Nidoqueen (#0031) – Pokédex: Stats, Moves, Anime, Cards & Trivia

No. 0031 · Generation I · Drill Pokémon

Nidoqueen

ニドクインNidokuin · Probably nīdoru ('needle') plus 'queen'; nido (二度), 'twice', may be hiding in there too – fitting for a Pokémon that has evolved twice

The Drill Pokémon · Poison/Ground type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)

TypePoisonGround

WeaknessesWaterIceGroundPsychic

Height1.3 m (4′03″)

Weight60 kg (132.3 lb)

Gender♂ 0% · ♀ 100%

AbilitiesPoison Point, Rivalry, Sheer ForceHidden

First gamePokémon Red & Green27 February 1996 · Japan First Pokédex entryPokémon Red & Green#031 in both the National and Kanto Pokédex. Its original Japanese entry, about stiff, needle-like scales that bristle when it is excited, first appeared in English when FireRed reused it in 2004.First anime appearanceEP093 · Navel Maneuvers22 April 1999 First moviePokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back1998 First trading cardJungle 7/645 March 1997 (Japan)First mangaPokémon Adventures – 'Long Live the Nidoking!' (PS021)1997

01Overview

Meet Nidoqueen

Everything you need to know about the Drill Pokémon — the creature behind the number.

Meet Nidoqueen, the Drill Pokémon – the armour-plated matriarch at the top of the Nidoran♀ family tree. Nidoran♀ grows into Nidorina at level 16, and one touch of a Moon Stone turns that gentle Nidorina into a 1.3-metre, 60-kilogram powerhouse. The change adds the Ground type to its Poison, and like the rest of its line it is always female: the stately opposite number to Nidoking.

It is built like a pocket-sized kaiju, with a blunt snout and narrow brown eyes that give it a stern, no-nonsense stare. Hard blue scales cover it from snout to tail, and when it gets excited those stiff, needle-like scales bristle outwards. A small horn sits on its brow, each big ear carries a spine and a ridge of toxic spikes runs down its back. Cream-coloured plates guard its jaw and chest, and a thick, powerful tail anchors the whole formidable package.

“The body is covered by stiff, needle-like scales. If it becomes excited, the needles bristle outwards.”

Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed & Y · 1996

For all that armour, Nidoqueen is a protector first and a fighter second. It is better at defence than attack, plugs the entrance of its nest with its own rugged body to keep predators out, and is at its very strongest when its young are in danger. Its most tender habit is also its strangest: it soothes its little ones by tucking them into the gaps between the spines on its back – spines that never secrete a drop of poison while children are aboard.

When it does go on the offensive, it sends foes flying with heavy tackles and slams the ground hard enough to set off tremors. That raw power has made it a villain's favourite. Giovanni, the boss of Team Rocket, has trusted a Nidoqueen since the very first games, sending it out at Silph Co. and in the Viridian Gym, while in the anime Gary Oak's Nidoqueen beat Ash's Tauros at the Silver Conference.

Its great mystery is family. For a Pokémon whose Pokédex entries are so often about its children, Nidoqueen cannot breed at all: it belongs to the No Eggs Discovered group, and together with Nidorina it is the only Pokémon to lose that ability by evolving. Fans have puzzled over it for decades, and it only adds to its legend as Kanto's toughest – and most devoted – mum: a battle-hardened tank who is, at heart, a doting parent.

At a glance

Every Nidoqueen is female – it is the final form of Nidoran♀ and the regal counterpart of Nidoking.
A Moon Stone turns Nidorina into Nidoqueen, adding the Ground type to its Poison.
Its stiff, needle-like scales bristle outwards whenever it gets excited.
It calms its babies by tucking them between its back spines, which never release poison while they're there.
To keep predators out, it seals the entrance of its nest with its own rugged body.
It is at its strongest when it is defending its young.
Despite all that mothering, it can't breed – it belongs to the No Eggs Discovered group.
Team Rocket boss Giovanni has battled with a Nidoqueen ever since the very first Pokémon games.
It shares the Drill Pokémon title with Nidoking, Rhydon and Rhyperior – all Ground types.
Pokémon Yellow's Pokédex claims its tough scales grow in cycles.
Japanese Red & Green list it at just 6.0 kg – a tenth of its usual 60 kg.
Its name probably blends 'needle' with 'queen' – and it is the same in English and Japanese.

How big is Nidoqueen?

Nidoqueen1.3 m (4′03″)

Trainer1.60 m (5′03″)

At 1.3 m (4′03″) Nidoqueen is about as tall as a typical eight-year-old, but at 60 kg (132.3 lb) it weighs as much as a grown adult.

Evolution

Nidoran♀

#0029

Level 16

Nidorina

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Moon Stone

Nidoqueen

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02In the Pokédex's words

Nidoqueen's Pokédex entries

12 different entries across 36 games, from 1996 to 2020. Here is how the Pokédex has described Nidoqueen over the years, in the order the games came out.

Generation I

Red (Japan)Green (Japan)FireRedY1996

The body is covered by stiff, needle-like scales. If it becomes excited, the needles bristle outwards.

Kanto Pokédex

Blue (Japan)RedBlueLeafGreen1996

Its hard scales provide strong protection. It uses its hefty bulk to execute powerful moves.

Kanto Pokédex

YellowLet's Go, Pikachu!Let's Go, Eevee!1998

Tough scales cover the sturdy body of this Pokémon. It appears that the scales grow in cycles.

Kanto Pokédex

Stadium1999

Its super-hard, needle-like scales stand up when excited. It uses its hefty bulk for performing powerful moves.

Kanto Pokédex

Generation II

GoldStadium 2HeartGold1999

Its body is covered with needle-like scales. It never shows signs of shrinking from any attack.

Johto Pokédex

SilverStadium 2SoulSilverX1999

It uses its scaly, rugged body to seal the entrance of its nest and protect its young from predators.

Johto Pokédex

Crystal2000

The hard scales that cover its strong body serve as excellent protection from any attack.

Johto Pokédex

Generation III

RubySapphireOmega RubyAlpha Sapphire2002

Nidoqueen's body is encased in extremely hard scales. It is adept at sending foes flying with harsh tackles. This Pokémon is at its strongest when it is defending its young.

Hoenn Pokédex

Emerald2004

It is adept at sending foes flying with harsh tackles using its tough, scaly body. This Pokémon is at its strongest when it is defending its young.

Hoenn Pokédex

Generation IV

DiamondPearlPlatinumBlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Brilliant DiamondShining Pearl2006

Its entire body is armored with hard scales. It will protect the young in its burrow with its life.

Sinnoh Pokédex

Generation VIII

Sword2020

Nidoqueen is better at defense than offense. With scales like armor, this Pokémon will shield its children from any kind of attack.

Rotom Phone (Sword & Shield)

Shield2020

It pacifies offspring by placing them in the gaps between the spines on its back. The spines will never secrete poison while young are present.

Rotom Phone (Sword & Shield)

03Stats, moves & where to find it

Nidoqueen in the video games

Base stat total 505 · 24 core-series games · 22 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.

Base stats

HP90

Attack92

Defence87

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def85

Speed76

Total505

Generation VI raised Nidoqueen's Attack from 82 to 92, lifting its base stat total from 495 to 505 (90/92/87/75/85/76); nothing else has ever changed. In Generation I it had a single Special stat of 75; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, it got 75 Sp. Atk and 85 Sp. Def. HP is its best stat, and it yields 3 HP effort values. Its base experience yield was 194 in Generations I–IV, 223 in Generations V–VI and has been 227 since Generation VII. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII. It reaches level 100 at 1,059,860 Exp. (Medium Slow).

Abilities

Poison Pointsince Gen III
An opponent that makes contact with Nidoqueen may be poisoned by its spines.
Rivalrysince Gen IV
Nidoqueen hits harder against Pokémon of the same gender and softer against the opposite gender – and as it is always female, it is strongest against other females.
Sheer ForceHidden abilitysince Gen V
Moves with extra side effects lose those effects but gain a 30% power boost.

Type matchups

How hard each attacking type hits a Poison/Ground Pokémon.

×2WeakWaterIceGroundPsychic

×1NeutralNormalFireGrassFlyingGhostDragonDarkSteel

×½ResistsFightingBugRockFairy

×¼Strongly resistsPoison

×0ImmuneElectric

Being part Ground type makes Nidoqueen completely immune to Electric-type moves. In Generation I, Bug-type moves were super effective (2×) against it, because Bug then beat Poison; from Generation II onwards Poison resists Bug. The Fairy resistance applies from Generation VI, when the Fairy type arrived.

Training & breeding

Catch rate: 45
Base friendship: 50
Base experience: 227
Growth rate: Medium Slow
EV yield: 3 HP
Egg groups: Undiscovered
Egg cycles: 20
Colour: Blue
Gender ratio: 0% male
Body shape: bipedal, tailed

Kanto (RBY/FRLG/LGPE)#031Johto (GSC)#097Johto (HGSS)#097Coastal Kalos (XY)#106Crown Tundra (Sword & Shield)#067

Where to find Nidoqueen

Game	Year	How to get it
Red & Green	1996	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon Stone
Blue (Japan)	1996	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon Stone
Red & Blue	1998	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon StoneGiovanni battles with a Lv. 41 Nidoqueen at Silph Co. and a Lv. 44 one in the Viridian Gym.
Yellow	1998	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon StoneGiovanni's Viridian Gym Nidoqueen is up to Lv. 53 here, packing Earthquake and Thunder.
Gold & Silver	1999	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon Stone
Crystal	2000	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon Stone
Ruby & Sapphire	2002	Not found in Hoenn – trade from FireRed or LeafGreen
FireRed & LeafGreen	2004	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon StoneGiovanni brings a Lv. 41 Nidoqueen to Silph Co. and a Lv. 44 one, now with Earthquake, to the Viridian Gym.
Emerald	2004	Not found in Hoenn – trade only
Diamond & Pearl	2006	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon StoneNidoqueen migrated from the Game Boy Advance games turns up in Pal Park's Field area.
Platinum	2008	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon Stone
HeartGold & SoulSilver	2009	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon StoneGiovanni battles you at Tohjo Falls with a Lv. 46 Nidoqueen. Pokéathlon stats: Stamina 5, Power 4 (max 5), Technique 3, Speed 2 (max 3), Jump 2.
Black & White	2010	White: evolve Nidorina; Black: trade or transfer only
Black 2 & White 2	2012	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon StoneGiovanni's Lv. 50 Nidoqueen joins him in the Pokémon World Tournament's Kanto Leaders tournament.
X & Y	2013	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon Stone
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire	2014	Trade onlyIn Japan, a Lv. 41 'Giovanni's Nidoqueen' was handed out from 1 October to 11 November 2016 during Team Rocket's Pokémon Center takeover event.
Sun & Moon	2016	Not found in Alola – transfer only, via Pokémon Bank
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon	2017	Not found in Alola – transfer only, via Pokémon BankAs leader of Team Rainbow Rocket, Giovanni fields a Lv. 68 Nidoqueen in his castle.
Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!	2018	Wild on Route 23Giovanni uses one at Silph Co. (Lv. 39) and the Viridian Gym (Lv. 49), and Nidoqueen Master Trainer Percy waits on Route 23 with a Lv. 75 Nidoqueen.
Sword & Shield	2019	The Crown Tundra (2020): wanders Giant's Bed; Max Raid Battles at Giant's Bed, Frigid Sea and Ballimere Lake; Dynamax Adventures in the Max LairWithout the expansion it can still be traded in (Version 1.3.0 onwards).
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl	2021	Evolve Nidorina with a Moon Stone
Legends: Arceus	2022	Not available
Scarlet & Violet	2022	Not available
Legends: Z-A	2025	Not available

