List of Pokémon with gender differences: Difference between revisions

Two Meowstic present different appearances depending on their gender, as seen in the anime

Pyroar's gender difference in the anime, with the male and female respectively

Some species of Pokémon have differences in appearance due to gender in the Pokémon world, with noticeable differences between the males and females. With the exception of the differences between male and female Nidoran, gender differences were introduced in Generation IV.

These differences are a reference to sexual dimorphism, which is commonly seen in many real lifeforms and may offer some clues to their biology and behavior.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, in the gate to Canalave City, Professor Rowan's assistant upgrades the player's Pokédex to be able to display the images for both genders of a species (as well as other form differences). In subsequent games, they are displayed from the start.

Later generations would introduce far fewer Pokémon with gender differences, but those that were introduced varied much more drastically in appearance. One Pokémon, Meowstic, even has a different Hidden Ability and learns different moves through leveling up depending on its gender.

Generation I Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
0030	Venusaur
Female's flower has a seed in it
0120	Butterfree
Female has purple (black in Generation IV) spots on her lower wings
0190	Rattata
Female has shorter whiskers
0200	Raticate
Female has shorter whiskers
0250	Pikachu
Female's tail ends in the upper half of a heart
0260	Raichu
Female's tail lacks a point
032 029	Nidoran
Female is light blue and male is purple Separate evolutionary lines
0410	Zubat
Female has smaller fangs
0420	Golbat
Female has smaller fangs
0440	Gloom
Female has one large spot per bud
0450	Vileplume
Female's petals have larger spots
0640	Kadabra
Female has smaller whiskers
0650	Alakazam
Female has smaller whiskers
0840	Doduo
Male has black necks and female has beige necks
0850	Dodrio
Male has black necks and female has beige necks
0970	Hypno
Female has more collar fur
1111	Rhyhorn
Female's horn is smaller
1121	Rhydon
Female's horn is smaller
1181	Goldeen
Male's horn is larger
1191	Seaking
Male's horn is larger
1231	Scyther
Female's abdomen is larger
1291	Magikarp
Male has yellow whiskers and female has white whiskers
1301	Gyarados
Male has blue whiskers and female has white whiskers

Generation II Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
1541	Meganium
Male has longer antennae
1651	Ledyba
Female has smaller antennae
1661	Ledian
Female has smaller antennae
1781	Xatu
Male has three body stripes
1851	Sudowoodo
Female's head "branch" is smaller
1861	Politoed
Female has smaller cheeks
1901	Aipom
Male has shorter head fur
1941	Wooper
Female has one set of gill branches
1951	Quagsire
Female has smaller dorsal fins
1981	Murkrow
Male's "hat" is larger
2022	Wobbuffet
Female's mouth has lipstick-like marking
2032	Girafarig
Female's body is more yellow
2072	Gligar
Female has smaller stinger
2082	Steelix
Female lacks an outer tooth on each side
2122	Scizor
Female's abdomen is larger
2142	Heracross
Female's horn is heart-shaped
2152	Sneasel
Female's feather is shorter
2172	Ursaring
Female has longer shoulder fur
2212	Piloswine
Female has shorter tusks
2242	Octillery
Female has smaller suction cups
2292	Houndoom
Female has shorter horns
2322	Donphan
Female has shorter tusks

Generation III Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
255	Torchic
Male has a black speck on his rear
2562	Combusken
Female has smaller head feathers
2572	Blaziken
Female's head crest is smaller
2672	Beautifly
Female's red spots are smaller
2692	Dustox
Female has smaller antennae
2722	Ludicolo
Female has thinner stripes
2742	Nuzleaf
Female has smaller leaf
2752	Shiftry
Female has smaller leaves
3073	Meditite
Male's ears are higher than the female's
3083	Medicham
Male has a larger bulb on his head
3153	Roselia
Female's body leaf is longer
3163	Gulpin
Female's feather is shorter
3173	Swalot
Female has shorter whiskers
3223	Numel
Female has larger hump
3233	Camerupt
Female has larger humps
3323	Cacturne
Female has a large spike on her chest where male has two normal ones
3503	Milotic
Male's hair-like fins are shorter
3693	Relicanth
Female has smaller jaw guard

