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Nidoran♀ ニドラン♀ Nidoran♀
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Type	Poison
Species	Poison Pin Pokémon
Height	1′04″ (0.4m)
Weight	15.4 lbs. (7.0kg)
Abilities	Poison Point
	Rivalry
Egg groups	Monster
	Ground
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 HP
Exp. yield	59 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	100% ♀
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	235
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Nidoran♀ (Japanese: ニドラン♀ Nidoran♀) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Nidoran♀ is a small, rabbit-based Pokémon with large ears, whiskers and front teeth. They are covered with small spines primarily on their back which can release potent poisons if Nidoran♀ is threatened. Nidoran♀ doesn't seem to possess any fur, similar to reptiles. Nidoran♀ have a smaller forehead horn than their male counterparts, Nidoran♂.

Gender differences

Nidoran♀ is the female of the species, and is noted to be one of the first Pokémon to denote gender differences. In the later generations, however, Pokémon with genders are marked with a ♀ or ♂ symbol, rather than being actual different Pokémon.

Compare with Nidoran♂. Note how the male Nidoran has a longer horn and more spines, as well as a different color.

Special abilities

Nidoran♀ usually attacks by clawing and biting her foes. She also has the aforementioned ability to secrete poison from her small spikes. Nidoran♀ can also wield a couple of Ice and Electric attacks.

Behavior

Nidoran♀ are known to be rather docile and reserved. However, angering one can result in being poisoned by one of its toxic spines. These are thought to have developed to counteract its small size.

All members of the Nido family can sometimes put a stronger effort in battle when faced with a foe of the same gender.

Habitat

Nidoran♀ live in expansive savannas and plains, or any open space.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Nidoran♀'s debut was in Sparks Fly for Magnemite as a sick Pokémon at a Pokémon Center.

A romance between male and female Nidoran was the focus in Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?. After the battle with Team Rocket, and after kissing Ralph's Nidoran♂, Emily's Nidoran♀ evolved into a Nidorina.

In the manga

Blue had a Nidoran♀ in Pokémon Special. It later evolved into Nidorina and then Nidoqueen. She used it in Indigo Plateau to attract Fisher Wliton's Nidoran♂ and to persuade him to trade his Butterfree for her Weedle; she was stopped by Red

Bill had a Nidoran♀ in Pokémon Zensho that he accidentally merged with in a transporter experiment.

In the TCG

Main article: Nidoran ♀ (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
I	Red	Although small, its venomous barbs render this Pokémon dangerous. The female has smaller horns.
	Blue
	Yellow	A mild-mannered Pokémon that does not like to fight. Beware, its small horns secrete venom.
	Stadium	Although small, it should be treated with caution because of its highly toxic thorns. The female has a small horn.
II	Gold	The poison hidden in its small horn is extremely potent. Even a tiny scratch can have fatal results.
	Silver	Although not very combative, it will torment its foes with poison spikes if it is threatened in any way.
	Crystal	Small and very docile, it protects itself with its small, poisonous horn when attacked.
	Stadium 2	The poison hidden in its small horn is extremely potent. Even a tiny scratch can have fatal results.
III	Ruby	Nidoran has barbs that secrete a powerful poison. They are thought to have developed as protection for this small-bodied Pokémon. When enraged, it releases a horrible toxin from its horn.
	Sapphire	Nidoran has barbs that secrete a powerful poison. They are thought to have developed as protection for this small-bodied Pokémon. When enraged, it releases a horrible toxin from its horn.
	Emerald	Its highly toxic barbs are thought to have developed as protection for this small-bodied Pokémon. When enraged, it releases a horrible toxin from its horn.
	FireRed	Though small, it must be treated with caution because of its powerfully toxic barbs. The female has smaller horns.
	LeafGreen	Although small, its venomous barbs render this Pokémon dangerous. The female has smaller horns.
IV	Diamond	While it does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the poison it secretes from its barbs can be fatal.
	Pearl	While it does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the poison it secretes from its barbs can be fatal.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	Few (Red) Common (Blue)	Route 22, Safari Zone
	Pokémon Yellow	Common	Routes 2, 9, 10, and 22, Safari Zone
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Common	Routes 35 and 36
	Pokémon Crystal	Common	Route 35, National Park
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Trade
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Rare (FireRed) Common (LeafGreen)	Route 3, Safari Zone
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Rare	Route 201 (Poké Radar)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei	Endless Level 28 Forever Level 28 Pair Trozei Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Thunderwave Cave (1F-3F)

Base stats

HP:	55
Attack:	47
Defense:	52
Special:	40
SpAtk:	40
SpDef:	40
Speed:	41

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Ground: 2× Psychic: 2×	Fighting: ½× Poison: ½× Bug: ½× Grass: ½×	Normal: 1× Flying: 1× Rock: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Fire: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 200.