Sprites through the ages

Gen IRed & Green

Gen IRed & Blue (alt)

Gen IYellow (alt)

Gen IIGold

Gen IISilver (alt)

Gen IICrystal (alt)

Gen IIIRuby & Sapphire

Gen IIIFireRed & LeafGreen (alt)

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Diamond & Pearl — **Gen IV**Diamond & Pearl

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Platinum (alt) — **Gen IV**Platinum (alt)

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver (alt) — **Gen IV**HeartGold & SoulSilver (alt)

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Black & White — **Gen V**Black & White

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon X & Y — **Gen VI**X & Y

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (alt) — **Gen VI**Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (alt)

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Sun & Moon — **Gen VII**Sun & Moon

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! (alt) — **Gen VII**Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! (alt)

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Sword & Shield — **Gen VIII**Sword & Shield

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Sword & Shield (shiny, alt) — **Gen VIII**Sword & Shield (shiny, alt)

Nidoqueen sprite from Pokémon Pokémon HOME — **Gen IX**Pokémon HOME

Spin-offs & cameos

Pokémon GO

Nidoqueen has reigned in Pokémon GO since the game launched in July 2016. It never hatches from Eggs: instead, you feed a Nidorina 100 Nidoran♀ Candy, and as a buddy it finds Candy every 3 km. Its Shiny form arrived during a surprise 24-hour event for female Pokémon in October 2018, which filled the wild with Nidoran♀, Nidorina and Nidoqueen and let lucky Trainers catch a Shiny Nidoqueen outright, no evolving needed. The whole family returned to the spotlight on Nidoran Day, 28 November 2020, with event Timed Research and boosted Shiny odds for both Nidoran. Its moveset keeps growing – Earth Power joined in May 2019, Poison Fang in May 2021, and Poison Sting and Mud-Slap as Fast Attacks in 2025 – and it also comes in Shadow and Purified versions, which add Frustration and Return.

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy)1998

Card

Its Jungle card – Boyfriends attack and all – can be collected and played in the handheld version of the card game.

Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan)2001

Card

The Japan-only sequel deals its Jungle card back into the deck.

Pokémon Pinball1999

Evolution

There's no catching it on the table: evolve a Nidorina to add Nidoqueen to your Pinball Pokédex.

Nidoqueen – Nidoqueen's toothy Pokémon Stadium model

Pokémon Stadium1999

Battler

Stomps into 3D with its own Stadium Pokédex entry, and Giovanni brings one to his Gym Leader Castle battles.

Pokémon Stadium 22000

Battler

Back in the arena, with the Pokédex showing its Gold or Silver entry depending on the cartridge you plug in.

Pokémon Trozei!2005

Puzzle piece

A rare piece that turns up in Secret Storage 9, Trozei Battle and Mr. Who's Den.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red & Blue Rescue Team2005

Evolution

You can't recruit its directly – evolve a Nidorina instead. Its friend area is the Safari, and its motto is 'Don't you underestimate me because I'm female!'

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness2007

Recruitable

Lurks on floors B1F–B29F of Concealed Ruins and World Abyss, waiting to join your exploration team.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky2009

Recruitable

Still found in Concealed Ruins and World Abyss in the expanded Explorers adventure.

Pokémon Rumble2009

Collectable toy

A wind-up Nidoqueen can be battled and befriended in the Eternal Tower.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (WiiWare)2009

Recruitable

Exclusive to Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad, alongside Nidoran♀ and Nidorina.

Pokémon Rumble Blast2011

Collectable toy

Toy Nidoqueen roll out in the Cave: Shimmering Lake area.

Pokémon Rumble U2013

Collectable toy

Brawls in Verdant Plaza's Battle Royale – and, as a Drill Pokémon, in the aptly named Variety Battle 'It's Drill Time!'

Pokémon Battle Trozei2014

Puzzle piece

Appears in Stage 2 of the Safari Jungle on Fridays; its True Strength skill boosts damage when your energy is half or less.

Pokémon Shuffle2015

Puzzle Pokémon

Clear Jungle Verde Stage 140 to catch it; its Power of 4 skill adds damage whenever you match four.

Pokémon Rumble World2015

Collectable toy

Found throughout the Shrine of Magic in the Ember Mountains.

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon2015

Recruitable

Joins through Nidoran♀'s Connection Orb mission at Nidoran♀'s secret base, boasting 'I'm really tough, so I can take any kind of attack!'

Pokémon GO2016

Catchable

Here since launch day, with a Shiny form since October 2018 and Shadow and Purified forms to collect.

Pokémon Quest2018

Expedition Pokémon

One of the 151 cube-shaped Kanto Pokémon living on Tumblecube Island.

Pokémon Rumble Rush2019

Collectable toy

Patrols the Dragonite, Garchomp, Butterfree and Bulbasaur Seas.

Pokémon Masters EX2019

Egg Pokémon evolution

Hatch a Nidoran♀ from an Egg and you can raise it all the way to Nidoqueen.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX2020

Recruitable

Turns up in Magma Cavern, the Desert Region and the depths of Wish Cave and Purity Forest, plus the Mystery House in Silver Trench.

Moves

Evolving with a Moon Stone has always meant swapping future level-ups for instant power, and Red and Green show it plainly: Nidoqueen's own list runs out at a level-23 Body Slam, with Poison Sting at 14 (Double Kick at 12 in Yellow) and little else. Its real arsenal sat in the TM case, 32 TMs and HMs strong, from Earthquake, Thunderbolt and Ice Beam to the one-hit gambles Fissure and Horn Drill. Gold and Silver brought the first Egg moves, inherited from its Nidoran♀ days, and Crystal's tutor added Flamethrower, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt.

Later games gave the queen something to grow into. FireRed and LeafGreen slipped Superpower in at level 43, then Diamond and Pearl handed that slot to Earth Power, its first Ground-type move by level-up, and saved Superpower for 58. Black and White added Chip Away, Let's Go made Body Slam its evolution move, and Sword and Shield served the whole list at level 1 alongside 71 TMs and TRs. Nidoqueen sits out Legends: Arceus, Scarlet, Violet and Legends: Z-A, so that is its latest word for now.

Signature moves

NormalBody Slam

Nidoqueen's original party piece: in Red and Blue it knows Body Slam from the start and learns it again at level 23 (22 in FireRed and LeafGreen), until Black and White pushed it back to 35. In Let's Go it arrives the moment Nidorina evolves.

FightingDouble Kick

Yellow taught it at level 12, and from Gold and Silver onwards it is ready from level 1 in every game except Let's Go, where it has to be learnt as Nidoran♀ or Nidorina.

FightingSuperpower

FireRed and LeafGreen introduced it at level 43. From Diamond and Pearl it became the level-58 finale (55 in Let's Go), and Sword and Shield make it the move Nidoqueen learns on evolving.

GroundEarth Power

Diamond and Pearl's level-43 reward was Nidoqueen's first Ground-type move by level-up, and Platinum was the first game to teach it by tutor as well. In Sword and Shield it is ready from level 1.

GroundEarthquake

TM26 in every generation from Red and Blue to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and still TM26 in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: the classic Ground-type finisher for a Ground-type queen.

PoisonSludge Wave

Black and White's TM34 gave Nidoqueen a toxic tidal wave to match its Poison typing. It later became TR78 in Sword and Shield and a level-1 move in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Complete learnsets

Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow8 level-up · 32 TM/HM

Nidoqueen comes from using a Moon Stone on Nidorina in every version. Its own level-up list is short: Tackle, Scratch, Tail Whip and Body Slam from the start, a second Scratch at level 8 and a second Body Slam at level 23. Red, Green and Blue add Poison Sting at level 14, while Yellow swaps it for Double Kick at level 12. Moves it can only pick up earlier as Nidoran♀ or Nidorina, such as Bite, Fury Swipes and Growl, are listed under prior evolutions. Its HMs are Surf and Strength. Move categories follow the old rule, where a move's type decided whether it was physical or special. The transfer moves are Generation II moves that can come back through the Time Capsule, including an event-only Lovely Kiss.

By level-up

RGB	Y	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	95	35
1	1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	1	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
8	8	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
N/A	12	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
23	23	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
14	N/A	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM01	Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85	20
TM05	Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75	5
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85	10
TM07	Horn Drill	Normal	Physical	—	30	5
TM08	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
TM09	Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20
TM10	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	100	100	15
TM11	BubbleBeam	Water	Special	65	100	20
TM12	Water Gun	Water	Special	40	100	25
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	90	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM16	Pay Day	Normal	Physical	40	100	20
TM17	Submission	Fighting	Physical	80	80	25
TM18	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
TM19	Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
TM20	Rage	Normal	Physical	20	100	20
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Fissure	Ground	Physical	—	30	5
TM31	Mimic	Normal	Status	—	100	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM34	Bide	Normal	Physical	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85	5
TM40	Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	100	100	15
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM48	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM50	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Bite	Normal	Physical	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up · RB
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up · Y

By transfer

Move	From
Defense Curl	Gen II (TM)
Disable	Gen II (breeding)
Fire Punch	Gen II (TM)
Flamethrower	Gen II (tutor)
Focus Energy	Gen II (breeding)
Headbutt	Gen II (TM)
Ice Punch	Gen II (TM)
Lovely Kiss	Gen II (event, as Nidoran♀)
Roar	Gen II (TM)
Supersonic	Gen II (breeding)
ThunderPunch	Gen II (TM)

Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal5 level-up · 38 TM/HM · 7 egg · 3 tutor · 3 event

Nidoqueen comes from evolving Nidorina in Gold, Silver and Crystal. Tackle, Scratch, Double Kick and Tail Whip are there from the start, and Body Slam at level 23 is its only new move by level-up. Nidoqueen belongs to the Undiscovered Egg Group and cannot breed, so its Egg moves are ones a Nidoran♀ can hatch with and keep through both evolutions; Counter needs chain breeding. Crystal's move tutor teaches Flamethrower, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt, none of which are TMs in these games. Event Nidoran♀ could come with Lovely Kiss, Moonlight or Sweet Kiss, which stay with it when it evolves. Categories still follow type, Curse is ???-type, and Hidden Power's category depends on the type it rolls.

By level-up

GSC	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	35	95	35
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
23	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM01	DynamicPunch	Fighting	Physical	100	50	5
TM02	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
TM03	Curse	???	Status	—	—	10
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85	10
TM08	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	20	100	15
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Varies	—	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM13	Snore	Normal	Physical	40	100	15
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM16	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM20	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Physical	80	100	15
TM31	Mud-Slap	Ground	Physical	20	100	10
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM33	Ice Punch	Ice	Special	75	100	15
TM34	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90	15
TM35	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85	5
TM40	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40
TM41	ThunderPunch	Electric	Special	75	100	15
TM43	Detect	Fighting	Status	—	—	5
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Special	40	100	10
TM48	Fire Punch	Fire	Special	75	100	15
TM49	Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95	20
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15

By breeding (egg moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Notes
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	10	100	10	Sneasel
Charm	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Snubbull, Granbull
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium (chain breeding: the father must have learnt it as an Egg move itself)
Disable	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Rattata, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone, Marowak, Eevee
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel, Dewgong, Rhyhorn, Rhydon and 9 more

By move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100	15	Crystal
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100	10	Crystal
Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100	15	Crystal

Event moves

Move	Event
Lovely Kiss	Event Nidoran♀ (Generation II); the move is kept when it evolves
Moonlight	Event Nidoran♀ (Generation II); the move is kept when it evolves
Sweet Kiss	Event Nidoran♀ (Generation II); the move is kept when it evolves

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Bite	Dark	Special	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up

By transfer

Move	From
Bide	Gen I (TM)
BubbleBeam	Gen I (TM)
Double-Edge	Gen I (TM)
Fissure	Gen I (TM)
Horn Drill	Gen I (TM)
Mega Kick	Gen I (TM)
Mega Punch	Gen I (TM)
Mimic	Gen I (TM)
Pay Day	Gen I (TM)
Rage	Gen I (TM)
Reflect	Gen I (TM)
Rock Slide	Gen I (TM)
Seismic Toss	Gen I (TM)
Skull Bash	Gen I (TM)
Submission	Gen I (TM)
Substitute	Gen I (TM)
Water Gun	Gen I (TM)

Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (tutor data also covers XD)6 level-up · 39 TM/HM · 7 egg · 21 tutor

Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Colosseum and XD have no Nidoqueen of their own, so it has to be traded in; FireRed and LeafGreen let you evolve Nidorina. Tackle leaves the list, Body Slam arrives at level 23 in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald but level 22 in FireRed and LeafGreen, and only FireRed and LeafGreen add Superpower at level 43. Helping Hand, Flatter and Crunch can only come from its earlier stages. Categories still follow type, so Bite and Crunch count as special attacks while Sludge Bomb is a physical one. Tutor moves are listed for FireRed and LeafGreen, Emerald and XD.

