The evolution of an alloy's microstructure in a hydrogen atmosphere at high temperatures is one of the important factors contributing to the degradation in the alloy's strength. The present study aimed to clarify the influence of hydrogen on the recrystallization texture of a face centered cubic (FCC) metal. As a model of FCC metal, commercially pure nickel (Ni) was cold-rolled and then annealed separately in vacuum and hydrogen atmospheres. Subsequently, the recrystallization textures were analyzed using EBSD and XRD. Hydrogen promoted the recrystallization of 〈001〉 − oriented deformed grains while hindering the recrystallization of 〈101〉 − oriented deformed grains. It increased the content of {011} 〈1−11〉 texture, promoted the decrease of R-Cube texture content, hindered the increase of Cube texture content, and hindered the reduction in contents of Brass, Copper, Goss, and S textures. In addition, it had an insignificant effect on {011}〈011〉 texture contents. Hydrogen demonstrated an anisotropic effect on the dislocation movement and density of grains with different orientations. Specifically, it impeded the dislocation movement within <101> − oriented deformed grains while facilitating the dislocation movement within <001> − oriented deformed grains. As a result, hydrogen induced an increase in dislocation density in <101> − oriented grains and a decrease in dislocation density in <001> − oriented grains.