Is Nidorina Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Mid-stage between Nidoran♀ and Nidoqueen. Moon Stone it the moment you're ready. Everything Nidorina does, Nidoqueen does better.
Brock's typing presses Nidoran♀ (female)'s defenses.
Nidorina trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Nidoqueen resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Nidoqueen has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Nidoqueen trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Nidoqueen 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.
Catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Catch Nidoran F on Route 22 (walking, Lv 3-4).
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 24DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Lt. Surge
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison 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 Nidoran♀ (female) to Nidorina
Nidoran♀ (female) evolves into Nidorina at Level 16. Your Nidoran♀ (female) should hit Level 16 before you reach Misty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 23PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 90%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMElectricThunderboltPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Erika
- TMPoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 39DarkCrunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Sabrina
- TMPoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10
- TMIceIce BeamPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Giovanni
- TMIceBlizzardPower 110Accuracy 70%PP 5
Evolve Nidorina to Nidoqueen
Nidorina evolves into Nidoqueen with a Moon Stone. You can find the Moon Stone hidden in Mt. Moon. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- After Misty
- TMGroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Lt. Surge
- TMNormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5
- After Erika
- TMGroundDrill RunPower 120Accuracy 95%PP 10
- 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
- LV 55FightingSuperpowerPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 5
How to Get Nidorina in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
Nidorina appears at decent spawn rates across 3 spots in mid-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
3 locations to catch Nidorina4 locations to catch Nidoran♀ (female)
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Catch Nidoran♀ (female) at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 16, and it evolves into Nidorina.
Badge 1
Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Nidorina in Let's Go
Nidoran♀ (female) gets you Nidorina sooner: catch it at the very start and evolve it at Lv 16. Wild Nidorina first appears at Route 10 (after Badge 3).
- Step 2Nidorina ✓or evolve from Nidoran♀ (female) (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Nidorina in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Nidorina 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 Nidorina odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Nidorina 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.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee with Nidorina preloaded.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy |
Nidorina Evolutions
Nidorina is partway through a three-stage line between Nidoran♀ (female) and Nidoqueen. The chain involves an evolution item, so it's not a straightforward grind. 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
Let's Go Nidorina Best Moveset
62 Attack at 56 Speed with Poison typing. The moveset improves slightly over Nidoran but still can't justify a slot. One evolution from Nidoqueen's Poison/Ground dual TermStab and defensive profile.
Best Build
Impish raises Defense and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Yellow, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Nidorina
Nidoran♀ Candy
Health Candy
Health Candy L
Health Candy XL
Nidoran♀ Candy raises every stat, but only Nidoran♀, Nidorina and Nidoqueen can eat it. The stat candy that goes with Nidorina is Health Candy (HP), and any Pokemon can eat it; Health Candy L needs level 30 and Health Candy XL needs level 60 or higher.
Master Trainer
Fred battles with one level 70 Nidorina that knows Super Fang, Thunder and Blizzard. It takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic moves. Win to earn the Nidorina Master title. Find Fred in Underground Path (Routes 7-8).
Moves List
Nidorina develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Crunch and Bite show up naturally, and the progression handles both STAB and utility without leaning on TMs for the core attacks.
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 16 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
When resting deep in its burrow, its barbs always retract. This is proof that it is relaxed.
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
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