By level-up

RSE	FRLG	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	1	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
1	1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
23	22	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
N/A	43	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Varies	—	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	60	100	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Physical	80	100	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Physical	90	100	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80	10
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Special	40	100	10
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	20	100	15

By breeding (egg moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Notes
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	10	100	10	Sneasel
Charm	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Snubbull, Granbull, Skitty
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Disable	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Rattata, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone, Marowak and 6 more
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel, Dewgong, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Tauros and 18 more

By move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	FRLG, Emerald, XD
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	FRLG, Emerald
Defense Curl	Normal	Status	—	—	40	Emerald
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100	15	FRLG, Emerald, XD
DynamicPunch	Fighting	Physical	100	50	5	Emerald
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	Emerald
Fire Punch	Fire	Special	75	100	15	Emerald
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95	20	Emerald
Ice Punch	Ice	Special	75	100	15	Emerald
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	Emerald, XD
Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75	5	FRLG, Emerald
Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85	20	FRLG, Emerald
Mimic	Normal	Status	—	—	10	FRLG, Emerald, XD
Mud-Slap	Ground	Physical	20	100	10	Emerald
Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10	FRLG, Emerald
Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	FRLG, Emerald, XD
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	Emerald
Snore	Normal	Physical	40	100	15	Emerald
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	FRLG, Emerald, XD
Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90	15	Emerald, XD
ThunderPunch	Electric	Special	75	100	15	Emerald

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Bite	Dark	Special	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Crunch	Dark	Special	80	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up

Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver7 level-up · 57 TM/HM · 9 egg · 15 tutor

Every game in this generation lets you evolve Nidorina, and Nidoqueen can also be brought over from the Game Boy Advance games through Pal Park. This is the first generation in which every move has its own physical or special category. Nidoqueen finally learns a Ground-type move by level-up, Earth Power at level 43, and Superpower moves to level 58. Whirlpool (HM05) and the Skull Bash Egg move are HeartGold and SoulSilver only, and the tutor moves come from Platinum and HeartGold and SoulSilver, with Headbutt and Super Fang taught only in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

By level-up

DPPt/HGSS	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
23	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
43	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
58	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	85	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80	10
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM43	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100	10
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100	10
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
TM72	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100	10
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM78	Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM83	Natural Gift	Normal	Physical	—	100	15
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM05	Whirlpool	Water	Special	15	70	15	HGSS
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15
HM08	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85	20

By breeding (egg moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Notes
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	10	100	10	Sneasel, Weavile, Houndour, Houndoom
Charm	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Pikachu, Raichu, Snubbull, Granbull, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Phanpy, Donphan and 7 more
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario
Disable	Normal	Status	—	80	20	Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung, Lickilicky
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone and 12 more
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20	Rattata, Raticate, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile and 6 more
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	100	100	15	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung, Lickilicky, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel and 43 more

By move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90	10	Pt, HGSS
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	Pt, HGSS
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15	Pt, HGSS
Fury Cutter	Bug	Physical	10	95	20	Pt, HGSS
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15	HGSS
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Pt, HGSS
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15	Pt, HGSS
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	Pt, HGSS
Mud-Slap	Ground	Special	20	100	10	Pt, HGSS
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	15	Pt, HGSS
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100	15	Pt, HGSS
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	Pt, HGSS
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10	HGSS
ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15	Pt, HGSS
Uproar	Normal	Special	50	100	10	Pt, HGSS

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up · DP
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up

By transfer

Move	From
Defense Curl	Gen III (tutor)
Double-Edge	Gen III (tutor)
DynamicPunch	Gen III (tutor)
Mega Kick	Gen III (tutor)
Mega Punch	Gen III (tutor)
Mimic	Gen III (tutor)
Seismic Toss	Gen III (tutor)

Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 28 level-up · 53 TM/HM · 13 egg · 16 tutor · 2 event

Nidoqueen cannot be found in Black; in White, Black 2 and White 2 it comes from evolving Nidorina. Chip Away joins at level 23, pushing Body Slam back to level 35. All tutor moves are Black 2 and White 2 only. Nidoran♀ from the Pokémon Dream World could know Sucker Punch (and, in Black and White, Super Fang) and kept it on evolving.

By level-up

BW/B2W2	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
23	Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
35	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
43	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
58	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	100	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	—	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	95	100	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	120	70	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	95	100	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	120	70	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	95	100	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	120	85	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	50	80	10
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	40	100	10
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	30	100	15
TM60	Quash	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90	15
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	95	100	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15

By breeding (egg moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Notes
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Sneasel, Weavile, Houndour, Houndoom
Charm	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Pikachu, Raichu, Snubbull, Granbull, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Phanpy, Donphan and 13 more
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Nidoking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Snorlax, Totodile and 13 more
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung, Lickilicky
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Donphan, Vigoroth, Slaking, Shieldon and 7 more
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone and 16 more
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100	25	Seviper
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20	Rattata, Raticate, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile and 14 more
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	100	100	15	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung, Lickilicky, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel and 51 more

By move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90	10	B2W2
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	90	100	10	B2W2
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	B2W2
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15	B2W2
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	B2W2
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15	B2W2
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	B2W2
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	B2W2
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10	B2W2
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	B2W2
Snore	Normal	Special	40	100	15	B2W2
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20	B2W2
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10	B2W2
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	B2W2
ThunderPunch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15	B2W2
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10	B2W2

Event moves

Move	Event
Sucker Punch	Pokémon Dream World Nidoran♀; the move is kept when it evolves
Super Fang	Pokémon Dream World Nidoran♀; the move is kept when it evolves

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up · BW
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up

By transfer

Move	From
Avalanche	Gen IV (TM)
Defense Curl	Gen III (tutor)
Double-Edge	Gen III (tutor)
DynamicPunch	Gen III (tutor)
Focus Punch	Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM)
Fury Cutter	Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Headbutt	Gen IV (tutor)
Mega Kick	Gen III (tutor)
Mega Punch	Gen III (tutor)
Mimic	Gen III (tutor)
Mud-Slap	Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Natural Gift	Gen IV (TM)
Secret Power	Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM)
Seismic Toss	Gen III (tutor)
Shock Wave	Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM)
Water Pulse	Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM)
Whirlpool	Gen IV (TM)

Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire9 level-up · 58 TM/HM · 14 egg · 19 tutor

Evolve Nidorina in X and Y; Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire need a trade. Superpower is now listed at level 1 as well as level 58. TM94 is Rock Smash in X and Y but Secret Power in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where Rock Smash becomes HM06. Charm is now a Fairy-type move, and all tutor moves are Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire only. In Japan, a Pokémon Center promotion gave away Giovanni's Nidoqueen (level 41) for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire from 1 October to 11 November 2016.

By level-up

XY/ORAS	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
23	Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
35	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
43	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
58	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
TM01	Hone Claws	Dark	Status	—	—	15
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
TM59	Incinerate	Fire	Special	60	100	15
TM60	Quash	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	90	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15	XY
TM94	Secret Power	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	ORAS
TM98	Power-Up Punch	Fighting	Physical	40	100	20
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20
HM01	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30
HM03	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
HM04	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15
HM06	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15	ORAS

By breeding (egg moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Notes
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Sneasel, Houndour, Houndoom
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20	Eevee, Snubbull, Granbull, Teddiursa, Phanpy, Skitty, Pachirisu, Buneary and 12 more
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Nidoking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Snorlax, Totodile and 13 more
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung, Lickilicky
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Vigoroth, Shieldon, Bastiodon and 5 more
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone and 15 more
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100	25	Seviper
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20	Rattata, Raticate, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile and 14 more
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	130	100	10	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung, Lickilicky, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel, Dewgong and 57 more
Venom Drench	Poison	Status	—	100	20	Seviper

By move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90	10	ORAS
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10	ORAS
Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95	10	ORAS
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	ORAS
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15	ORAS
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20	ORAS
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	ORAS
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15	ORAS
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	ORAS
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	ORAS
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10	ORAS
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20	ORAS
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15	ORAS
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20	ORAS
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10	ORAS
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	ORAS
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15	ORAS
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10	ORAS
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	ORAS

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up · XY
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up

By transfer

Move	From
Avalanche	Gen IV (TM)
Defense Curl	Gen III (tutor)
Double-Edge	Gen III (tutor)
Dynamic Punch	Gen III (tutor)
Fury Cutter	Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Headbutt	Gen IV (tutor)
Mega Kick	Gen III (tutor)
Mega Punch	Gen III (tutor)
Mimic	Gen III (tutor)
Mud-Slap	Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Natural Gift	Gen IV (TM)
Seismic Toss	Gen III (tutor)
Sucker Punch	Gen V (Pokémon Dream World, as Nidoran♀)
Whirlpool	Gen IV (TM)

Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon9 level-up · 49 TM/HM · 14 egg · 21 tutor

Nidoqueen has no wild home in Alola: it reaches Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only through Pokémon Bank. Its level-up list is the same as in Generation VI. Tutor moves, including the new Stomping Tantrum and Throat Chop, are Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only. Dig is no longer one of its TMs, so it can only arrive with a transferred Nidoqueen.

