The name Nidorino is a combination of "needle", "rhino", and ends in an "-o" which is often a masculine suffix in Spanish and Italian. It lacks the ♂ symbol from its previous form's name as the -o at the end does that job for it already.

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Nidorino Quick Facts: - Nidorino is famously known to battling a Gengar in the opening of Red and Green, and by extension FireRed and LeafGreen - Nidorino and Gengar also appear in the Capsule Monster game pitches - The Nidorino Prof. Oak sends out in the start of the game has a Nidorina cry.

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