Let's Talk Pokemon: Nidorina The Let's Talk Pokemon series is a source for more in depth information about the Nidos that you can find in the games. I call these articles "Let's Talk Pokemon" because for all intents and purposes, I hardly ever do on this site, at least in relation to the games. This may not be fascinating new news, but as the largest Nido site, Aqua Bunny should be resourceful as well as fun. Fast Facts Overview Nidorina is a lagomorphic or rodent like Pokemon that begins to show features of rhinoceros (to a much milder extent than Nidorino). Like Nidoran Female, Nidorina has spots on her backside, and large floppy ears. Unlike Nidoran, however, she loses her whiskers and her horn, for the most part, seems to disappear. She has three claws on both her hands and feet. The barbs on Nidorina extend when she senses danger, and are poisonous to the touch. Nidorina generally has a calm and caring nature, taking care of its young by chewing the food for them. They are relaxed around family, and become nervous if separated from their kind. Nidorina Original Name:ニドリーナ(Nidorina) Generation I National Dex # 030 Species Poison Pin Type Poison Height 2'07" / 0.8m Weight 44.1 lbs / 20.0kg Pokedex Color Blue Gender Ratio 100% Female Abilities Poison Point Rivalry Hidden Ability Hustle Evolves From Nidoran ♀ Evolves Into Nidoqueen Egg Group None Effort Value 2 HP   Nidorina Base Stats Base Maximum Range (at lv. 100) HP:  70 250 - 344 Attack:  62 116 - 245 Defense:  67 125 - 256 Sp.Atk:  55 103 - 229 Sp. Def:  55 103 - 229 Speed:  56 105 - 232 Total:  365 802 - 1535   Nidorina Moveset (fifth Generation)  Level   Move   Type   PP  --- Growl Normal 40 --- Scratch Normal 35 7 Tail Whip Normal 30 9 Double Kick Fighting 30 13 Poison Sting Poison 35 20 Fury Swipes Normal 15 23 Bite Dark 25 28 Helping Hand Normal 20 35 Toxic Spikes Poison 20 38 Flatter Dark 15 43 Crunch Dark 15 50 Captivate Normal 20 58 Poison Fang Poison 15   Nidorina Evolution                 → Level 16 → via Moonstone     Nidoran ♀ Nidorina Nidoqueen     In Other Media: The Pokemon Anime Emily's Nidoran ♀, Maria, along with Ralph's Nidoran ♂, Tony, have both had a major role in the episode "Wherefore Art Thou, Pokemon?". The episode itself is reminiscent of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, with the names of the Nidoran being a reference to Arthur Laurents's West Side Story. At the end of the episode, Tony and Maria kiss, which causes them to evolve into Nidorino and Nidorina, respectively. Throughout the episode, both the male and female Nidoran, as well as their evolutions, lack model consistancy, with artistic errors appearing here and there. Sometimes this is as often as the next scene right after the last. The gym leader, Whitney, uses a Nidorina to battle Ash in "A Goldenrod Opportunity". However, she's essentially defeated as soon as she comes out of the Pokeball (more or less). The closest thing to a major role that Nidorina ever had to date was in "The Heartbreak of Brock", where she happens to be Temacu's leading Pokemon. Nidorina is not shown very often, however, at least not compared to Tony and Maria from an earlier season. Pokemon Adventures (Pokemon Special) Manga Green (Blue in Pokemon Special) had a female Nidoran named Nidory (Nido-chan (ニドちゃん) in Pokemon Special) who would eventually evolve into a Nidorina, and then a Nidoqueen. Yamashita 4 Koma Manga Nidorina is used in a number of humorous situations, and appears quite often along side Nidoran Male and Nidoqueen. In the stories that involve the Nidoking/Nidoqueen family, Nidorina plays the straight man to Nidoqueen's antics. In other stories (that usually involve a trainer), she plays a typical role of a young lady obsessed with vanity.   Name Origin Information comes from the Japanese Wikipedia: Nido, written in katakana as ニド, comes from the english word needle (in Japanese, ニードル ). The suffix -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive.   Nidorina in Different Languages English Nidorina Japanese ニドリーナ Spanish Nidorina French Nidorina German Nidorina Italian Nidorina Greek Nidorina Finnish Nidorina Russian Nidorina Hebrew Nidorina Thai Nidorina or ニドリーナ Chinese (Traditional) 尼多娜 Chinese (Hong Kong) 尼美蘿 Korean 니드리나   Miscellany Nidorina and Nidoqueen cannot breed. Or can they? Afterall, the games aren't exactly known for their consistancy, and often contradict themselves in other ways within one generation's time alone. For more on this topic, as well as biological information and trivia, check out these links to other related articles for the Pokemon, Nidorina: • Nido Family Pokedex - for biological details, among other unnoted extras. • Can Nidorina and Nidoqueen breed? - it's more likely than you think, but ultimately up to you to decide. • Design Through Time - shows the evolution of Nidorina's design from 1996 to present. • Quick Facts and Speculations - may include a few things about Nidorina, factual and possible. Sources Used Pokemon.com Wikipedia Japan The Pokemon Wiki Bulbapedia