By level-up

SM/USUM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
23	Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
35	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
43	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
58	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM09	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10
TM10	Hidden Power	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5
TM21	Frustration	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM23	Smack Down	Rock	Physical	50	100	15
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM27	Return	Normal	Physical	—	100	20
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15
TM34	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
TM48	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15
TM49	Echoed Voice	Normal	Special	40	100	15
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10
TM60	Quash	Dark	Status	—	100	15
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5
TM78	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM82	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15
TM88	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM94	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
TM100	Confide	Normal	Status	—	—	20

By breeding (egg moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Notes
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Sneasel, Houndour, Houndoom, Passimian
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20	Eevee, Snubbull, Granbull, Teddiursa, Phanpy, Skitty, Pachirisu, Buneary and 12 more
Chip Away	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	Nidoking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Snorlax, Totodile and 13 more
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario, Lycanroc (Midnight Form), Lycanroc (Dusk Form), Mudbray, Mudsdale
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung, Lickilicky
Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Vigoroth, Shieldon, Bastiodon and 6 more
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Rattata, Rattata (Alolan), Raticate, Raticate (Alolan), Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey and 20 more
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100	25	Seviper
Pursuit	Dark	Physical	40	100	20	Rattata, Rattata (Alolan), Raticate, Raticate (Alolan), Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Umbreon and 20 more
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	130	100	10	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung, Lickilicky, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel, Dewgong and 63 more
Venom Drench	Poison	Status	—	100	20	Seviper, Stunky, Skuntank, Salandit

By move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	90	90	10	USUM
Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10	USUM
Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95	10	USUM
Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	USUM
Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15	USUM
Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20	USUM
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	USUM
Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15	USUM
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	USUM
Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	USUM
Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10	USUM
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20	USUM
Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15	USUM
Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20	USUM
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100	10	USUM
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10	USUM
Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	USUM
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	USUM
Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15	USUM
Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10	USUM
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	USUM

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up · SM
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Captivate	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up

By transfer

Move	From
Avalanche	Gen IV (TM)
Bide	Gen I (TM)
Bubble Beam	Gen I (TM)
Curse	Gen II (TM)
Cut	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Defense Curl	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Detect	Gen II (TM)
Dig	Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Double-Edge	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Dynamic Punch	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Fissure	Gen I (TM)
Fury Cutter	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Headbutt	Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor)
Hone Claws	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Horn Drill	Gen I (TM)
Incinerate	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Mega Kick	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Mega Punch	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Mimic	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Mud-Slap	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Natural Gift	Gen IV (TM)
Pay Day	Gen I (TM)
Power-Up Punch	Gen VI (TM)
Rage	Gen I (TM)
Reflect	Gen I (TM)
Rock Smash	Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM/HM)
Secret Power	Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Seismic Toss	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Strength	Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Submission	Gen I (TM)
Sucker Punch	Gen V (Pokémon Dream World, as Nidoran♀)
Tackle	Gen I (level-up), Gen II (level-up)
Water Gun	Gen I (TM)
Whirlpool	Gen IV (TM)

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! · Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee!9 level-up · 36 TM/HM

Nidoqueen lives wild on Route 23. Let's Go rewrites its level-up list: Body Slam is learnt on evolving (and is also listed at level 1), Counter and Supersonic join the starting moves, and Superpower arrives at level 55. Double Kick, Bite, Fury Swipes, Crunch and Super Fang have to be learnt as Nidoran♀ or Nidorina. There is no breeding or move tutoring in these games.

By level-up

LGPE	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
1	Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20
1	Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
Evo.	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15
55	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM01	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100	15
TM02	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20
TM03	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
TM05	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10
TM07	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM08	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10
TM09	Reflect	Psychic	Status	—	—	20
TM10	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10
TM12	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20
TM13	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15
TM15	Seismic Toss	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20
TM17	Dragon Tail	Dragon	Physical	60	90	10
TM19	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15
TM22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10
TM23	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15
TM26	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20
TM27	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
TM31	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15
TM34	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10
TM35	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15
TM36	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15
TM37	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15
TM38	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10
TM39	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10
TM41	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10
TM43	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15
TM46	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5
TM47	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15
TM48	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5
TM49	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
TM51	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5
TM52	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10
TM55	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10
TM56	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20
TM57	Pay Day	Normal	Physical	40	100	20
TM58	Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95	10

From its pre-evolution

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Learnt as
Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up
Super Fang	Normal	Physical	—	90	10	Nidoran♀, Nidorina · level-up

Generation VIII · Sword & Shield (Version 1.3.0+ and The Crown Tundra), Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl16 level-up · 122 TM/HM · 18 egg · 1 tutor

Sword and Shield: Nidoqueen arrived with Version 1.3.0, by trade or in The Crown Tundra (Expansion Pass), where it wanders around Giant's Bed, turns up in Max Raid Battles at Giant's Bed, the Frigid Sea and Ballimere Lake, and appears in Dynamax Adventures in the Max Lair. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: evolve Nidorina. Both pairs share one level-up list with every move at level 1 and Superpower on evolution, although Sludge Wave is a level-1 move only in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. TMs, TRs and Egg moves differ between the two pairs of games, Scorching Sands comes from the Expansion Pass move tutor, and some older moves it can bring along, such as Hidden Power, Return and Pursuit, were removed from Sword and Shield and cannot be used there. Nidoqueen does not appear in Legends: Arceus.

By level-up

SwSh/BDSP	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5
1	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10
1	Fury Swipes	Normal	Physical	18	80	15
1	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20
1	Double Kick	Fighting	Physical	30	100	30
1	Bite	Dark	Physical	60	100	25
1	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20
1	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10
1	Flatter	Dark	Status	—	100	15
1	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15
1	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10
1	Growl	Normal	Status	—	100	40
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100	35
1	Scratch	Normal	Physical	40	100	35
1	Tail Whip	Normal	Status	—	100	30
Evo.	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5

By TM / HM / TR

No.	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
TM00	Mega Punch	Normal	Physical	80	85	20	SwSh
TM01	Mega Kick	Normal	Physical	120	75	5	SwSh
TM02	Pay Day	Normal	Physical	40	100	20	SwSh
TM03	Fire Punch	Fire	Physical	75	100	15	SwSh
TM04	Ice Punch	Ice	Physical	75	100	15	SwSh
TM05	Thunder Punch	Electric	Physical	75	100	15	SwSh
TM08	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5	SwSh
TM09	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	SwSh
TM15	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	SwSh
TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10	SwSh
TM22	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10	SwSh
TM23	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	SwSh
TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	50	100	15	SwSh
TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	SwSh
TM27	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95	15	SwSh
TM29	Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20	SwSh
TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	SwSh
TM32	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10	SwSh
TM33	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	SwSh
TM34	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5	SwSh
TM36	Whirlpool	Water	Special	35	85	15	SwSh
TM37	Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	SwSh
TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	SwSh
TM41	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	—	—	20	SwSh
TM43	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	SwSh
TM48	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15	SwSh
TM49	Sand Tomb	Ground	Physical	35	85	15	SwSh
TM53	Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95	15	SwSh
TM54	Rock Blast	Rock	Physical	25	90	10	SwSh
TM59	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	SwSh
TM64	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100	10	SwSh
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15	SwSh
TM74	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100	10	SwSh
TM76	Round	Normal	Special	60	100	15	SwSh
TM77	Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100	10	SwSh
TM81	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	SwSh
TM98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	Physical	75	100	10	SwSh
TR01	Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	15	SwSh
TR02	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15	SwSh
TR04	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15	SwSh
TR05	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10	SwSh
TR06	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5	SwSh
TR08	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15	SwSh
TR09	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10	SwSh
TR10	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10	SwSh
TR13	Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	SwSh
TR15	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5	SwSh
TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	SwSh
TR22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10	SwSh
TR24	Outrage	Dragon	Physical	120	100	10	SwSh
TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	SwSh
TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	SwSh
TR31	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	SwSh
TR32	Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	SwSh
TR33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15	SwSh
TR35	Uproar	Normal	Special	90	100	10	SwSh
TR37	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20	SwSh
TR39	Superpower	Fighting	Physical	120	100	5	SwSh
TR54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	—	20	SwSh
TR57	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20	SwSh
TR62	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10	SwSh
TR64	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5	SwSh
TR67	Earth Power	Ground	Special	90	100	10	SwSh
TR75	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5	SwSh
TR76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20	SwSh
TR78	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	95	100	10	SwSh
TR87	Drill Run	Ground	Physical	80	95	10	SwSh
TR91	Venom Drench	Poison	Status	—	100	20	SwSh
TR94	High Horsepower	Ground	Physical	95	95	10	SwSh
TR95	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100	15	SwSh
TR99	Body Press	Fighting	Physical	80	100	10	SwSh
TM01	Focus Punch	Fighting	Physical	150	100	20	BDSP
TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100	20	BDSP
TM05	Roar	Normal	Status	—	—	20	BDSP
TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90	10	BDSP
TM11	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	—	—	5	BDSP
TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100	20	BDSP
TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100	10	BDSP
TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70	5	BDSP
TM15	Hyper Beam	Normal	Special	150	90	5	BDSP
TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	—	—	10	BDSP
TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	—	5	BDSP
TM23	Iron Tail	Steel	Physical	100	75	15	BDSP
TM24	Thunderbolt	Electric	Special	90	100	15	BDSP
TM25	Thunder	Electric	Special	110	70	10	BDSP
TM26	Earthquake	Ground	Physical	100	100	10	BDSP
TM28	Dig	Ground	Physical	80	100	10	BDSP
TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100	15	BDSP
TM31	Brick Break	Fighting	Physical	75	100	15	BDSP
TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	—	—	15	BDSP
TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	—	20	BDSP
TM35	Flamethrower	Fire	Special	90	100	15	BDSP
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100	10	BDSP
TM37	Sandstorm	Rock	Status	—	—	10	BDSP
TM38	Fire Blast	Fire	Special	110	85	5	BDSP
TM39	Rock Tomb	Rock	Physical	60	95	15	BDSP
TM40	Aerial Ace	Flying	Physical	60	—	20	BDSP
TM41	Torment	Dark	Status	—	100	15	BDSP
TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100	20	BDSP
TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—	10	BDSP
TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	—	100	15	BDSP
TM46	Thief	Dark	Physical	60	100	25	BDSP
TM52	Focus Blast	Fighting	Special	120	70	5	BDSP
TM56	Fling	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	BDSP
TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	—	—	10	BDSP
TM59	Dragon Pulse	Dragon	Special	85	100	10	BDSP
TM65	Shadow Claw	Ghost	Physical	70	100	15	BDSP
TM68	Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90	5	BDSP
TM71	Stone Edge	Rock	Physical	100	80	5	BDSP
TM72	Avalanche	Ice	Physical	60	100	10	BDSP
TM76	Stealth Rock	Rock	Status	—	—	20	BDSP
TM80	Rock Slide	Rock	Physical	75	90	10	BDSP
TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	—	10	BDSP
TM83	Bulldoze	Ground	Physical	60	100	20	BDSP
TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	20	BDSP
TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	—	85	15	BDSP
TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	—	—	10	BDSP
TM93	Cut	Normal	Physical	50	95	30	BDSP
TM95	Surf	Water	Special	90	100	15	BDSP
TM96	Strength	Normal	Physical	80	100	15	BDSP
TM98	Rock Smash	Fighting	Physical	40	100	15	BDSP
TM100	Rock Climb	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	BDSP

By breeding (egg moves)

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Notes
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Zigzagoon (Galarian), Linoone (Galarian), Obstagoon, Lucario, Lycanroc (Midnight Form), Lycanroc (Dusk Form), Mudbray, Mudsdale and 7 more
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Vulpix, Vulpix (Alolan), Ninetales, Ninetales (Alolan), Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowpoke (Galarian) and 6 more
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	Salandit
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100	25	Druddigon, Silicobra, Sandaconda (chain breeding: the father must have learnt it as an Egg move itself)
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	130	100	10	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg, Sandaconda
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung, Lickilicky, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Ponyta (Galarian), Rapidash and 46 more
Beat Up	Dark	Physical	—	100	10	Sneasel, Weavile, Houndour, Houndoom
Charm	Fairy	Status	—	100	20	Pikachu, Raichu, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon and 18 more
Counter	Fighting	Physical	—	100	20	Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario
Disable	Normal	Status	—	100	20	Vulpix, Ninetales, Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung and 2 more
Focus Energy	Normal	Status	—	—	30	Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone and 13 more
Poison Fang	Poison	Physical	50	100	15	Seviper
Poison Tail	Poison	Physical	50	100	25	Seviper
Skull Bash	Normal	Physical	130	100	10	Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Mankey, Primeape
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55	20	Lickitung, Lickilicky, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85	20	Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Rattata, Raticate, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta and 48 more
Venom Drench	Poison	Status	—	100	20	Seviper, Stunky, Skuntank

By move tutor

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP	Games
Scorching Sands	Ground	Special	70	100	10	Expansion Pass

By transfer

Move	From
Aqua Tail	Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor)
Bide	Gen I (TM)
Bubble Beam	Gen I (TM)
Captivate	Gen IV (TM), Gen V (via Nidoran♀ or Nidorina), Gen VI (via Nidoran♀ or Nidorina), Gen VII (via Nidoran♀ or Nidorina)
Chip Away	Gen V (level-up, breeding), Gen VI (level-up, breeding), Gen VII (level-up, breeding)
Confide	Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Curse	Gen II (TM)
Defense Curl	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Detect	Gen II (TM)
Double-Edge	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Dragon Tail	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Dynamic Punch	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Echoed Voice	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Fissure	Gen I (TM)
Frustration	Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Fury Cutter	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Headbutt	Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor), Gen VII (TM)
Hidden Power	Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Hone Claws	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Horn Drill	Gen I (TM)
Incinerate	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Mimic	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor)
Mud-Slap	Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor)
Natural Gift	Gen IV (TM)
Power-Up Punch	Gen VI (TM)
Pursuit	Gen IV (breeding), Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding)
Quash	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Rage	Gen I (TM)
Reflect	Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Return	Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Secret Power	Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM)
Seismic Toss	Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen VII (TM)
Smack Down	Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM)
Submission	Gen I (TM)
Sucker Punch	Gen V (Pokémon Dream World, as Nidoran♀)
Super Fang	Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor; Pokémon Dream World, as Nidoran♀), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor, via Nidoran♀ or Nidorina)
Tackle	Gen I (level-up), Gen II (level-up)
Water Gun	Gen I (TM)

Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet, Legends: Z-A (Nidoqueen is not available)

Nidoqueen cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A, so it has no Generation IX learnset. Its most recent moveset is the Generation VIII one.

