Nidoran♂ is a PokeBonk League partner of common rarity and Poison type. Its unlock challenge counts from your first run, with no League members needed. During a run it evolves into Nidorino (Lv. 24) → Nidoking (Lv. 42).
- Passive
- More damage, with a bigger bonus against elites and bosses.
- How to unlock
- Defeat 6 Alpha Pokémon.
- League members needed
- None
- Evolution
- Nidoran♂ → Nidorino (Lv. 24) → Nidoking (Lv. 42)
Partner data comes from community testing on v0.7.7 (2026-10-20), before Season 2. The game is now on v0.8.25, so some challenges may have changed since, and we re-check them as we play.
Moves and fusions for Nidoran♂
- Signature fusion: Tectonic Horn, from Horn Drill + Earth Power at max level in Bill's Machine.
- Two maxed Poison moves fuse into Toxic Swamp, the Poison type fusion, an easy target that fits Nidoran♂'s type.
- Toxic Combustion is a reaction fusion from a Poison move and a Fire move.
Plan a build with Nidoran♂ All move fusions →
Unlock alongside Nidoran♂
These partners' challenges count the same thing as Nidoran♂'s (Alpha Pokémon), so the same runs move all of them forward.
- Machop: Defeat 20 Alpha Pokémon.
- Hitmonlee: Defeat 30 Alpha Pokémon.
- Pinsir: Defeat 4 Alpha Pokémon in a single run.
- Ditto: Capture 25 Support Alphas.
Other Poison partners
Bulbasaur · Weedle · Ekans · Nidoran♀ · Zubat · Oddish · Venonat · Bellsprout · Tentacool · Grimer · Gastly · Koffing
How do I unlock Nidoran♂ in PokeBonk?
Defeat 6 Alpha Pokémon.
What type is Nidoran♂ in PokeBonk?
Poison. More damage, with a bigger bonus against elites and bosses.
When does Nidoran♂ evolve in PokeBonk?
Nidoran♂ → Nidorino (Lv. 24) → Nidoking (Lv. 42).