Maniac Tunnel
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Fantina
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Oreburgh Gate
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- LV 43GroundEarth PowerPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Nidorina in Diamond & Pearl
Nidorina is a Poke Radar exclusive across two areas, level 21 to 30. Like its pre-evolution, Diamond treats it as common and Pearl as rare, so the version you own changes the hunt.
2 locations to catch Nidorina1 location to catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5Catch Nidoran♀ (female) at any of the 1 location below, then level it up to 16 — it evolves into Nidorina.
Where To Catch Nidorina in DP
Nidoran♀ (female) gets you Nidorina sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 16. Wild Nidorina first appears at Valor Lakefront (after Badge 3).
- Step 2Nidorina ✓Valor LakefrontLv.21-22Using PokeRadarDiamondRate 20%Route 221Lv.29Using PokeRadarDiamondRate 20%Valor LakefrontLv.22Using PokeRadarPearlRate 2%Route 221Lv.30Using PokeRadarPearlRate 2%or evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Nidoqueen
Not landing the catch? Calculate Nidorina catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Nidorina in Diamond & Pearl
Nidorina roams Route 221 and the Valor Lakefront, so chain her with the PokeRadar in either spot to reach the 1 in 200 shiny. Compare Shiny Nidorina odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Nidorina 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Nidorina preloaded.
Nidorina Weakness
Type-wise, Nidorina takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Only 2 weaknesses makes it relatively easy to build around defensively.
| 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 Nidorina Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Nidorina
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidorina View Bronzor builds →Dream Eater 2x49-59% Earthquake 2x30-35% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidorina View Lunatone builds →Dream Eater 2x123-145%KO Earthquake 2x48-57% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Nidorina View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x118-138%KO Earthquake 2x63-75% | ||
 Gabite DragonGround | C | |
 Graveler RockGround | C | |
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Nidorina Evolutions
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
Breeding
DP Nidorina Best Moveset
Middling stats across the board with no standout move or ability to justify a roster spot over Nidoqueen. The moveset runs the same Poison attacks with slightly better numbers. Nidoqueen brings the competitive stats.
Best Build
Nidorina best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Sweeper Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Rest
- Poison Jab
- Poison Fang
Moves List
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.
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
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
When it senses danger, it raises all the barbs on its body. These barbs grow slower than NIDORINO’s.
Nidorina Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, Nidorina does the job early-game if you need a Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Nidoqueen before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
Game Availability
Nidorina has been part of the series since Red & Blue, appearing in 19 titles across all 9 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
- 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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