04On screen

Nidoqueen in the anime

Debut M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back · First major role EP093Navel Maneuvers · Its appearances on screen, and 6 other trainers who raised one.

Nidoqueen has never travelled with Ash, but it has a habit of turning up on the other side of the field. Its anime story began in cinemas, with Fergus's Nidoqueen among the Pokémon Mewtwo cloned in Mewtwo Strikes Back, and reached TV in the Orange Islands, where Danny's Nidoqueen out-froze Ash's Lapras with Ice Beam. Its signature role belongs to Gary: his Nidoqueen sent Team Rocket blasting off from Professor Oak's Laboratory on its first appearance and opened his Silver Conference Full Battle against Ash by catching Tauros by the horns, before Snorlax's Ice Punch ended its run.

Elsewhere, Nidoqueen tends to come as half of a pair. Andi's Nidoqueen and Oscar's Nidoking tag-teamed Ash and May into the ground in Hoenn, Damos's Nidoqueen marched on Arceus alongside Nidoking, and in a POKÉTOON short a Nidoqueen and Nidoking go after a girl they think has kidnapped their son. Pokémon Origins finally put Giovanni's Nidoqueen on screen, beating Red's Charizard at Silph Co., and in Kalos the species even took a turn on the Showcase stage with the Performer Queenko.

Other trainers’ Nidoqueen

Gary

rival

Nidoqueen

First seen: EP115A Tent Situation
Now: Not seen since the Silver Conference (EP270)

Gary came home from his travels with a new heavyweight. In A Tent Situation (EP115), a mysterious Trainer turned up just as Team Rocket were laying siege to Professor Oak's Laboratory, and his Nidoqueen made short work of them. It grabbed Lickitung by the tongue and swung it into Team Rocket, sent Victreebel flying with Mega Punch and shrugged off Meowth's Scratch so completely that his claws broke on its armoured hide. A Strength throw sent Team Rocket blasting off, and Nidoqueen used its horn to free everyone. The onlookers were full of admiration for such a well-trained Pokémon; Ash, unsurprisingly, was not.

Their paths crossed again in the Silver Conference's Victory Tournament, where Ash and Gary finally met in a six-on-six Full Battle. Gary led with Nidoqueen and Ash answered with Tauros (EP269). A super-effective Rock Smash sent rocks flying, and when Tauros charged in with Horn Attack, Nidoqueen simply caught it by the horns and blasted it with Hyper Beam at point-blank range. Gary then swapped it out for Magmar.

It came back in Can't Beat the Heat! (EP270) after Arcanine fainted, this time against Snorlax. Borrowing a trick from Ash's Bayleef, Nidoqueen used its tail as a springboard to leap up and land a Double Kick, but when it tried Hyper Beam, Snorlax ducked underneath it and knocked it out with Ice Punch, levelling the score. Ash went on to win the battle and knock his old rival out of the tournament, and Gary's Nidoqueen has not been seen since.

Moves usedMega PunchStrengthRock SmashHyper BeamDouble Kick

Key battles

EP115A Tent Situation · vs Lickitung, Victreebel and Meowth Won
EP269The Ties That Bind · vs Tauros Won
EP270Can't Beat the Heat! · vs Snorlax Lost

Danny

Gym Leader (Navel Gym, Orange Islands)

Nidoqueen

First seen: EP093Navel Maneuvers

Danny's Nidoqueen gave the species its TV-series debut, and it did it with a surprise: an Ice Beam. The Navel Gym, high on a snowy mountain, tests challengers with a series of contests rather than a single battle, and in the race to freeze a hot-water geyser it beat Ash's Lapras comfortably (EP093). It then teamed up with Machoke and Scyther to carve a bobsled out of ice, but their brute-force approach lost out to Ash's team, and Ash went on to win the Sea Ruby Badge. Nidoqueen popped up again in flashbacks a few weeks later (EP098, EP111).

EP093Navel Maneuvers · vs Lapras Won

Giovanni

villain (Pokémon Origins)

Nidoqueen

First seen: PO03File 3: Giovanni

Pokémon Origins finally gave the Viridian Gym Leader's famous Nidoqueen a screen role, though not in his Gym. When Red stormed Silph Co. in File 3: Giovanni, the Team Rocket boss took a Poké Ball from a briefcase held by one of his Grunts and sent out Nidoqueen against Red's Charizard. A Double Kick slammed Charizard into a wall, and when its Flamethrower met Nidoqueen's Surf, the explosion cut the power and blew a hole in the side of the building, leaving Charizard knocked out. Unimpressed, Giovanni recalled Nidoqueen and left in a Team Rocket helicopter. When Red later challenged him at the Viridian Gym, he faced Rhyhorn and Rhydon instead.

PO03File 3: Giovanni · vs Charizard Won

Andi

one-time character (Advanced Challenge)

Nidoqueen

First seen: AG072The Bicker the Better

Andi and her boyfriend Oscar are a lovestruck Hoenn couple who love nothing more than a Tag Battle together, so it's only right that she trains a Nidoqueen and he trains a Nidoking. When Ash and May took them on with Corphish and Skitty, Ash and May spent the battle squabbling while the Nido pair combined their attacks, finishing both opponents with a double Submission (AG072). Jessie decided the couple's hefty Pokémon would make perfect gifts for Giovanni, but twin Hyper Beams sent Team Rocket flying. Andi's Nidoqueen is also the one that finally gave the species its first anime Pokédex entry, courtesy of May.

AG072The Bicker the Better · vs Corphish and Skitty Won
AG072The Bicker the Better · vs Jessie and James's Pokémon Won

Fergus

Trainer (Mewtwo Strikes Back and its remake)

Nidoqueen

First seen: M01Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back

Fergus, who crossed a raging sea on his own Pokémon to answer Mewtwo's invitation, proudly presents himself as a Water-type Trainer, which makes his Nidoqueen the odd one out: it is the only non-Water type on his team. It was with the rest of his Pokémon on New Island when Mewtwo captured them all and made copies, so a cloned Nidoqueen joined Mewtwo's army (M01). It plays the same role in the 2019 CGI remake, Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution (M22).

Queenko

Pokémon Performer (XY)

Nidoqueen

First seen: XY091A Performance Pop Quiz!

Queenko, a Performer with a fittingly regal name, brought her Nidoqueen to the Anistar City Pokémon Showcase (XY091). The pair won their group in the opening Theme Performance, a Pokémon quiz, and made it through to the Freestyle Performance, where Serena took the Princess Key. Queenko and Nidoqueen were back for the Master Class in Gloire City, but went out in the early rounds (XY112).

Ash & Nidoqueen

Ash has never caught a Nidoqueen, but he has been on the receiving end of one more than once. Danny's Nidoqueen out-froze his Lapras at the Navel Gym (EP093), Andi's teamed up with Oscar's Nidoking to beat him and May in a Tag Battle (AG072), and Gary's flattened his Tauros at the Silver Conference before Snorlax finally brought it down with Ice Punch (EP269, EP270).

More appearances

EP098A Way Off Day Off Danny's Nidoqueen appears in a flashback, alongside Cissy's Seadra and Blastoise.
EP111Hello, Pummelo! Danny's Nidoqueen returns in another flashback, again alongside Cissy's Seadra and Blastoise.
EP228Extreme Pokémon! A competitor's Nidoqueen takes part in the Extreme Pokémon Race.
DP140Historical Mystery Tour! Waking up alone in tall grass, Ash comes across a particularly large Nidoking and Nidoqueen, shortly before a pack of Mightyena chases him.

Beyond the main series

Pokémon Evolutions · The Show (PE07)A Trainer's Nidoqueen is glimpsed among the audience at the Kimono Girls' performance in Ecruteak City.

Professor Oak's Pokémon Lecture (Japanese broadcasts) · EP134 – Charizard's Burning AmbitionsNidoqueen was the subject of Professor Oak's closing senryū: "じょうおうの　かんろくどっしり　ニドクイン" (Jōō no kanroku dosshiri Nidokuin), "The presence of a queen, the imposing Nidoqueen."

Anime gallery

A Tent Situation – Gary returns with his Nidoqueen EP115

The Ties That Bind – Gary's Nidoqueen opens the Full Battle against Ash EP269

Can't Beat the Heat! – the Silver Conference battle between Ash and Gary rolls on EP270

Navel Maneuvers – Nidoqueen's TV-series debut EP093

The Bicker the Better – Ash and May take on Oscar and Andi AG072

Red's Charizard fires Flamethrower at Giovanni's Nidoqueen at Silph Co. PO03

Mewtwo with the Pokémon it cloned on New Island M01

Fergus and his Pokémon in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution M22

The baby clones of Nidoqueen and Rhyhorn in Mewtwo Returns

Anime trivia

Nidoqueen reached cinemas before television: Fergus's Nidoqueen appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back in July 1998, nine months before Danny's gave the species its TV-series debut in Navel Maneuvers (EP093).
Fergus claims every Pokémon on his team is a Water type, even though he has a Poison/Ground-type Nidoqueen with him. In fairness, Nidoqueen could learn Surf in the original games, and Giovanni's Nidoqueen uses it in Pokémon Origins.
Nidoqueen waited a long time for its first anime Pokédex entry: May scanned Andi's Nidoqueen in The Bicker the Better (AG072), years after the species' TV debut.
Nidoqueen can't breed in the games, yet the cloned Nidoqueen in Mewtwo Returns somehow have four young ones, which look like little Nidoqueen rather than Nidoran♀.
Gary's Nidoqueen caught Tauros by the horns before blasting it with Hyper Beam (EP269). The commentator claimed it had needed only one attack, conveniently forgetting the Rock Smash that came first.
Nidoqueen's cream-coloured lower jaw keeps turning blue: it happened to Gary's in Can't Beat the Heat! (EP270), to Andi's in The Bicker the Better (AG072) and to a wild one in Historical Mystery Tour! (DP140). In Mewtwo Strikes Back, Fergus's Nidoqueen was even painted in Nidoking's colours for one shot.
In the Polish dub of Navel Maneuvers (EP093), Danny's Nidoqueen is called Nidoking.
After Historical Mystery Tour! (DP140), Nidoqueen disappeared from the main series for 284 episodes, until Queenko's Nidoqueen turned up in A Performance Pop Quiz! (XY091).

