Nidoqueen (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Nidoqueen Drill Pokémon ニドクイン Nidoqueen #031 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Poison Ground Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Poison Point or Rivalry Cacophony Cacophony Sheer Force Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 100% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Undiscovered Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 4'03" 1.3 m Nidoqueen 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 132.3 lbs. 60.0 kg Nidoqueen 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield 194 Gen. I-IV Unknown IV 227 V+	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 3 Nidoqueen 3 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 70
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Nidoqueen (Japanese: ニドクイン Nidoqueen) is a dual-type Poison/Ground Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves from Nidorina when exposed to a Moon Stone. It is the final form of Nidoran♀.

It is related to the Nidoran♂ line, but unlike Nidoran♀, Nidoqueen cannot breed.

Biology

Nidoqueen is a large, bipedal blue Pokémon with distinct reptilian features. Its body is encased with extremely hard scales that serve as excellent protection from any attack and stand up when Nidoqueen is excited or provoked. It has a blunt snout, narrow brown eyes, and large ears with brown insides. There is a small horn on its forehead, a single spine on each ear, and a line of toxic spikes running down the length of its back. Each hand has three short claws and each foot was two claws. Its lower jaw, the front of its abdomen, and two plates on its chest are cream-colored. It has a thick, powerful tail. Nidoqueen is a female-only species.

Nidoqueen can be quite fierce and is very protective of its young. This Pokémon is at its strongest when it is defending its young, and it will try to seal the entrance to its burrow to protect them. It also places it young on its gaps between its gap spikes which never relate poison when the children are placed on it. Nidoqueen is more adaptive at being defensive than offensive. Nidoqueen's scales like armor allow it to defend its children from any attack. When in contact with foes, it can poison them with the spikes from its back or cause small tremors by slamming the ground. It is also adept at sending foes flying with harsh tackles and it uses its hefty bulk to execute powerful moves. Being the result of an evolution via Evolution stone, Nidoqueen is rarely found in the wild, though they can be found in savannas and plains.

In the anime

Main series

Major appearances

In Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, Fergus's Nidoqueen was captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Nidoqueen clone was seen again in Mewtwo Returns, along with what appeared to be Nidoqueen babies, despite the fact that Nidoqueen cannot breed and her unevolved form is Nidoran♀.

In Navel Maneuvers, Danny's Nidoqueen competed against Ash's Lapras in a challenge to freeze a super-heated geyser. Afterwards, Nidoqueen helped Danny's Machoke and Scyther carve Danny's sled. She reappeared in flashbacks in A Way Off Day Off and Hello, Pummelo!.

In A Tent Situation, Gary Oak used a Nidoqueen to defend his grandfather's laboratory from Team Rocket. In Can't Beat the Heat!, Gary used Nidoqueen during his match against Ash in the Silver Conference. She defeated Tauros and was defeated by Snorlax.

In The Bicker the Better, Andi has a Nidoqueen, while her boyfriend Oscar has a Nidoking. They had a Double Battle with Ash and May, and due to Oscar and Andi's communication with each other, they were able to defeat Ash and May with relative ease.

In the original timeline of Arceus and the Jewel of Life, a hypnotized Damos commanded his four Nidoqueen to attack Arceus with Shock Wave. When Ash and his friends traveled to the past to prevent this, Marcus, the one responsible for hypnotizing Damos, managed to use the Nidoqueen again to attack Arceus.

Minor appearances

In Pikachu's Vacation, a Nidoqueen was at the Pokémon Theme Park.

In The Power of One, a Nidoqueen sensed the disturbance caused by Lawrence III.

Multiple Nidoqueen appeared in Celebi: The Voice of the Forest.

A Nidoqueen appeared in Extreme Pokémon!, under the ownership of a participant in the Extreme Pokémon Race.

In Historical Mystery Tour!, Ash encountered a Nidoqueen in Xatu's Forest. In this episode, Nidoqueen was depicted with a blue jaw instead of a cream-colored one due to an error.

In A Performance Pop Quiz!, Queenko's Nidoqueen competed in the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase. In Master Class is in Session!, she competed in the Master Class Pokémon Showcase in Gloire City.

In I Choose You!, a Nidoqueen fell under the control of Marshadow.

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Origins

Nidoqueen in Pokémon Origins

In File 1: Red, a Nidoqueen was one of the Pokémon seen in Professor Oak's introduction.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

In File 3: Giovanni, Giovanni sent out a Nidoqueen to battle Red's Charizard during a confrontation in Silph Co. She was able to defeat Charizard, thus allowing Giovanni to successfully retreat.

	Spoilers end here.

In the manga

Nidoqueen in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Red accidentally caught a Nidoqueen in Long Live the Nidoking! while attempting to catch a Nidoking.

Giovanni has a Nidoqueen, as seen in his Gym battle against Red in Golly, Golem!. She almost defeated Snor by throwing him through the wall, but was eventually beaten by Pika's Thunderbolt in Long Live the Nidoqueen!?. She was later seen very briefly again in the Sevii Islands, when Giovanni used her and his Nidoking to manhandle a biker whom Deoxys had ambushed.

A Nidoqueen appeared in a flashback along with Nidoking while the Day-Care Couple was reminiscing about the times they had raising Pokémon in Gligar Glide.

A Nidoqueen was seen in a Poké Ball at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Cherrygrove City in Off Course with Corsola.

Green had a Nidoran♀ that later evolved into a Nidorina. In Give It Your Best, Blastoise, she evolved into Nidoqueen to provide support for Blasty's Hydro Cannon alongside her Granbull and Jiggly.

A Nidoqueen appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Nidoqueen belonging to the Battle Factory appeared in Interesting Interactions Involving Illumise.