Learnset

Nidoran♀ is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I RB Level Move Type Start Growl Tackle 8 Scratch 14 Poison Sting 21 Tail Whip 29 Bite 36 Fury Swipes 43 Double Kick

Generation I Y Level Move Type Start Growl Tackle 8 Scratch 12 Double Kick 17 Poison Sting 23 Tail Whip 30 Bite 38 Fury Swipes

Generation II Level Move Type Start Growl Tackle 8 Scratch 12 Double Kick 17 Poison Sting 23 Tail Whip 30 Bite 38 Fury Swipes

Generation III Level Move Type Start Growl Tackle Scratch 8 Tail Whip 12 Double Kick 17 Poison Sting 20 Bite 23 Helping Hand 30 Fury Swipes 38 Flatter 47 Crunch

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Growl Scratch 7 Tail Whip 9 Double Kick 13 Poison Sting 19 Fury Swipes 21 Bite 25 Helping Hand 31 Toxic Spikes 33 Flatter 37 Crunch 43 Captivate 45 Poison Fang

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM08 Body Slam TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM14 Blizzard TM20 Rage TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM40 Skull Bash TM44 Rest TM50 Substitute

Generation II # Move Type TM02 Headbutt TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Snore TM14 Blizzard TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM31 Mud-Slap TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM40 Defense Curl TM43 Detect TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief

Generation III # Move Type TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM36 Sludge Bomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief HM01 Cut HM06 Rock Smash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM03 Water Pulse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM13 Ice Beam TM14 Blizzard TM17 Protect TM18 Rain Dance TM21 Frustration TM23 Iron Tail TM24 Thunderbolt TM25 Thunder TM27 Return TM28 Dig TM32 Double Team TM34 Shock Wave TM36 Sludge Bomb TM40 Aerial Ace TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM46 Thief TM58 Endure TM65 Shadow Claw TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM84 Poison Jab TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut HM04 Strength HM06 Rock Smash

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Beat Up			Sneasel
Charm			Pikachu Snubbull, Granbull Teddiursa, Ursaring Skitty
Counter			Slakoth Slaking
Disable			Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung Lickilicky
Focus Energy			Rattata, Raticate Nidoran♂,Nidorino, Nidoking Mankey, Primeape Torchic,Combusken, Blaziken Numel, Camerupt
Pursuit			Rattata, Raticate Tauros Umbreon Dunsparce Zangoose Absol Cranidos, Rampardos Buizel, Floatzel
Supersonic			Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down			Growlithe Ponyta, Rapidash Seel, Dewgong Rhyhorn, Rhydon Tauros Dunsparce Snubbull, Granbull Swinub, Piloswine Phanpy Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert Poochyena, Mightyena Aron, Lairon, Aggron Numel, Camerupt Bidoof, Bibarel Shieldon, Bastiodon Mamoswine Rhyperior

By tutoring

Move	Type	Cat.	Version
Body Slam			FR	LG	E
Counter			FR	LG	E
Double-Edge			FR	LG	E
Mimic			FR	LG	E
Substitute			FR	LG	E

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 13.3%	Friend Area: Safari
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'm small but I'm tough!
26%-50% HP	I only have half my HP...
1%-25% HP	I'm close to fainting...
Level Up	I leveled up! I'm so happy!

Evolution

Basic Nidoran♀

Level 16 Nidorina

Moon Stone Nidoqueen

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
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III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
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	Image:Spr 3r 029 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 029 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 029 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 029 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
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			Image:Spr 4p 029 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 029 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Nidoran♀ images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Nidoran was the first Pokémon to feature gender, and even gender differences; however, their difference is much greater than later Pokémon.
• Nidoran♀'s alternate coloration is based on Nidoran♂'s normal coloration.
• A Nidoran♀ egg has a chance of hatching into a Nidoran♂.

Origin

Nidoran♀ appears to be based on a rabbit.

Name origin

Nidoran♀'s name may be based on the word needle. Alternat