“Nidoqueen, the Drill Pokémon. Nidoqueen has thick skin covering its entire body, protecting it from whatever techniques are used against it.”

May's Pokédex · AG072

05On the big screen

Nidoqueen in the movies

4 films, 2 Pikachu shorts and 3 specials featuring Nidoqueen.

Nidoqueen was there from the very start of Pokémon at the cinema. On 18 July 1998 it appeared in both halves of the first double bill: Fergus's Nidoqueen, the one non-Water type in his team, is captured and cloned in Mewtwo Strikes Back, while another enjoys the Pokémon Theme Park in Pikachu's Vacation. The clone family returns, with babies in tow, in the TV special Mewtwo Returns, and Fergus's Nidoqueen meets the same fate in the 2019 CGI remake. Its biggest scene came in Arceus and the Jewel of Life, where Damos's four Nidoqueen are turned against Arceus. A wild Nidoqueen also falls under Marshadow's control in I Choose You!, and the POKÉTOON short Blossom's Dream gives the species a starring turn as a fiercely protective mum. It sits out both Detective Pikachu and Secrets of the Jungle.

Damos's Pokémon, four Nidoqueen among them, in Arceus and the Jewel of Life M12

Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back

M01 · 1998

Fergus's Nidoqueen; Mewtwo's clone of it

Nidoqueen's big-screen debut comes with an awkward bit of bragging. It belongs to Fergus (Umio in Japan), one of the Trainers who make it to New Island, and it's the odd one out in his team: Fergus insists all his Pokémon are Water types, yet there it is. He's right about one thing, though: they can all swim the crossing, because Nidoqueen can learn Surf.

Like the rest of his team, it is captured by Mewtwo and cloned. Sharp-eyed fans can also spot a colouring slip: when Fergus runs to his injured Gyarados, Nidoqueen is briefly painted in Nidoking's colours.

Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

M12 · 2009

Damos's four Nidoqueen (with his two Nidoking)

Nidoqueen's meatiest film role is a villainous one, though not by choice. In the ancient past, Damos keeps a whole menagerie of Pokémon, four Nidoqueen among them, locked away. The scheming Marcus, who has Damos under hypnosis, leads them to Arceus, and they pelt the Pokémon god with Shock Wave.

When Ash and his friends travel back in time to set history right, Marcus turns the Nidoqueen on Arceus all over again.

Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!

M20 · 2017

A Nidoqueen under Marshadow's control

In the anniversary retelling of Ash's early days, a Nidoqueen is one of the Pokémon that fall under Marshadow's control when the Mythical Pokémon turns the creatures around Ash against the humans.

Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution

M22 · 2019

Fergus's Nidoqueen; its clone

The CGI remake gives Fergus's Nidoqueen exactly the same fate as before. Fergus proudly shows off his Water-type collection of Gyarados, Seadra, Golduck, Tentacruel and Vaporeon, with Nidoqueen once again the one that doesn't fit. When Mewtwo starts collecting, his whole team is captured with ease, and Nidoqueen is cloned all over again.

Pikachu shorts

PK01Pikachu's Vacation (1998) · A Nidoqueen at the Pokémon Theme Park
A Nidoqueen is one of the Pokémon enjoying the Pokémon Theme Park, the Pokémon-only playground where Pikachu and friends spend their holiday. The short opened for Mewtwo Strikes Back, so Nidoqueen appeared in both halves of that very first cinema double bill.
PT03Blossom's Dream (POKÉTOON) (2021) · A wild Nidoqueen and Nidoking, parents of Blossom's Nidoran♂
Nidoqueen gets a proper part as a furious mum in this POKÉTOON web short by Studio Colorido. Blossom saves a young Nidoran♂ from an Arbok and patches him up, but when he trails after her, an irate Nidoking and Nidoqueen give chase all the way into town, overpowering the locals' Pokémon on the way.
Blossom vows not to hurt Nidoran's family and, with help from her dad's elderly Charizard, Char-ly, reassures the parents that their son is safe. Nidoran decides to stay with his new Trainer, and Nidoking and Nidoqueen happily give their blessing.

TV specials

Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000)
The clone Nidoqueen is back in Mewtwo's sequel special, and it hasn't been lonely: there are now five clone Nidoqueen, with four little ones in tow. That's a real curiosity, because Nidoqueen can't produce Eggs in the games, and the youngsters look like pint-sized Nidoqueen rather than Nidoran. The clone Rhyhorn have babies too.
The family's peace doesn't last. When Team Rocket's agent Domino attacks with her crackling electric lines, the Nidoqueen and Rhyhorn clones get a nasty shock.
Showdown at the Oak Corral (2003)
This Nidoqueen is a fake. In this side story, later shown in English as part of Pokémon Chronicles, Bulbasaur notices an odd-looking Golem and Nidoqueen at Professor Oak's Laboratory, which turn out to be Butch and Cassidy in disguise.
Oaknapped! (2003)
Cassidy evidently liked the look, because a Nidoqueen costume is back in this side story about the search for Professor Oak. Butch brings it in, supposedly as a prop for a show, with Cassidy hiding inside, and a guard later remembers two people leaving with the very same stuffed Nidoqueen.

06Trading Card Game · every card

Nidoqueen in the Pokémon TCG

28 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.

Nidoqueen has never had an ex, a V or a Mega Evolution card, yet for nearly thirty years it has been one of the Pokémon TCG's most devoted mothers. Its first card arrived in Japan's Pokémon Jungle expansion in March 1997 and reached English players in Jungle in June 1999: Ken Sugimori's 90 HP holo, whose Boyfriends attack grows stronger with every Nidoking in play. That love story never really ended. Giovanni's Nidoqueen in Gym Challenge needs Giovanni's Nidoking on the Bench for a full-power Love Lariat, Team Rocket's Nidoqueen in Destined Rivals hits for 180 with a Nidoking on the Bench, and TCG Pocket's Lovestrike piles on 50 for each Benched Nidoking. In between it looks after the family. It cuts their Retreat Costs, makes their attacks cheaper, heals the whole team with Maternal Comfort, evolves your Active Pokémon from the Bench and calls new Pokémon out of the deck with Queen's Call.

Because the card game has no Poison type, its colours have shifted with the rules. It was Grass in the early years and Fighting in EX FireRed & LeafGreen, then Psychic from Mysterious Treasures to Team Up and Darkness since 151, with one Metal-type Delta Species oddity in EX Dragon Frontiers. Its look has changed too, from Sugimori's clean early artwork and Mitsuhiro Arita's Skyridge painting to sui's Triumphant card with a Moon Stone in the picture. Later came PLANETA's Ω Barrage card, nagimiso's Team Up art (reused in TCG Pocket) and Teeziro's 151 Nidoqueen. Midori Harada drew it twice, for Rising Rivals and a Team Up Prerelease promo, and Pocket collectors can also chase aoki's Illustration Rare and a Shiny Nidoqueen by Souichirou Gunjima.

18English cards1Promos2Japan only4Other regional3TCG Pocket

Cards to know

Jungle 7/64 — Ken Sugimori's original Nidoqueen started a long love story with Nidoking: Boyfriends hits 20 harder for every Nidoking you have in play.
Gym Challenge 23/132 (Giovanni's Nidoqueen) — The Viridian Gym Leader's queen swings a Love Lariat that doubles to 100 when Giovanni's Nidoking waits on the Bench, if the coin lands heads.
EX Dragon Frontiers 7/101 (Nidoqueen δ) — A steel-clad Metal-type Nidoqueen from the Delta Species era, whose Invitation fetches any Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from your deck.
Rising Rivals 30/111 — Midori Harada's caring queen: Maternal Comfort patches up your whole team between turns and made it a staple healer in tanky decks.
Primal Clash 69/160 — The Ω Barrage Ancient Trait turns Nidoqueen into a double attacker, letting it strike twice in a single turn.
Destined Rivals 116/182 (Team Rocket's Nidoqueen) — With a Nidoking on the Bench, Love Impact jumps from 60 to 180 damage for a single Energy.

Every English-language card

Nidoqueen — Jungle · 7/64 · 1999 (Level 43. Boyfriends does 20 damage plus 20 more for every Nidoking you have in play, and Mega Punch lands a flat 50. Printed as 1st Edition and Unlimited; early Unlimited holos left the factory without the Jungle set symbol before the mistake was fixed. The same card is in the Game Boy Color Pokémon Trading Card Game and its Japanese sequel.) — Jungle · 7/64 · 1999Rare Holo · Illus. Ken Sugimori

Nidoqueen — Jungle · 23/64 · 1999 (The non-holo version of the same card. In Japan, Pokémon Jungle only had the holo.) — Jungle · 23/64 · 1999Rare · Illus. Ken Sugimori · Reprint of Jungle 7/64

Nidoqueen — Base Set 2 · 12/130 · 2000 (Identical holo reprint of the Jungle card.) — Base Set 2 · 12/130 · 2000Rare Holo · Illus. Ken Sugimori · Reprint of Jungle 7/64

Giovanni's Nidoqueen — Gym Challenge · 23/132 · 2000 (Level 51 and the Viridian Gym Leader's own. Mega Kick hits for 40; Love Lariat flips a coin for 50, plus 50 more if Giovanni's Nidoking is on your Bench, but does nothing on tails. Evolves from Giovanni's Nidorina. Printed as 1st Edition and Unlimited.) — **Giovanni's Nidoqueen** · Gym Challenge · 23/132 · 2000Rare · Illus. Ken Sugimori

Nidoqueen — Legendary Collection · 32/110 · 2002 (Non-holo reprint of the Jungle card; like everything in Legendary Collection it was also printed as a reverse holo.) — Legendary Collection · 32/110 · 2002Rare · Illus. Ken Sugimori · Reprint of Jungle 7/64

Nidoqueen — Skyridge · H21/H32 · 2003 (Sitting on the Bench, Evolution Helper finds a card in your deck that evolves from your Active Pokémon and evolves it on the spot. Double Claw flips two coins for 30 plus 20 per heads. Its e-Reader strip is one of four Skyridge cards that unlock the Berry Tree mini-game, and the full stop at the end of Double Claw's text is missing.) — Skyridge · H21/H32 · 2003Rare Holo · Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita

Nidoqueen — Skyridge · 22/144 · 2003 (The regular Rare version of the holo card, also printed as a reverse holo.) — Skyridge · 22/144 · 2003Rare · Illus. Mitsuhiro Arita · Reprint of Skyridge H21/H32

Nidoqueen — EX FireRed & LeafGreen · 9/112 · 2004 (A Fighting-type queen. Family Bonds drops the Retreat Cost of Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoran♂, Nidorino and Nidoking to 0, Toxic leaves a double-strength poison, and Power Lariat adds 10 damage for each of your Evolved Pokémon in play. A translation slip means the English Family Bonds also helps your opponent's Nido family, and the text prints 'Nidoran ♀' and 'Nidoran ♂' with a stray space.) — EX FireRed & LeafGreen · 9/112 · 2004Rare Holo · Illus. Naoyo Kimura

Nidoqueen δ — EX Dragon Frontiers · 7/101 · 2006 (A Metal-type Delta Species Nidoqueen. Invitation pulls a Basic Pokémon or Evolution card from your deck into your hand once a turn, and Vengeance does 30 plus 10 for every Basic Pokémon and Evolution card in your discard pile, up to 60 extra.) — **Nidoqueen δ** · EX Dragon Frontiers · 7/101 · 2006Rare Holo · Illus. Kouki Saitou