The Battle Factory rented a Nidoqueen, which was stolen by Guile Hideout in Skirting Around Surskit I.

Pokémon Zensho

While taking over Silph Co. in PZ07, Giovanni used a Nidoqueen to hold the Silph Co. boss hostage.

In the TCG

Main article: Nidoqueen (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Red*	Blue*	Bitter Berry (100%)
Yellow*
Events*		Life Orb (100%)

Stats

Base stats

Generations I-V

Generation VI onward

Pokéathlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM/TR

Generation VIII Other generations: I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM00 TM00 Mega Punch Normal Physical 08080 085}}85% 20 TM01 TM01 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120120 075}}75% 5 TM02 TM02 Pay Day Normal Physical 04040 100}}100% 20 TM03 TM03 Fire Punch Fire Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM04 TM04 Ice Punch Ice Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM05 TM05 Thunder Punch Electric Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM08 TM08 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM09 TM09 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM15 TM15 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM21 TM21 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM22 TM22 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM23 TM23 Thief Dark Physical 06060 100}}100% 25 TM24 TM24 Snore Normal Special 05050 100}}100% 15 TM25 TM25 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM27 TM27 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM29 TM29 Charm Fairy Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM31 TM31 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM32 TM32 Sandstorm Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM33 TM33 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM34 TM34 Sunny Day Fire Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM36 TM36 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM37 TM37 Beat Up Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM39 TM39 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM41 TM41 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM43 TM43 Brick Break Fighting Physical 07575 100}}100% 15 TM48 TM48 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 06060 095}}95% 15 TM49 TM49 Sand Tomb Ground Physical 03535 085}}85% 15 TM53 TM53 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM54 TM54 Rock Blast Rock Physical 02525 090}}90% 10 TM59 TM59 Fling Dark Physical 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM64 TM64 Avalanche Ice Physical 06060 100}}100% 10 TM65 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM74 TM74 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM76 TM76 Round Normal Special 06060 100}}100% 15 TM77 TM77 Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM81 TM81 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM98 TM98 Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 07575 100}}100% 10 TR01 TR01 Body Slam Normal Physical 08585 100}}100% 15 TR02 TR02 Flamethrower Fire Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR04 TR04 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR05 TR05 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR06 TR06 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TR08 TR08 Thunderbolt Electric Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TR09 TR09 Thunder Electric Special 110110 070}}70% 10 TR10 TR10 Earthquake Ground Physical 100100 100}}100% 10 TR13 TR13 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TR15 TR15 Fire Blast Fire Special 110110 085}}85% 5 TR20 TR20 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR22 TR22 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR24 TR24 Outrage Dragon Physical 120120 100}}100% 10 TR26 TR26 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR27 TR27 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TR31 TR31 Iron Tail Steel Physical 100100 075}}75% 15 TR32 TR32 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR33 TR33 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TR35 TR35 Uproar Normal Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR37 TR37 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR39 TR39 Superpower Fighting Physical 120120 100}}100% 5 TR54 TR54 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR57 TR57 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TR62 TR62 Dragon Pulse Dragon Special 08585 100}}100% 10 TR64 TR64 Focus Blast Fighting Special 120120 070}}70% 5 TR67 TR67 Earth Power Ground Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TR75 TR75 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TR76 TR76 Stealth Rock Rock Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TR78 TR78 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TR87 TR87 Drill Run Ground Physical 08080 095}}95% 10 TR91 TR91 Venom Drench Poison Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TR94 TR94 High Horsepower Ground Physical 09595 095}}95% 10 TR95 TR95 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TR99 TR99 Body Press Fighting Physical 08080 100}}100% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoqueen Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidoqueen Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation VIII Other generations: II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - IX

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 Disable Normal Status — 100% 20 Poison Fang Poison Physical 50 100% 15 Poison Tail* Poison Physical 50 100% 25 Skull Bash Normal Physical 130 100% 10 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Take Down Normal Physical 90 85% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Nidoqueen in Generation VIII Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation. Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Nidoqueen in that game. Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoqueen Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Nidoqueen Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

By tutoring

By a prior evolution

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball Acquisition: Evolve			Pokémon Trozei! Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Safari Phrases 51%-100% HP Don't you underestimate me because I'm female! 26%-50% HP My HP's down to half. Better be careful. 1%-25% HP I'm about done... I have no strength left... Level up I've leveled up! It feels as if my scales hardened!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: -12% IQ group: C
Pokémon Rumble Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●			Pokémon Rumble Blast Attack ●●● Defense ●●● Speed ●●●
Pokémon Rumble Rush Walking Speed: 1.5 seconds Base HP: 57 Base Attack: 79 Base Defense: 57 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon Battle Trozei Poison Attack Power: ★★★★★ True Strength Increases damage dealt when energy levels are half or less.
Pokémon Shuffle Poison Attack Power: 70 - 110 5 #050 Power of 4 Increases damage when you make a match of four.
Pokémon GO Base HP: 207 Base Attack: 180 Base Defense: 173 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Jab, Bite Charged Attacks: Earthquake, Sludge Wave, Stone Edge, Earth Power*, Poison Fang*, Frustration‡, Return‡

Evolution

Unevolved Nidoran♀  Poison

Level 16 →

First evolution Nidorina  Poison

Moon Stone →

Second evolution Nidoqueen  Poison  Ground

Sprites

Generation I Red Green Red Blue Yellow Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation II Gold Silver Crystal Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation III Ruby Sapphire Emerald FireRed LeafGreen Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation IV Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver Front Back Front Back Front Back

Generation V Black White Black 2 White 2 Front Back Front Back

Generation VI X Y Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Front Back Front Back

Generation VII Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon Front Back Front Back

Generation VIII Sword Shield File:Spr 8s 031.png File:Spr 8s 031 s.png