Where can I find Nidorina in Polished Crystal?

Nidorina can be found in eight areas, including Route 12 South in Polished Crystal.

What type is Nidorina?

Nidorina is a poison-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Nidorina learn in Polished Crystal?

Nidorina can learn 13+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Nidorina have?

Nidorina's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Poison Point, Rivalry, Hustle.

Nidorina - Stats, Moves, Evolution & Location | Polished Crystal

It has a docile nature. If it is threatened with attack, it raises the barbs that are all over its body.

Strategy & Usage Tips

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

Poison

Dex

#101

Abilities

Poison Point(Primary)

Contact may poison the foe.

Rivalry(Secondary)

Boosts damage to same-gender foes.

Hustle(Hidden)

Boosts Attack, but lowers accuracy.

Growth Rate

Medium Slow

Gender Ratio

100% Female

Egg Groups

monster, ground

Hatch Rate

Medium Fast (20 cycles)

Catch Rate

120

Poké Ball10.9%

Great Ball14.9%

Ultra Ball19.0%

Base Exp

117

EV Yield

2 Hp

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

ground ×2psychic ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5

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Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Nidoranf

Base form

→

Nidorina

Level up Nidoranf to Lv. 16

→

Nidoqueen

Use Moon Stone on Nidorina

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How to Obtain

Nidorina can be found common in Route 12 South in the morning and day-time, common in Route 13 East in the morning and day-time, and common in Route 14 in the morning and day-time, among five other areas. Wild ones range from level 50 to 58.

Wild Encounters (13)


Route 9	morning	Field	Lv. 50	10%
Route 9	day	Field	Lv. 50	10%
Route 12 South	morning	Field	Lv. 50	30%
Route 12 South	day	Field	Lv. 50	30%
Route 13 East	morning	Field	Lv. 50	30%
Route 13 East	day	Field	Lv. 50	30%
Route 14	morning	Field	Lv. 52	30%
Route 14	day	Field	Lv. 52	30%
Route 15	morning	Field	Lv. 52	30%
Route 15	day	Field	Lv. 52	30%
Safari Zone East	any	Field	Lv. 57	30%
Safari Zone West	any	Field	Lv. 58	30%
Route 22	any	Field	Lv. 58	10%

Level Up Moves (13)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Growl	normal		0	100	40
1	Growl	A move that lowers the foe's Attack.
GrowlLevel: 1
normal		0	100	40
A move that lowers the foe's Attack.
1	Scratch	normal		40	100	35
1	Scratch	Scratches with sharp claws.
ScratchLevel: 1
normal		40	100	35
Scratches with sharp claws.
7	Leer	normal		0	100	30
7	Leer	A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
LeerLevel: 7
normal		0	100	30
A move that lowers the foe's Defense.
9	Double Kick	fighting		30	100	30
9	Double Kick	A double kicking attack.
Double KickLevel: 9
fighting		30	100	30
A double kicking attack.
13	Poison Sting	poison		15	100	35
13	Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison StingLevel: 13
poison		15	100	35
An attack that may poison the foe.
20	Fury Strikes	normal		20	85	15
20	Fury Strikes	Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Fury StrikesLevel: 20
normal		20	85	15
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
23	Bite	dark		60	100	25
23	Bite	An attack that may cause flinching.
BiteLevel: 23
dark		60	100	25
An attack that may cause flinching.
28	Sweet Kiss	fairy		0	75	10
28	Sweet Kiss	A move that may confuse the foe.
Sweet KissLevel: 28
fairy		0	75	10
A move that may confuse the foe.
35	Toxic Spikes	poison		0	100	20
35	Toxic Spikes	Poisons foes when they switch in.
Toxic SpikesLevel: 35
poison		0	100	20
Poisons foes when they switch in.
38	Healinglight	normal		0	100	5
38	Healinglight	Restores HP based on weather.
HealinglightLevel: 38
normal		0	100	5
Restores HP based on weather.
43	Crunch	dark		80	100	15
43	Crunch	An attack that may lower Defense.
CrunchLevel: 43
dark		80	100	15
An attack that may lower Defense.
50	Charm	fairy		0	100	20
50	Charm	Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
CharmLevel: 50
fairy		0	100	20
Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
58	Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20
58	Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison JabLevel: 58
poison		80	100	20
An attack that may poison the foe.

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Egg Moves (6)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Charm	fairy		0	100	20
Charm	Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Charm
fairy		0	100	20
Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Disable	normal		0	100	20
Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
Disable
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
Focus Energy	normal		0	100	30
Focus Energy	Raises the critical hit ratio.
Focus Energy
normal		0	100	30
Raises the critical hit ratio.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Supersonic	normal		0	65	20
Supersonic	A move that may confuse the foe.
Supersonic
normal		0	65	20
A move that may confuse the foe.
Take Down	normal		90	100	15
Take Down	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Take Down
normal		90	100	15
A tackle that also hurts the user.

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TM/HM Moves (29)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Venoshock	poison		65	100	10	TM09
Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Venoshock
poison		65	100	10	TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Ice Beam	ice		90	100	10	TM13
Ice Beam	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Ice Beam
ice		90	100	10	TM13
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard	ice		110	70	5	TM14
Blizzard	An attack that may freeze the foe.
Blizzard
ice		110	70	5	TM14
An attack that may freeze the foe.
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Rain Dance	water		0	100	5	TM18
Rain Dance	Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Rain Dance
water		0	100	5	TM18
Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns.
Iron Tail	steel		100	75	15	TM23
Iron Tail	An attack that may lower Defense.
Iron Tail
steel		100	75	15	TM23
An attack that may lower Defense.
Thunderbolt	electric		90	100	15	TM24
Thunderbolt	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunderbolt
electric		90	100	15	TM24
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder	electric		110	70	10	TM25
Thunder	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Thunder
electric		110	70	10	TM25
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Brick Break	fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Brick Break	Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Brick Break
fighting		75	100	15	TM31
Removes Reflect and Light Screen.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Aerial Ace	flying		60	100	20	TM40
Aerial Ace	An attack that never misses.
Aerial Ace
flying		60	100	20	TM40
An attack that never misses.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Water Pulse	water		60	100	20	TM63
Water Pulse	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Water Pulse
water		60	100	20	TM63
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Shadow Claw	ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Shadow Claw	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Shadow Claw
ghost		70	100	15	TM65
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20	TM66
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20	TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Cut	steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cut	Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Cut
steel		60	100	30	HM01
Cuts using claws, scythes, etc.
Strength	fighting		80	100	15	HM04
Strength	A powerful physical attack.
Strength
fighting		80	100	15	HM04
A powerful physical attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (10)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Charm	fairy		0	100	20	MT05
Charm	Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Charm
fairy		0	100	20	MT05
Sharply lowers the foe's Attack.
Counter	fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Counter	Returns a physical attack double.
Counter
fighting		1	100	20	MT06
Returns a physical attack double.
Defense Curl	normal		0	100	40	MT07
Defense Curl	Raises the user's Defense.
Defense Curl
normal		0	100	40	MT07
Raises the user's Defense.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Headbutt	normal		70	100	15	MT13
Headbutt	An attack that may cause flinching.
Headbutt
normal		70	100	15	MT13
An attack that may cause flinching.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sucker Punch	dark		70	100	5	MT25
Sucker Punch	Attacks before the foe does.
Sucker Punch
dark		70	100	5	MT25
Attacks before the foe does.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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