Generation IV Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
3963	Starly
Female's head is less white
3973	Staravia
Female's forehead spot is smaller
3983	Staraptor
Female's forehead spot is smaller
3993	Bidoof
Male has more tail curls
4004	Bibarel
Male's face is more beige
4014	Kricketot
Female has larger collar
4024	Kricketune
Female has smaller moustache
4034	Shinx
Female has blue hind feet and a shorter mane
4044	Luxio
Female has exposed ankles and a shorter mane
4054	Luxray
Female's mane is smaller
4074	Roserade
Female has longer cape
4154	Combee
Male's lower face has no red mark
4174	Pachirisu
Female's head stripe is shorter
418	Buizel
Male has two white spots on his back while female has one
419	Floatzel
Male has two white bumps on his back while female has one
4244	Ambipom
Male has shorter hair on his head
4434	Gible
Male has grooved fin
4444	Gabite
Male has grooved fin
4454	Garchomp
Male has grooved fin
4494	Hippopotas
Male and female's color patterns are inverted
4504	Hippowdon
Male's body is light brown while female's is dark gray
4534	Croagunk
Female has higher "bandages"
4544	Toxicroak
Female's throat sac is smaller
4564	Finneon
Male has smaller tail fins
4574	Lumineon
Female has larger fins
4594	Snover
Female's midsection is white
4604	Abomasnow
Female has longer chest fur
4614	Weavile
Female has shorter ear "feathers"
4644	Rhyperior
Female has smaller upper horn
4654	Tangrowth
Female's fingers are more magenta than blue
4734	Mamoswine
Female has smaller tusks

Generation V Pokémon

#	Name	Male artwork	Female artwork
Difference
521	Unfezant
Male has a pink mask with long extensions while the female has a curved feather on the back of her head. Male has a green underside and female has a brown underside.
592	Frillish
Male is blue, frowns, and has a ruffled collar, smooth, diamond-patterned tentacles, and one upper eyelash per eye. Female is pink, smiles, and has a bulbous collar, frilled tentacles, and one lower eyelash per eye. Males have a star-shaped head pattern and a stiff crown while females have a flower-shaped pattern and a limp crown.
593	Jellicent
Body color, eyes, head pattern, and tentacle differences are much the same as with Frillish, but the female's eyes are now larger and have two eyelashes each. Males have a facial covering resembling a large moustache while females have one resembling a fluffy collar. Female has a heart-shaped mouth and the male's is hidden inside the "moustache."

Generation VI Pokémon

#	Name	Male artwork	Female artwork
Difference
668	Pyroar
Male has a large mane shaped like the kanji character 大 ō (big or great), a stockier body, and half-brown front legs. Female has long, flowing hair similar to a ponytail and mostly-brown legs. Male's tail has a split in it.
678	Meowstic
Males are mostly blue with white highlights, the inverse of females. Male's eyes are green with light blue scleras, while female's are red and yellow. Unlike most Pokémon, the moves Meowstic can learn vary by gender, with males learning more status moves and females learning more attack moves. Male Meowstic have the Hidden Ability Prankster, while female Meowstic have the Hidden Ability Competitive.

Trivia

• Garchomp is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon with gender differences.
• Fairy is the only type that lacks a Pokémon with gender differences.
• Generation I introduced the most Pokémon that would have gender differences, with 23.
• Generation VI introduced the fewest Pokémon with gender differences of generations that introduce Pokémon with gender differences, with two.
• Generation VII is the only generation that did not introduce any Pokémon that have gender differences.
• No Mega Evolutions have gender differences, even if their base form did.
• No Regional variants have gender differences, even if their regular counterparts do.
• Nidoran is the only Pokémon whose genders have different Pokédex numbers and evolutionary families.

See also

• Gender