No. 0029 · Generation I · Poison Pin Pokémon
ニドラン♀Nidoran Mesu · Trademarked as Nidoran♀, read 'Nidoran mesu' (mesu = female). Most likely from 'needle' – its poison barbs – plus the female symbol, and possibly 二度 nido, 'twice'.
The Poison Pin Pokémon · Poison type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Nidoran♀
Everything you need to know about the Poison Pin Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Nidoran♀ is the Poison Pin Pokémon, a pocket-sized Poison type with a big place in Pokémon history. Since Pokémon Red and Green in 1996, it and its partner Nidoran♂ (#0032) have been two separate species – the first Pokémon to wear their gender openly, years before Gold and Silver made boys and girls part of the game. It grows into Nidorina at level 16, and a Moon Stone crowns it as the mighty Nidoqueen.
Picture a cross between a rabbit and a rodent and you're most of the way there. It has large, spiny ears, red eyes, whiskers on each cheek and a pair of oversized front teeth. Its pale blue coat is dappled with darker blue spots, each paw ends in two white claws, and its back bristles with tiny toxic spines. On its forehead sits a small horn – smaller than the male's, with a slightly more rounded tip.
“Although small, its venomous barbs render this Pokémon dangerous. The female has smaller horns.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red, Blue, LeafGreen & X · 1996
Don't let the cute looks fool you. The poison in its barbs and horn is extraordinarily potent: a tiny scratch, or even a single drop, can be fatal. Yet Nidoran♀ is a gentle, mild-mannered soul who would much rather avoid a fight. It only turns its venom on others when it feels threatened – although an enraged Nidoran♀ will release a horrible toxin from its horn.
In the wild it roams open country such as savannas and plains. Its nose is sharper than Nidoran♂'s, and while foraging it uses its whiskers to read the wind and stay downwind of predators. Berries are its staple, crushed between those hard incisors. Trainers have been meeting it in the long grass of Route 22, just west of Viridian City, since the very first games.
Its family has quirks all of its own. Nidoran♀ is the only member of its line that can breed, and its Eggs can hatch into either Nidoran – but once it evolves, it loses that ability for good. Even its Shiny form plays along with the double act, taking on colours much like an ordinary Nidoran♂. For many players it's an early-game gem: a modest little catch who grows into one of Kanto's toughest queens.
How big is Nidoran♀?
Nidoran♀ stands about as tall as a bowling pin – and at 7 kg it weighs roughly the same as a heavy bowling ball.
02In the Pokédex's words
Nidoran♀'s Pokédex entries
15 different entries across 33 games, from 1996 to 2021. Here is how the Pokédex has described Nidoran♀ over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
Although small, its venomous barbs render this Pokémon dangerous. The female has smaller horns.
Kanto Pokédex
A mild-mannered Pokémon that does not like to fight. Beware, its small horns secrete venom.
Kanto Pokédex
Although small, it should be treated with caution because of its highly toxic thorns. The female has a small horn.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
The poison hidden in its small horn is extremely potent. Even a tiny scratch can have fatal results.
Johto Pokédex
Although not very combative, it will torment its foes with poison spikes if it is threatened in any way.
Johto Pokédex
Small and very docile, it protects itself with its small, poisonous horn when attacked.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
Nidoran has barbs that secrete a powerful poison. They are thought to have developed as protection for this small-bodied Pokémon. When enraged, it releases a horrible toxin from its horn.
Hoenn Pokédex
Its highly toxic barbs are thought to have developed as protection for this small-bodied Pokémon. When enraged, it releases a horrible toxin from its horn.
Hoenn Pokédex
Though small, it must be treated with caution because of its powerfully toxic barbs. The female has smaller horns.
FireRed & LeafGreen Pokédex
Generation IV
While it does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the poison it secretes from barbs can be fatal.
Sinnoh Pokédex
Generation VI
Nidoran♀ has barbs that secrete a powerful poison. They are thought to have developed as protection for this small-bodied Pokémon. When enraged, it releases a horrible toxin from its horn.
Hoenn Pokédex
Generation VII
A mild-mannered Pokémon that does not like to fight. Beware—its small horn secretes venom.
Let's Go Pokédex
Generation VIII
Females are more sensitive to smells than males. While foraging, they'll use their whiskers to check wind direction and stay downwind of predators.
Rotom Phone (Sword & Shield)
It uses its hard incisor teeth to crush and eat berries. The tip of a female Nidoran's horn is a bit more rounded than the tip of a male's horn.
Rotom Phone (Sword & Shield)
While this Pokémon does not prefer to fight, even one drop of the venom it secretes from its barbs can be fatal.
Sinnoh Pokédex
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Nidoran♀ in the video games
Base stat total 275 · 24 core-series games · 21 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
Its base stats total 275 and have never changed. In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow it had a single Special stat of 40; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, Nidoran♀ kept 40 for both Special Attack and Special Defence. Its base experience yield was 59 up to Generation IV and has been 55 since Black and White, and its base friendship dropped from 70 to 50 in Generation VIII.
Abilities
- Poison Pointsince Gen III
Any Pokémon that makes contact with Nidoran♀'s toxic spines has a chance of being poisoned. - Rivalrysince Gen IV
Nidoran♀ hits harder against Pokémon of the same gender and softer against those of the opposite gender. - HustleHidden abilitysince Gen V
Boosts Nidoran♀'s Attack by half, but makes its physical moves less accurate.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Poison Pokémon.
In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, Bug-type moves were super effective against Poison types rather than resisted, and Fairy-type moves (and the resistance to them) only arrived with X and Y. As a Poison type, Nidoran♀ can't normally be poisoned or badly poisoned.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 235
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 55
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 1 HP
- Egg groups
- Monster, Field
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Colour
- Blue
- Gender ratio
- 0% male
- Body shape
- quadruped
Where to find Nidoran♀
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Wild on Route 22 and in the Safari Zone |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Wild on Route 22 and in the Safari Zone |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Wild on Route 22 and in the Safari ZoneA trader in the Underground Path between Routes 5 and 6 also swaps a Nidoran♀ for your Nidoran♂ – a trade found only in the Western-language versions. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Wild on Routes 2, 9, 10 and 22 and in the Safari Zone |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Wild on Routes 35 and 36 |
| Crystal | 2000 | Wild in the National Park (morning and day) and in a swarm on Route 35 |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Not found in the wild – trade only |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | Wild on Route 3 and in the Safari ZoneIn FireRed, the trader in the Underground Path between Routes 5 and 6 swaps a Nidoran♀ for a Nidoran♂. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Not found in the wild – trade only |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Route 201 with the Poké RadarOr migrate one from a Game Boy Advance game through Pal Park, where it turns up in the Field area. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Route 201 with the Poké Radar |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Wild on Routes 35 and 36 and in the Safari Zone's Savannah areaThe Pokéwalker's Refreshing Field route can turn one up too. |
| Black & White | 2010 | White only: the White ForestBlack players have to trade; Pokémon Dream World's Pleasant Forest also offered it. |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | In the Hidden Grotto on Route 2 |
| X & Y | 2013 | Horde Encounters on Route 11 |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Not found in the wild – trade only |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Pokémon Bank only |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Pokémon Bank only |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Wild on Routes 9, 10, 22 and 23 |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Trade only in the base game (from version 1.3.0); The Crown Tundra adds it roaming the Giant's Bed, Old Cemetery and Frostpoint Field, and in Max Raid Battles at the Giant's Bed, Frigid Sea and Ballimere Lake |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Route 201 with the Poké Radar, and in the Grand Underground's Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Riverbank Cave, Dazzling Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern, Stargleam Cavern and Bogsunk CavernThe Grand Underground caves offer it once you have the National Pokédex. |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Unobtainable |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Pokémon GO
Nidoran♀ has been on the Pokémon GO map since launch day in July 2016 – and, just as in the main series, every one you meet is female. It evolves into Nidorina for 25 Candy and on into Nidoqueen for 100 more, and as a buddy it earns a Candy every 3 km. It fights with Bite or Poison Sting, backed up by Poison Fang, Body Slam or Sludge Bomb. In the game's early months it could hatch from 5 km Eggs, until the Egg pool was reshuffled in February 2017. Its Shiny form – coloured much like an ordinary Nidoran♂ – arrived on 11 October 2018 for the International Day of the Girl Child event, a fitting debut for one of Pokémon's original girls. Team GO Rocket has since taken a liking to it too: Shadow Nidoran♀ is stuck with Frustration until it's purified, when it learns Return instead.
Its Jungle card, complete with Fury Swipes and Call for Family, can be pulled from the Mystery booster packs.
Catch it in Pallet Town on the Red Field, in Viridian City on the Blue Field, or in the Safari Zone.
Battles in full 3D, and the Stadium Pokédex gives it an entry of its own, warning Trainers to treat its toxic thorns with caution.
Back in the arena for the Gold and Silver era, with a Pokédex that shows the Gold or Silver entry depending on the connected Game Boy game.
The Jungle card returns in the Japan-only sequel, this time in the Legendary Power pack.
A common piece in Endless Level 28, Forever Level 28, Pair Trozei and Mr. Who's Den.
Recruitable on B1F–B3F of Thunderwave Cave, one of the very first dungeons, before settling into the Safari friend area – and it wants you to know: 'I'm small but I'm tough!'
Found in the Mystifying Forest (1F–13F) and deep in the Mystery Jungle (1F–29F).
Still waiting in the Mystifying Forest and the Mystery Jungle for an exploration team to recruit it.
Waits on Stage 16 in the Sandy Bazaar, and its Opportunist skill occasionally gives its attacks extra bite.
Lives in the Shrine of Magic in the Ember Mountains and the Surveillance Dunes on the Starlight Islands.
Joins through its own Connection Orb mission, linked with Nidorina, Nidoqueen, Nidoran♂ and female Unfezant – and it sums up its personality perfectly: 'I'll fight, too! Although I don't particularly like fighting!'
Solve Area 25's Stage 08 to earn it; its Scatter Reveal skill uncovers ten random squares at the start of a puzzle.
On the map since launch day, it evolves into Nidorina for 25 Candy, and its Shiny form debuted on International Day of the Girl Child 2018.
Toy Nidoran♀ roams the Dragonite, Garchomp, Butterfree and Bulbasaur Seas.
Can hatch from an Egg and team up with your own player character as a sync pair.
Back in Thunderwave Cave (1F–5F), with more chances to recruit it in Purity Forest, Oddity Cave, Remains Island, the Marvelous Sea and Fantasy Strait.
Moves
Nidoran♀ set out in Red and Green with a scrappy little kit: Growl and Tackle, then Scratch, Poison Sting, Tail Whip, Bite and Fury Swipes, plus a Double Kick that Red and Blue held back until level 43 and Yellow handed over at 12. Gold and Silver added its first egg moves and three event Nidoran♀ from New York carrying Lovely Kiss, Sweet Kiss or Moonlight, and the Generation III games swapped Tackle for Helping Hand, Flatter and a level-47 Crunch.
Diamond and Pearl gave it real venom, with Toxic Spikes, Poison Fang and the gender-savvy Captivate taking the level-up list to 13 moves, a list that then stayed untouched for four generations. Let's Go squeezed it into 11 moves by level 27 with Toxic and Super Fang, and Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl reshuffled everything again, opening with Poison Sting and finishing with a level-55 Earth Power that points towards Nidoqueen. Since then, Nidoran♀ has sat out Legends: Arceus, Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Z-A.
Signature moves
Nidoran♀'s first taste of venom, and its only Poison-type level-up move until Diamond and Pearl. It arrived at level 14 in Red and Blue and 17 in Yellow; by Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it is there from level 1.
The two-footed Fighting-type flurry that sums up Generation I's quirks: Red and Blue made Nidoran♀ wait until level 43 for it, Yellow handed it over at 12. It has been in every level-up list since, from level 9 in Diamond and Pearl to level 25 in Sword and Shield.
