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nidoran-m
#032

Nidoran M

Poison Pin Pokémon

Poison

It scans its surroundings by raising its ears out of the grass. Its toxic horn is for protection.

Base Stats

HP 46
Attack 57
Defense 40
Sp. Atk 40
Sp. Def 40
Speed 50
Total 273

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Poison Pin Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 9.0 kg
Base Exp 55
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 235
Base Happiness 70
Gender 100% ♂ / 0% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Monster ,Ground

Sprites

nidoran-m Front Front
nidoran-m Back Back
nidoran-m Front Shiny Front Shiny
nidoran-m Back Shiny Back Shiny
nidoran-m Official Art Official Art
nidoran-m Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

lc Usage: 0.1%
Hone Claws
Item
Eviolite
Ability
Hustle
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
Atk 220
Def 36
SpD 36
Spe 196

Strategy Overview

Nidoran-M is a fairly powerful physical attacker thanks to both its ability, Hustle, and its access to Hone Claws, which offsets Hustle's accuracy drop while further boosting Nidoran-M's Attack. Nidoran-M also has access to great coverage options such as Drill Run and Head Smash, which complement its Poison STAB type. It also has access to Sucker Punch, a powerful priority attack that both provides additional coverage and helps remedy Nidoran-M's middling Speed. Unfortunately, Nidoran-M has mediocre defenses, requiring it to run Eviolite in the hopes of actually setting up with Hone Claws. Its Poison STAB type is also subpar, as it has decent neutral coverage but only notably hits Grass- and Fairy-types.

Most Used Moves

Drill Run
92.5%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
86.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc