List of Pokémon with gender differences

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

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.

Generation I Pokémon

# Name Male sprite Female sprite
Difference

0030 Venusaur HOME003.png HOME003 f.png
Female's flower has a seed in it

0120 Butterfree HOME012.png HOME012 f.png
Female has purple (black in Generation IV) spots on her bottom wings

0190 Rattata HOME019.png HOME019 f.png
Female has smaller whiskers

0200 Raticate HOME020.png HOME020 f.png
Female has smaller whiskers

0250 Pikachu HOME025.png HOME025 f.png
Female has a cut in her tail; in Black and White only, male has slightly less black on the front of his ears

0260 Raichu HOME026.png HOME026 f.png
Female's tail lacks a point
032
029
Nidoran 032.png 029.png
Female is bluish and male is pinkish

Separate evolutionary lines

0410 Zubat HOME041.png HOME041 f.png
Female has smaller fangs

0420 Golbat HOME042.png HOME042 f.png
Female has smaller fangs

0440 Gloom HOME044.png HOME044 f.png
Female has single spot on each bud

0450 Vileplume HOME045.png HOME045 f.png
Female has larger and fewer spots on her petals

0640 Kadabra HOME064.png HOME064 f.png
Female has smaller whiskers

0650 Alakazam HOME065.png HOME065 f.png
Female has smaller whiskers

0840 Doduo HOME084.png HOME084 f.png
Male has black necks and female has beige necks

0850 Dodrio HOME085.png HOME085 f.png
Male has black necks and female has beige necks

0970 Hypno HOME097.png HOME097 f.png
Female has larger fur collar around neck

1111 Rhyhorn HOME111.png HOME111 f.png
Female has a smaller horn

1121 Rhydon HOME112.png HOME112 f.png
Female has a smaller horn

1181 Goldeen HOME118.png HOME118 f.png
Male has a larger horn

1191 Seaking HOME119.png HOME119 f.png
Male has a larger horn

1231 Scyther HOME123.png HOME123 f.png
Female has a larger abdomen

1291 Magikarp HOME129.png HOME129 f.png
Male has beige whiskers and female has white whiskers; in Platinum only, the female has a smaller white band across its head

1301 Gyarados HOME130.png HOME130 f.png
Male has blue whiskers and female has white whiskers

Generation II Pokémon

# Name Male sprite Female sprite
Difference

1541 Meganium HOME154.png HOME154 f.png
Male has larger antennae

1651 Ledyba HOME165.png HOME165 f.png
Female has smaller antennae

1661 Ledian HOME166.png HOME166 f.png
Female has smaller antennae

1781 Xatu HOME178.png HOME178 f.png
Female has fewer body stripes

1851 Sudowoodo HOME185.png HOME185 f.png
Female has a smaller head "branch"

1861 Politoed HOME186.png HOME186 f.png
Female has smaller cheeks

1901 Aipom HOME190.png HOME190 f.png
Female has longer hair on her head

1941 Wooper HOME194.png HOME194 f.png
Female has one antennae branch

1951 Quagsire HOME195.png HOME195 f.png
Female has smaller back fins

1981 Murkrow HOME198.png HOME198 f.png
Female has smaller "hat"; in Generation V, the female's right foot is a darker shade of yellow than the male's

2022 Wobbuffet HOME202.png HOME202 f.png
Female's mouth has lipstick

2032 Girafarig HOME203.png HOME203 f.png
Female has larger yellow area

2072 Gligar HOME207.png HOME207 f.png
Female has smaller stinger

2082 Steelix HOME208.png HOME208 f.png
Female lacks the outer tooth on each side

2122 Scizor HOME212.png HOME212 f.png
Female has larger abdomen

2142 Heracross HOME214.png HOME214 f.png
Female has heart-shaped horn

2152 Sneasel HOME215.png HOME215 f.png
Female has a shorter feather

2172 Ursaring HOME217.png HOME217 f.png
Female has longer shoulder hair

2212 Piloswine HOME221.png HOME221 f.png
Female has shorter tusks

2242 Octillery HOME224.png HOME224 f.png
Female has smaller suction cups

2292 Houndoom HOME229.png HOME229 f.png
Female has shorter horns

2322 Donphan HOME232.png HOME232 f.png
Female has shorter tusks

Generation III Pokémon

# Name Male sprite Female sprite
Difference
255 Torchic Spr b 5b 255 m.png Spr b 5b 255 f.png
Male has a black speck on his rear

2562 Combusken HOME256.png HOME256 f.png
Female has smaller feathers on her head

2572 Blaziken HOME257.png HOME257 f.png
Female has smaller head feathers

2672 Beautifly HOME267.png HOME267 f.png
Female has smaller red spots on her wings

2692 Dustox HOME269.png HOME269 f.png
Female has smaller antennae

2722 Ludicolo HOME272.png HOME272 f.png
Female has thinner stripes

2742 Nuzleaf HOME274.png HOME274 f.png
Female has smaller head leaf

2752 Shiftry HOME275.png HOME275 f.png
Female has smaller hand leaves

3073 Meditite HOME307.png HOME307 f.png
Male's ears are higher than the female's

3083 Medicham HOME308.png HOME308 f.png
Male has larger bulb on his head

3153 Roselia HOME315.png HOME315 f.png
Female has longer body leaf

3163 Gulpin HOME316.png HOME316 f.png
Female has shorter feather on her head

3173 Swalot HOME317.png HOME317 f.png
Female has shorter whiskers

3223 Numel HOME322.png HOME322 f.png
Female has larger hump

3233 Camerupt HOME323.png HOME323 f.png
Female has larger humps

3323 Cacturne HOME332.png HOME332 f.png
Female has a large diamond marking which occupies the space of two small diamond markings on the male

