How to get one
The best chance per place. The same table can do better at another hour; the tool gives them all.
Red
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Safari Zone east |
Grass |
24 |
0.60% |
| Safari Zone west |
Grass |
25 |
0.60% |
| Route 22 |
Grass |
3–4 |
0.53% |
Blue
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Route 22 |
Grass |
2–4 |
3.85% |
| Safari Zone centre |
Grass |
22 |
2.33% |
| Safari Zone east |
Grass |
24 |
2.33% |
| Safari Zone north |
Grass |
22 |
2.33% |
| Safari Zone west |
Grass |
25 |
2.33% |
Yellow
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Route 22 |
Grass |
2–4 |
2.9% |
| Safari Zone centre |
Grass |
36 |
2.33% |
| Safari Zone east |
Grass |
29 |
2.33% |
| Safari Zone north |
Grass |
14 |
2.33% |
| Safari Zone west |
Grass |
21 |
2.33% |
| Route 9 |
Grass |
16–18 |
1.74% |
| Route 2 |
Grass |
4–6 |
1.45% |
| Route 10 |
Grass |
17 |
0.57% |
Gold and Silver
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| Route 35 |
Grass morning |
12 |
2.93% |
| Route 35 |
Swarm morning |
12 |
2.93% |
| Route 36 |
Grass morning |
12 |
2.93% |
Crystal
| Place | Method | Level | Per attempt |
| National Park |
Grass morning |
12 |
2.93% |
| Route 35 |
Swarm morning |
12 |
2.93% |
A character in the game trades for it
- In Red and Blue, for a Nidoran♂. It arrives at the level of the one you hand over.
What it becomes
- Nidoran♀ becomes Nidorina at level 16.
Base stats
| Stat | Gen 1 | Gen 2 |
| HP | 55 | 55 |
| Attack | 47 | 47 |
| Defense | 52 | 52 |
| Speed | 41 | 41 |
| Sp. Atk | 40 | 40 |
| Sp. Def | 40 | 40 |
Generation 2 split Special in two, and not down the middle: the two columns are not one value copied twice.