#0029 · Poison Pin Pokémon
Nidoran♀
Nidoran♀›
Nidorina›
NidoqueenCommunity tiers (you can vote in all four)
Classic
Rank #546 · 9 votes · median D
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Rank #509 · 13 votes · median C
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Endless
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Rank #103 · 7 votes · median D
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Tier history
6 recorded changes · 9 votes
8 recorded changes · 13 votes
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Game data
Abilities
- Poison Point
When the Pokémon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being poisoned.
- Rivalry
The Pokémon’s competitive spirit boosts the power of its moves by 25% against targets of the same gender, and lowers it by 25% against targets of the opposite gender. The power remains the same as usual if either Pokémon’s gender is unknown.
- HustleHidden
When the Pokémon uses physical moves, its Attack stat is boosted by 50%, but its accuracy is lowered by 20%.
Scatters poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team when the Pokémon takes damage from physical moves. Opposing Pokémon that land on these spikes when switching into battle will be poisoned. A second layer of spikes will instead badly poison. Poison-types that land on these spikes will absorb and remove them from the field.
Egg moves
- Baneful BunkerPoisonStatus— · —
The user protects itself from incoming moves for the turn. Any attackers that use contact moves against the user during this turn become poisoned. With each consecutive use, this move’s chance of success becomes ⅓ of what it was before.
- MoonlightFairyStatus— · —
The user bathes in the soothing light of the moon, restoring ½ of its max HP. In harsh sunlight, ⅔ of its max HP will be restored instead. In all other weather conditions, ¼ of its max HP will be restored instead.
- Barb BarragePoisonPhysical60 pow · 100%
The user launches countless toxic barbs to inflict damage. This move has a 50% chance of poisoning the target. This move’s power is doubled if the target is already poisoned.
- Thousand WavesGroundPhysical90 pow · 100%Rare egg move
The user attacks by unleashing a wave that crawls along the ground. Any Pokémon hit by the wave cannot flee or be switched out of battle.
Base stats
Nidoran♀ · BST 275
Nidoqueen · BST 505
BST in this line: Nidoran♀ 275 · Nidorina 365 · Nidoqueen 505
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Nidoran♀ eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Nidoran♀ needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.