3503 Milotic HOME350.png HOME350 f.png
Male has shorter hair-like fins

3693 Relicanth HOME369.png HOME369 f.png
Female has smaller jaw guard

Generation IV Pokémon

# Name Male sprite Female sprite
Difference

3963 Starly HOME396.png HOME396 f.png
Female has smaller spot on her forehead

3973 Staravia HOME397.png HOME397 f.png
Female has smaller spot on her forehead

3983 Staraptor HOME398.png HOME398 f.png
Female has smaller spot on her forehead

3993 Bidoof HOME399.png HOME399 f.png
Male has more tail curls

4004 Bibarel HOME400.png HOME400 f.png
Male has bigger "mask"

4014 Kricketot HOME401.png HOME401 f.png
Female has larger collar

4024 Kricketune HOME402.png HOME402 f.png
Female has smaller moustache

4034 Shinx HOME403.png HOME403 f.png
Female has blue hind feet and shorter mane

4044 Luxio HOME404.png HOME404 f.png
Female has exposed ankle and shorter mane

4054 Luxray HOME405.png HOME405 f.png
Female has shorter mane

4074 Roserade HOME407.png HOME407 f.png
Female has longer cape

4154 Combee HOME415.png HOME415 f.png
Male lacks a red dot on the lower face

4174 Pachirisu HOME417.png HOME417 f.png
Female has shorter stripe on her head
418 Buizel Spr b 5b 418 m.png Spr b 5b 418 f.png
Male has two white spots on his back while female has one
419 Floatzel Spr b 5b 419 m.png Spr b 5b 419 f.png
Male has two white bumps on his back while female has one

4244 Ambipom HOME424.png HOME424 f.png
Male has shorter hair on his head

4434 Gible HOME443.png HOME443 f.png
Male has grooved fin

4444 Gabite HOME444.png HOME444 f.png
Male has grooved fin

4454 Garchomp HOME445.png HOME445 f.png
Male has grooved fin

4494 Hippopotas HOME449.png HOME449 f.png
Male and female have inverted body colors from one another

4504 Hippowdon HOME450.png HOME450 f.png
Male's body is brown while female's is dark gray

4534 Croagunk HOME453.png HOME453 f.png
Female has higher "bandages"

4544 Toxicroak HOME454.png HOME454 f.png
Female has a smaller throat sack

4564 Finneon HOME456.png HOME456 f.png
Male has shorter tail fins

4574 Lumineon HOME457.png HOME457 f.png
Female has larger fins

4594 Snover HOME459.png HOME459 f.png
Female has more white on her midsection

4604 Abomasnow HOME460.png HOME460 f.png
Female has longer chest fur

4614 Weavile HOME461.png HOME461 f.png
Female has shorter ear "feathers"

4644 Rhyperior HOME464.png HOME464 f.png
Female has smaller upper horn

4654 Tangrowth HOME465.png HOME465 f.png
Magenta-colored part of the female's hands are longer

4734 Mamoswine HOME473.png HOME473 f.png
Female has smaller tusks

Generation V Pokémon

The gender differences introduced in Generation V are far more drastic than the ones from other generations. These are the only Pokémon with unique Ken Sugimori artwork and box sprite for each gender, other than Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂. Additionally, their gender differences are indirectly referred to as forms in Pokédex 3D, but are not given individual Collection entries in Pokémon Rumble Blast, unlike most Pokémon with form differences, such as Deerling.

# Name Male sprite Female sprite
Difference

5215 Unfezant HOME521.png HOME521 f.png
Male has a pink mask on his head while female has a curved feather on the back of her head. Male has a green underside and female has a brown underside.

5925 Frillish HOME592.png HOME592 f.png
Male is blue and female is pink. Females have an eyelash on the bottom while males have one on the top. Males have lips that look like they are frowning while females have lips that look like they are smiling. Females have curved fringe. Females have more points on their crowns.

5935 Jellicent HOME593.png HOME593 f.png
Male is blue and female is pink. Males have a facial covering resembling a moustache, while females have one resembling a fluffy collar. Males have diamonds on their inner tentacles and females have frills. Males lack a mouth, while females have one shaped like a heart. Females have two eyelashes and larger eyes while males have small eyes and one small upper eyelash. Males have more frills on their outer tentacles.

Generation VI Pokémon

# Name Male artwork Female artwork
Difference
668 Pyroar 668Pyroar-Male.png 668Pyroar-Female.png
Male has a large mane with the kanji character, 大 (meaning "big" or "great"), visible on it. Female has no mane, but has long, flowing hair similar to a ponytail.
678 Meowstic 678Meowstic-Male.png 678Meowstic-Female.png
Male is mostly blue in color, with white highlights and green eyes. Female is mostly white in color, with blue highlights and yellow and red eyes.
Unlike most Pokémon, the moves Meowstic can learn vary by gender, with the male tending more towards support moves, and the female more towards attack moves.

Trivia

  • Garchomp is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have 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 at 23.
  • Generation VI introduced the fewest Pokémon with gender differences at two.

See also



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