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Nidoqueen#031

Its stats are balanced — none stands out enough to force a single team role on it. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. In defense it has 4 weaknesses, 5 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Electric-type moves do nothing to it at all. It cannot breed — it has no Egg Group, so you will not get it from breeding.

Nidoqueen
Shiny version
Poison Ground
Height: 1.3 m (4′03″) Weight: 60.0 kg (132.3 lbs)

Base stats

HP
90
78%
Atk
92
69%
Def
87
72%
SpA
75
60%
SpD
85
72%
Spe
76
63%
TOTAL
505
73%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: HP.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (92) is 17 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.

  • Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 63% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
  • Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
  • Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 4

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Kanto #031 Red/Green (Japan) , Blue (Japan) , Red / Blue , Yellow , FireRed / LeafGreen , Let's Go Pikachu / Eevee
Johto #097 Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver
Kalos #106 X / Y
Crown Tundra #067 Sword / Shield , Sword/Shield: The Crown Tundra

Abilities

  • Poison Point Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
  • Rivalry Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
  • Sheer Force Strengthens moves with extra effects to 1.3× their power, but prevents their extra effects.

Pokédex entry

Its hard scales provide strong protection. It uses its hefty bulk to execute powerful moves.

Habitat: Grassland Egg Group: Undiscovered Gender: 0% ♂ / 100% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 227

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Nidoqueen takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Water ×2 Ice ×2 Ground ×2 Psychic ×2
Resistant to Poison ×¼ Fighting ×½ Bug ×½ Rock ×½ Fairy ×½
Immune to Electric ×0

How it was drawn

1996–2019

The sprites come straight from the games in which Nidoqueen appeared — one from each release.

Gen 1 1996
Nidoqueen in Red / Blue
Red / Blue
Nidoqueen in Yellow
Yellow
Gen 2 1999
Nidoqueen in Gold
Gold
Nidoqueen in Silver
Silver
Nidoqueen in Crystal
Crystal
Gen 3 2002
Nidoqueen in Ruby / Sapphire
Ruby / Sapphire
Nidoqueen in Emerald
Emerald
Nidoqueen in FireRed / LeafGreen
FireRed / LeafGreen
Gen 4 2006
Nidoqueen in Diamond / Pearl
Diamond / Pearl
Nidoqueen in Platinum
Platinum
Nidoqueen in HeartGold / SoulSilver
HeartGold / SoulSilver
Gen 5 2010
Nidoqueen in Black / White
Black / White
Gen 6 2013
Nidoqueen in X / Y
X / Y
Nidoqueen in Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Gen 7 2016
Nidoqueen in Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Gen 8 2019
Nidoqueen in Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl
Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl

Variant gallery

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Nidoqueen — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Nidoqueen — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Nidoqueen — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

TCG cards (14)

All Nidoqueen cards →

Nidoqueen has 14 cards in 12 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Nidoqueen does not breed. You cannot get an Egg from it — this is how the games treat almost all Legendary and Mythical species.

Where to catch it (5)

All locations →

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Galar

Kanto

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (119 via TM/TR, 42 via tutor) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Bite Dark Physical 60 100% 25
1 Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20
1 Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15
1 Double Kick Fighting Physical 30 100% 30
1 Earth Power Ground Special 90 100% 10
1 Flatter Dark Status — 100% 15
1 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 18 80% 15
1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40
1 Helping Hand Normal Status — — 20
1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 15 100% 35
1 Scratch Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100% 10
1 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20
1 Tackle Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Tail Whip Normal Status — 100% 30
1 Toxic Poison Status — 90% 10
1 Toxic Spikes Poison Status — — 20
23 Chip Away Normal Physical 70 100% 20
35 Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100% 15
55 Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100% 5