Is Nidorino Good in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Playthrough?
Nidorino is just biding time until you find a Moon Stone. Everything it does, Nidoking does ten times better. Don't sit on this evolution.
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.
Catch Nidoran♂ (male)
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 Nidorino in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
3 encounter spots for Nidorino at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.
3 locations to catch Nidorino4 locations to catch Nidoran♂ (male)
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6Catch Nidoran♂ (male) at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up to 16, and it evolves into Nidorino.
Badge 1
Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6Where To Catch Nidorino in Let's Go
Available earlier: catch Nidoran♂ (male) at the very start and evolve it at Lv 16. Wild Nidorino first appears at Route 10 (after Badge 3).
- Step 2Nidorino ✓or evolve from Nidoran♂ (male) (Step 1)
How to Get Shiny Nidorino in Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee
In Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, the strongest route to a Shiny Nidorino 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 Nidorino odds across every game
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Shiny Nidorino 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee shiny odds calculator with Nidorino already selected.
Nidorino Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Nidorino for super-effective damage. 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 |
Nidorino Evolutions
Nidorino is partway through a three-stage line between Nidoran♂ (male) and Nidoking. The chain involves an evolution item, so it's not a straightforward grind. So far, Defense got the biggest boost (+17 from Nidoran M). The final form adds another 140 stats on top. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Let's Go Nidorino Best Moveset
72 Attack at 65 Speed. The Poison moveset has some pace but the damage falls short. One evolution from Nidoking where 102 Attack and 85 Sp. Atk create a mixed attacker with real Poison/Ground coverage.
Best Build
Nidoran♂ Candy
Mighty Candy+ATKAdamant raises Attack and lowers Sp. Atk. Madam Celadon sets this nature when you pick Red, then Blue. It costs 10,000 Pokedollars and lasts for the rest of the day.
Candy for Nidorino
- 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 Nidorino 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
Dave battles with one level 75 Nidorino that knows Iron Tail and Dig. It takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic moves. Win to earn the Nidorino Master title. Find Dave in Underground Path (Routes 7-8).
Moves List
Nidorino develops a solid moveset just through leveling. Poison Jab and Horn Attack 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 17 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its horn contains venom. If it stabs an enemy with the horn, the impact makes the poison leak out.
Game Availability
Nidorino 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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