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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
[[File:Baby Nidoqueen and Baby Rhyhorn.png|thumb|Baby Nidoqueen and Rhyhorn in the anime]]
[[File:Baby Nidoqueen and Baby Rhyhorn.png|thumb|Baby Nidoqueen and Rhyhorn in the anime]]
* Despite its pre-evolved form {{p|Nidoran♀}} and Nidoqueen's male counterpart {{p|Nidoking}} being able to breed, Nidoqueen and its pre-evolved form {{p|Nidorina}} are unable to breed.
* Nidorina and Nidoqueen's inability lay Eggs was established by Japanese media before breeding became a game mechanic.<ref>[[Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia]]: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、ニドリーナになると、卵を産む能力はなくなる。」 (''"It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but upon becoming Nidorina, has lost the ability to lay Eggs."'')</ref><ref>ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック ''Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters'': 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、卵は産めない。」 (''"It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but it cannot lay Eggs."'')</ref>
** This also makes Nidorina and Nidoqueen the only two Pokémon that cannot breed even though their pre-evolution can breed.
** This makes Nidorina and Nidoqueen the only two Pokémon that cannot breed even though their pre-evolved form can breed.
** The fact that Nidorina have lost their ability to lay Eggs after evolution (while Nidorino can still reproduce) had already been established by Japanese media before breeding became a game mechanic.<ref>[[Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia]]: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、ニドリーナになると、卵を産む能力はなくなる。」 (''"It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but upon becoming Nidorina, has lost the ability to lay Eggs."'')</ref><ref>ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック ''Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters'': 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、卵は産めない。」 (''"It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but it cannot lay Eggs."'')</ref>
** Despite being in the {{egg2|Undiscovered}}, Nidoqueen was shown to be capable of breeding in the anime special ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', when a [[Cloning|cloned]] Nidoqueen and a cloned {{p|Rhyhorn}} produced Eggs containing both baby Rhyhorn and ''baby Nidoqueen'' (not baby {{p|Nidoran♀}}).
** Despite being in the {{egg2|Undiscovered}}, Nidoqueen was shown to be capable of breeding in the anime special ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', when a [[Cloning|cloned]] Nidoqueen and a cloned {{p|Rhyhorn}} produced Eggs containing both baby Rhyhorn and ''baby Nidoqueen'' (not baby {{p|Nidoran♀}}).
* Nidoqueen is the only Nidoran evolutionary family member whose {{Shiny}} color is not the same as its opposite-gender counterpart's normal color.
* Nidoqueen is the only Nidoran evolutionary family member whose {{Shiny}} color is not the same as its opposite-gender counterpart's normal color.
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