>>33140526Fuck, came here to say the same.
I love the sharp, intimidating look of Nidorino, and the fact it's very squat and quedrepedal and keeps its rhino look. I didn't like the pink colouring when I was younger but I think it's pretty unique now and reminds me of retro dinosaur toys. And more recently they have been depicting it as a desaturated purple. I like the variations between the old bright pink, the new purple, and the blue shiny. It almost pulls a feraligatr with the color changes.
I also think the patterning on Nidorino is great, with that semi random mottling. It looks really great and natural. A few gen 1 Pokemon did this, like the Bulbasaur line, Victreebel, Vileplume, etc. Most newer Pokemon have their patterning very geometric and purposefully placed.
All and all, it's a great bro mon. Medium in size, varied move pool, available early on in a lot of games, fun abilities, the possibility of evolving with a moon stone later on, and decently powerful.