Nidoqueen — Mysterious Treasures · 31/123 · 2007 (Level 50 and the first Psychic-type Nidoqueen. Mother Pheromone makes the attacks of your Nidoran♀, Nidorina, Nidoran♂, Nidorino and Nidoking cost one Colorless Energy less, and Give Aid hits for 90, dropping to 50 unless you have more Benched Pokémon than your opponent.) — Mysterious Treasures · 31/123 · 2007Rare · Illus. Kagemaru Himeno

Nidoqueen — Rising Rivals · 30/111 · 2009 (Level 54. Maternal Comfort removes one damage counter from each of your Pokémon between turns (only one Maternal Comfort works at a time), which made it a favourite healer in bulky 'Mother Gengar' and 'Mother Flygon' decks. Mega Punch costs a single Energy, and Ruthless Tail adds 10 damage for each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.) — Rising Rivals · 30/111 · 2009Rare · Illus. Midori Harada

Nidoqueen — Triumphant · 28/102 · 2010 (Look closely and there is a Moon Stone in the picture. Return deals 30 and lets you draw until you hold six cards, and Prize Count adds 30 damage when you have more Prize cards left than your opponent.) — Triumphant · 28/102 · 2010Rare · Illus. sui

Nidoqueen — Plasma Freeze · 42/116 · 2013 (Poison Horn does 50 and Poisons the Defending Pokémon; Double Stomp does 60 and flips two coins for 30 more per heads.) — Plasma Freeze · 42/116 · 2013Rare · Illus. Mizue

Nidoqueen — Primal Clash · 68/160 · 2015 (Double Kick flips two coins for 40 each, and Poison Fang does 60 with a nasty poison that places two damage counters between turns instead of one.) — Primal Clash · 68/160 · 2015Uncommon · Illus. Masakazu Fukuda

Nidoqueen — Primal Clash · 69/160 · 2015 (The Ω Barrage Ancient Trait lets this Nidoqueen attack twice in one turn. Poison Jab Poisons for one Energy, and Dynamite Punch slams for 70 but deals 20 damage to Nidoqueen as well.) — Primal Clash · 69/160 · 2015Rare · Illus. PLANETA

Nidoqueen — Team Up · 56/181 · 2019 (Queen's Call searches your deck once a turn for any Pokémon that isn't a Pokémon-GX or Pokémon-EX, and Power Lariat starts at 10 and grows with your Evolution Pokémon. The Relentless Flame theme deck includes two copies.) — Team Up · 56/181 · 2019Rare · Illus. nagimiso

Nidoqueen — 151 · 031/165 · 2023 (The first Darkness-type Nidoqueen. Queen Press does 90 and shields it from attacks by Basic Pokémon on your opponent's next turn, while Lunge Out thumps for 160.) — 151 · 031/165 · 2023Uncommon · Illus. Teeziro

Team Rocket's Nidoqueen — Destined Rivals · 116/182 · 2025 (Evolves from Team Rocket's Nidorina. Love Impact does 60 for one Energy, or 180 if a Pokémon with 'Nidoking' in its name is on your Bench, and Mega Kick hits for 130.) — **Team Rocket's Nidoqueen** · Destined Rivals · 116/182 · 2025Uncommon · Illus. hncl

Promo cards

Nidoqueen — SM Black Star Promos · SM160 · 2019 (New art for the Team Up card, with the same Queen's Call and Power Lariat. It was one of four Prerelease-stamped promos (with Charizard, Zapdos and Jirachi) in the Team Up Build & Battle Box, handed out at Prerelease events from 19 January 2019 and in shops from 15 February. Event staff got a gold-foil Staff-stamped version.) — **SM Black Star Promos** · SM160 · 2019Promo · Illus. Midori Harada

Japan-exclusive cards

Team Rocket's Nidoqueen — Start Deck 100 Battle Collection · 434/742 · 2025 (Reprint in Start Deck 100 Battle Collection, where Deck No. 003 builds a Team Rocket Nido family around Team Rocket's Nidoking ex and Crobat ex. The product was also released in Traditional Chinese and Korean.) — **Team Rocket's Nidoqueen** · **Start Deck 100 Battle Collection** · 434/742 · 2025Illus. hncl · Reprint of Destined Rivals 116/182

Nidoqueen — Storm Emeralda · 043/076 · 2026 (Once a turn, Mother's Call flips a coin; on heads you drag one of your opponent's Benched Pokémon into the Active Spot. Giga Impact smashes for 150, but Nidoqueen can't attack during your next turn.) — **Storm Emeralda** · 043/076 · 2026Rare · Illus. Aliya Chen

Other regional releases

Nidoqueen — Dark Crescent (South Korea) · 27/60 · 2010 (Reprint in a Korean-exclusive Diamond & Pearl-series expansion built from Mysterious Treasures and Secret Wonders cards.) — **Dark Crescent (South Korea)** · 27/60 · 2010Rare · Illus. Kagemaru Himeno · Reprint of Mysterious Treasures 31/123

Nidoqueen — SM-P Promotional cards (Thai) · 078/SM-P · 2020 (When the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the spring 2020 Pokémon TCG Gym season, this card became a gift with purchase from online shops in round 1 of the 'Bring the Gym Battle Home' campaign (17–30 April 2020).) — **SM-P Promotional cards (Thai)** · 078/SM-P · 2020Promo · Reprint of Team Up 56/181

Nidoqueen — SM-P Promotional cards (Indonesian) · 138/SM-P · 2020 (Prize at the Tag Team Collection Prerelease (27–28 June 2020) and in Season 5 of the Pokémon TCG Gym.) — **SM-P Promotional cards (Indonesian)** · 138/SM-P · 2020Promo · Reprint of Team Up 56/181

Nidoqueen — SM-P Promotional cards (Traditional Chinese) · 048/SM-P · 2020 (Prize at Pokémon Day events during Season 3 of the Traditional Chinese Pokémon TCG Gym.) — **SM-P Promotional cards (Traditional Chinese)** · 048/SM-P · 2020Promo · Reprint of Team Up 56/181

Pokémon TCG Pocket

Nidoqueen — Genetic Apex · 168/226 · 2024 (Reuses the Team Up artwork; Pikachu pack. Lovestrike does 80 plus 50 more for each of your Benched Nidoking.) — **Genetic Apex** · 168/226 · 2024◊◊◊ (3 diamonds) · Illus. nagimiso

Nidoqueen — Genetic Apex · 240/226 · 2024 (Full-art Illustration Rare with new artwork; Pikachu pack.) — **Genetic Apex** · 240/226 · 2024☆ (1 star, Illustration Rare) · Illus. aoki

Nidoqueen — Wisdom of Sea and Sky · 225/161 · 2025 (Shows a Shiny Nidoqueen; Lugia pack.) — **Wisdom of Sea and Sky** · 225/161 · 2025Shiny (1) · Illus. Souichirou Gunjima

Digital card games

Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Nidoqueen (Jungle 7 art, Ken Sugimori), card C03, from the Mystery booster pack. Science Club member David's Lovely Nidoran Deck runs two, and the Science Corps Deck from the Auto Deck Machine has one. Sprite: TCG1 C03 Nidoqueen.png.
Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Nidoqueen (Jungle 7 art, Ken Sugimori), card C03, in the Island of Fossil pack. Science Club member Erik's Gathering Nidoran Deck runs two, and the Selective Breeding Deck from Auto Deck Machine 1 has one. Sprite: TCG2 C03 Nidoqueen.png.
Pokémon Play It! Version 2 (PC): one Jungle Nidoqueen tops the Nido line in the Royalty Deck, one of the game's seven standard theme decks.

The artists behind the cards

Ken Sugimori — 2 artworks (Jungle, Giovanni's Nidoqueen in Gym Challenge)
Midori Harada — 2 (Rising Rivals, the SM160 Team Up Prerelease promo)
nagimiso — 1 (Team Up), reused for TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex 168
One artwork each: Mitsuhiro Arita (Skyridge), Naoyo Kimura (EX FireRed & LeafGreen), Kouki Saitou (Nidoqueen δ), Kagemaru Himeno (Mysterious Treasures), sui (Triumphant), Mizue (Plasma Freeze), Masakazu Fukuda (Primal Clash 68), PLANETA (Primal Clash 69), Teeziro (151), hncl (Team Rocket's Nidoqueen), Aliya Chen (Storm Emeralda, Japan)
TCG Pocket only: aoki (Genetic Apex Illustration Rare) and Souichirou Gunjima (Shiny Nidoqueen in Wisdom of Sea and Sky)

07On the page & beyond

Nidoqueen in manga, books & other media

From the earliest manga to story books and songs.

On paper, Nidoqueen has been everything from a lucky accident to a hostage-taker. Its first chapter in Pokémon Adventures has Red catching one by mistake while two Nidoking fight over it, and Giovanni's Nidoqueen then hurls Snor through a wall at the Viridian Gym in a chapter named after it. Years later, Green's faithful Nido finally evolves into one in the Trainer Tower. Pokémon Zensho's Giovanni uses his Nidoqueen to hold the Silph Co. boss hostage, The Electric Tale of Pikachu puts one on Rudy's team, and in Pocket Monsters Red's Clefairy fools Giovanni's Nidoking with a Nidoqueen disguise. On the bookshelf, Scholastic's The Four-Star Challenge retells Danny's Ice Beam-firing Nidoqueen, and the Pokémon Center's Sitting Cuties range has given it a plush. Nidoqueen is also in the Wednesday verse of the English Pokérap, anime openings and endings from Kanto to Journeys, and the 2026 celebrations, where its 30th-anniversary logo appears alongside Giovanni's other Gym Pokémon.

Manga

Pokémon Adventures PS021, 'Long Live the Nidoking!', in which Red catches a Nidoqueen by mistake

Pokémon AdventuresRed (caught by accident) · PS021 'Long Live the Nidoking!' / volume 2 · 1997Nidoqueen's manga career begins with a blunder. Rafting through the Safari Zone, Red passes two Nidoking in the middle of a furious fight over a Nidoqueen. He throws a Poké Ball at one of the kings, misses, and catches the queen instead. The jilted Nidoking smash his raft to pieces, and one of them hunts him through the park until a well-aimed rock to the eye lets Red escape on Pidgebot.

Pokémon AdventuresGiovanni · PS037 'Golly, Golem!' / volume 3 · 1998Giovanni's Nidoqueen is the muscle of the Viridian Gym. In Red's Gym battle it strikes through a cloud of smoke with Counter, picks Snor up and hurls him straight through a wall. The next chapter, Long Live the Nidoqueen?! (PS038), is named after it: Giovanni reckons that Red's five seconds of calling for Thunderbolt leave plenty of time to strike first with Poison Sting.

Pika's Thunderbolt wins the battle anyway, even though a Ground type like Nidoqueen shouldn't really have felt it. It's level 65 with a Careful nature, knows Counter, Poison Sting and Scratch, and has the Ability Poison Point. It's back in the Yellow chapters (PS088, volume 7) and in later flashbacks.

PS288, 'Give It Your Best, Blastoise': a Moon Stone turns Green's Nido into a Nidoqueen

Pokémon AdventuresGreen (Nido; Nidory in the Chuang Yi translation) · PS288 'Give It Your Best, Blastoise' / volume 25 (evolves from Nidorina) · 2007Green's long-serving Nido finally reaches her final form in the Trainer Tower. With Blasty struggling to fire Hydro Cannon, Green hands out Moon Stones: Jiggly becomes Wigglytuff, Nido becomes Nidoqueen, and together with Granbull they help hold the Blastoise steady. The new Nidoqueen is still in Green's team in the next chapter, Surprised by Sneasel (PS289).

Pocket Monsters 'Get The Last Badge!!', in which Clefairy disguises itself as a Nidoqueen

Pokémon Pocket MonstersRed's Clefairy (in disguise); Professor Oak · PM031 'Get The Last Badge!!' / volume 5Kosaku Anakubo's slapstick series has the cheekiest Nidoqueen of all, because it isn't really one. In Get The Last Badge!!, Red's Clefairy dresses up as a Nidoqueen to take on Giovanni's Pokémon: his Nidoking falls for the disguise and gives chase, while the 'Nidoqueen' slams its way through his Blastoise, Poliwhirl, Primeape and Cubone. A real pair turns up in Save the Pokémon Zoo!! (PM040), where Professor Oak's Nidoking and Nidoqueen are only seen sleeping side by side.

The Electric Tale of Pikachu, 'The Human Race and the Pokémon Race', Nidoqueen's first chapter in the series

The Electric Tale of PikachuA Trainer; Rudy · ET05 'The Human Race and the Pokémon Race' / volume 2Toshihiro Ono's manga first shows a Trainer's Nidoqueen in its Pokémon race chapter, The Human Race and the Pokémon Race. Another is on Rudy's team in You Bet Your Wife (ET16, volume 4), the manga's take on the Trovita Gym, a Pokémon his anime counterpart never used.

Pokémon Zensho, 'Yamabuki City', where Giovanni's Nidoqueen holds the Silph Co. boss hostage

Pokémon ZenshoGiovanni · PZ07 'Yamabuki City' (Saffron City) / volume 1 · 1998Satomi Nakamura's Zensho gives Giovanni a far nastier Nidoqueen. During his takeover of Silph Co., it holds a Poison Sting to the company boss and threatens to finish him off. When Satoshi steps in, his Lapras hides in a Mist, leaving Nidoqueen blind in the fog until two shining lights start to hurt it and it lashes out with a spray of poison needles.

Books

The Four-Star Challenge (Scholastic, 2000), with Danny's Nidoqueen

The Four-Star Challenge (Pokémon Chapter Books, #11)chapter bookScholastic · 2000This 90-page Orange Islands book retells four episodes, among them Navel Maneuvers, so the Navel Island Gym Leader Danny's Nidoqueen gets its moment in print. In one of his Gym challenges Danny confidently sends Nidoqueen out to use Ice Beam, and it proves quicker, winning him the round. Machoke, Nidoqueen and Scyther are the team Danny uses.

VIZ's monthly comic The Pikachu Maneuver (2001), with the chapter Long Live the Nidoqueen?!

Pokémon Adventures: The Pikachu ManeuvercomicVIZ Media · 2001The seventeenth issue of VIZ's monthly Pokémon Adventures comic brought Giovanni's Gym battle to English readers. It contains chapters 38 and 39, opening with the Nidoqueen chapter, Long Live the Nidoqueen?!

Other media

Kanto Pokérap (English dub)music1998Nidoqueen is named in the Wednesday verse of the original English Pokérap, the same day as Nidoran♀. That verse first closed Ash Catches a Pokémon.

Pokémon Ieru Kana? (Can You Name All the Pokémon?)musicIn Japan's name-them-all song, Nidokuin (Nidoqueen) is sung between Kurabu (Krabby) and Sandopan (Sandslash), in the run of names that starts with Caterpie after the first 'la la la' chorus.

Aim to Be a Pokémon Master (Whiteberry version)music2001Whiteberry's 2001 cover of the very first Japanese theme became the fourth opening, used from EP192 to EP238, and a Nidoqueen appears in its animation. Hong Kong viewers saw the same footage in the Cantonese opening Fantastic Adventure (奇異冒險), sung by Wong Cho-lam, which reused it from EP208 to EP259.

Born to Be a Winnermusic2001David Rolfe's opening for Pokémon: The Johto League Champions, used from A Goldenrod Opportunity to Machoke, Machoke Man! and also for the English version of Pokémon 4Ever, has a Nidoqueen in its animation.

Meowth's PartymusicMeowth (Inuko Inuyama) takes the microphone for Japan's seventh ending theme, used from EP117 to EP141, with Jessie and James joining in, and a Nidoqueen is among the Pokémon in its original animation.

Let's Join Hands (Te o Tsunagō)music2013The final Japanese ending of the Black & White anime, sung by Shiritsu Ebisu Chūgaku and used from BW123 to BW142, looks back over the whole series with Ash's friends and rivals, and Gary's Nidoqueen is part of the parade. The Korean dub's last Black & White ending, Holding Hands (손을 잡고), sung by Kim Ji-eun and Lee Jinyeong, features Gary's Nidoqueen too.

Aim to Be a Pokémon Master -with my friends-music2023Ash's farewell arc opened with a new version of the very first theme song, used from JN137 to JN147, and Gary's Nidoqueen appears in its animation.

Pokémon Roll Callmusic2018This count-along through the original 151, the ending theme of i-CABLE's Cantonese redub of the anime, names Nidoqueen (尼多后) between Exeggcute and Golduck in its full-length Cantonese and Mandarin versions, sung by Chloe So and Bagel Chiang. Nidoking and Nidorino made the TV-size cut, but Nidoqueen didn't.

Pokémon Trivia QuiztvNidoqueen starred in one round of the quiz that closed some Japanese Advanced Generation episodes. The answer in AG143 pointed out that its Japanese name, Nidokuin (ニドクイン), hides the word doku (毒, poison) in the middle.

Pokémon 1008 ENCOUNTERSvideo2023In the official video celebrating the National Pokédex passing 1,000 species (15 January 2023), Nidoqueen appears in the 'Evolution stone' beat of the Methods of Evolution section, alongside fellow stone evolvers such as Nidoking, Clefable, Ninetales, Wigglytuff and Arcanine.

Pokémon 30th anniversary (1025 Pokémon Countdown)event2026For Pokémon's 30th birthday every species got its own anniversary logo, Nidoqueen included. In the 1025 Pokémon Countdown, shown before Pokémon Presents on 27 February 2026, Nidoqueen's logo shares the screen with Rhyhorn, Nidoking and Dugtrio, set to the Gym Leader battle music from Red and Green. All four are in Giovanni's team at the Viridian Gym in those games.

Pokémon All Stars 1025 (Masayoshi Ōishi)music2026Masayoshi Ōishi's 30th-anniversary song names all 1,025 Pokémon, but Nidoqueen had to wait for the 22-minute full version (music video 3 September 2026), where it's sung between Gastrodon and Barboach. It isn't in the shorter '213/1025' part released that April.

Burger King key chain and Sitting Cuties plushmerch1999Nidoqueen was one of the key chains in Burger King's 1999 Pokémon promotion, which ran from 8 November to 31 December 1999. Much later it joined the Pokémon Center's palm-sized Sitting Cuties plush range, whose Kanto line-up came out in Japan in two waves in 2018.

More from the page

Giovanni's Nidoqueen in Pokémon Adventures

PS038, 'Long Live the Nidoqueen?!': Giovanni's Nidoqueen takes on Red at the Viridian Gym

Professor Oak's Nidoking and Nidoqueen fast asleep in Pocket Monsters

The Electric Tale of Pikachu, 'You Bet Your Wife', with Rudy's Nidoqueen

Pokémon Adventures volume 2, where Red accidentally catches a Nidoqueen

Pokémon Adventures volume 3, with Giovanni's Nidoqueen at the Viridian Gym

Pokémon Adventures volume 25, in which Green's Nido evolves into Nidoqueen

08Did you know?

Nidoqueen trivia

Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Nidoqueen such a fan favourite.

What’s in a name?

Nidoqueen keeps the same name in English and Japanese – written ニドクイン, Nidokuin, in katakana – and most European languages leave it unchanged too. It most likely fuses nīdoru, the Japanese rendering of 'needle', with 'queen': a fair description of a monarch clad in needle-like scales. There may be a second pun hidden inside, as nido (二度) means 'twice' – and Nidoqueen has evolved twice to claim its crown. Chinese versions call it 尼多后 (Níduōhòu), where 后 means 'queen', while older Cantonese media went one better with 尼美后, slipping in 美, 'beautiful'.

Design origins

Nidoqueen was designed by Ken Sugimori, and it is a whole menagerie in one: the upright, heavy-tailed build of a kaiju, the horn of a rhinoceros, a dash of gorilla, the big ears of a rabbit and the spines of a porcupine. It was most likely conceived as a variation on Nidoking, recast as a defensive, protective guardian, and the cream plates on its chest and lower belly together look rather like a two-piece bikini. Its look has softened over the years, too: the Red & Blue artwork, the Gold & Silver and Generation III sprites and the Pokémon Stadium model all gave it visible teeth, while modern depictions usually keep its mouth closed.

Names around the world

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ニドクイン Nidokuin	From needle and queen, and possibly 二度 nido (twice)
French	Nidoqueen	Same as the English name
Spanish	Nidoqueen	Same as the English name
German	Nidoqueen	Same as the English name
Italian	Nidoqueen	Same as the English name
Brazilian Portuguese	Nidoqueen	Same as the English name
Korean	니드퀸 Nidoqueen	Transcription of the Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin)	尼多后 Níduōhòu	Partial transcription of the Japanese name plus 后 (hòu, 'queen')
Chinese (Cantonese)	尼多后 Nèihdōhauh	Partial transcription of the Japanese name plus 后 (hauh, 'queen'); pre-Gen VII media used 尼美后 Nèihméihhauh, adding 美 (méih, 'beautiful')
Russian	Нидоквин Nidokvin	Transcription of the Japanese name
Thai	นิโดควีน Nidokhwin	Transcription of the Japanese name
Hindi	नीडोक्वीन Nidoqueen	Transcription of the Japanese name
Hebrew	נידוקווין Nidoqueen	Transcription of the Japanese name
Lithuanian	Nidokvyna	From the English name

Did you know?

Nidoqueen shares its Drill Pokémon category with Nidoking, Rhydon and Rhyperior – and all four are part Ground type.
Nidorina and Nidoqueen are the only Pokémon that can't breed even though their pre-evolution can: Nidoran♀ lays Eggs, but evolve it and that ability is gone.
Japanese books such as the Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia and the Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters said the evolved forms couldn't lay eggs before breeding even existed in the games.
It is the only member of the Nidoran family whose Shiny colours don't match the normal colours of its opposite-gender counterpart.
Japanese Red & Green list Nidoqueen's weight as 6.0 kg instead of 60.0 kg. It made no difference, as nothing in those games used weight.
Its first trading card, Jungle's Nidoqueen, has an attack called Boyfriends that does 20 extra damage for every Nidoking you have in play. In Japanese it is the 'Lovey-Dovey Attack'.
Trade a Nidoqueen from Red or Blue to Gold, Silver or Crystal through the Time Capsule and it arrives holding a Bitter Berry.
Generation VI gave it a 10-point Attack boost, from 82 to 92 – the only change its base stats have ever had.
In Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, Giovanni's Lv. 68 Nidoqueen defends Team Rainbow Rocket's castle with Surf, Sludge Wave, Earth Power and Flamethrower.
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! hide a Nidoqueen Master Trainer, Percy, on Route 23, whose Lv. 75 Nidoqueen knows Super Fang, Blizzard and Surf.
Its Pokémon Stadium model, complete with four teeth, was reused in Stadium 2, Colosseum, XD: Gale of Darkness and Battle Revolution.
In Pokémon Origins, Giovanni's Nidoqueen beats Red's Charizard at Silph Co., letting the Team Rocket boss make his escape.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Green's Nidorina, Nido, evolves into Nidoqueen to back up Blasty's Hydro Cannon.
In Pokémon Zensho, Giovanni uses his Nidoqueen to hold the president of Silph Co. hostage.
In HeartGold and SoulSilver's Pokéathlon, Nidoqueen can max out at five stars in both Power and Stamina.

09Quizzes, archive & further reading

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From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex

Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Nidoqueen entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.

Read the classic Nidoqueen entry →