Bite has been there since Red and Blue, where it was still a Normal-type move, before Gold and Silver turned it Dark. Its big sister Crunch joined at level 47 in Generation III and has stayed ever since: level 37 from Diamond and Pearl, 24 in Let's Go and 50 in Sword and Shield.
From Diamond and Pearl on, Nidoran♀ can scatter poisonous spikes that poison foes as they switch in. It was a level-31 move up to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, moved up to level 20 in Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and doubles as TR54 in Sword and Shield.
A move made for the first gender-split Pokémon: it sharply lowers the Sp. Atk of a target of the opposite gender. Nidoran♀ learned it at level 43 from Diamond and Pearl to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, but it cannot be used in Sword and Shield.
The ground-shaking finale of Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, learned at level 55 (and from TR67 in Sword and Shield): a 90-power hint of the Ground type that Nidoqueen will one day add.
From 1 to 14 February 2002, right up to Valentine's Day, the Pokémon Center New York handed out Nidoran♀ knowing Lovely Kiss or Sweet Kiss. A Moonlight Nidoran♀ followed that August, and a Lovely Kiss Nidoran♀ can even travel back to Red, Blue and Yellow through the Time Capsule.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow8 level-up · 15 TM/HM
In Red and Blue, Nidoran♀ is wild on Route 22 and in the Safari Zone, and in the English-language games an in-game trade in the Underground Path between Routes 5 and 6 swaps a Nidoran♂ for one. Yellow adds Routes 2, 9 and 10. Every version shares the same eight level-up moves, but not the same timetable: Red, Green and Blue make Nidoran♀ wait until level 43 for Double Kick, while Yellow hands it over at level 12, so this generation has two level columns. In the first three generations a move's category follows its type, so Poison Sting is physical and Bite is still a Normal-type move. The 15 TMs lean on brute force (Body Slam, Take Down, Double-Edge and Skull Bash) with a surprising elemental streak of Blizzard, Thunderbolt and Thunder. Seven moves from Gold, Silver and Crystal can be carried back through the Time Capsule, Lovely Kiss from a Pokémon Center New York event among them.
By level-up
| RGB | Y | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 8 | 8 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 43 | 12 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 14 | 17 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 21 | 23 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 29 | 30 | Bite | Normal | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 36 | 38 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM08 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 15 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 90 | 5 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM40 | Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Counter | Gen II (breeding) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM) |
| Disable | Gen II (breeding) |
| Focus Energy | Gen II (breeding) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM) |
| Lovely Kiss | Gen II (event) |
| Supersonic | Gen II (breeding) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal8 level-up · 23 TM/HM · 7 egg · 1 tutor · 3 event
Gold and Silver put Nidoran♀ on Routes 35 and 36, while Crystal moves it to the National Park in the morning and daytime, with swarms on Route 35. The level-up list keeps Yellow's order and levels, but Bite turns Dark-type, and with categories still following type, Bite and Thief are special while Curse is the mysterious ???-type. Breeding arrives with seven egg moves, from Beat Up (via Sneasel) and Charm (via Snubbull or Granbull) to Disable, Focus Energy, Supersonic, Take Down and a chain-bred Counter. Thunderbolt is no longer a TM, but Crystal's move tutor teaches it. Three event Nidoran♀ from the Pokémon Center New York came with Lovely Kiss, Sweet Kiss or Moonlight, and eight Generation I TM moves, Body Slam and Skull Bash included, can come forward through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 35 | 95 | 35 |
| 8 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 12 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 17 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 23 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 30 | Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 38 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM02 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM31 | Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM40 | Defense Curl | Normal | Status | — | — | 40 |
| TM43 | Detect | Fighting | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM46 | Thief | Dark | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beat Up | Dark | Special | 10 | 100 | 10 | Sneasel |
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Snubbull, Granbull |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an egg move) |
| 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, Tauros, Eevee, Dunsparce, Snubbull, Granbull, Swinub, Piloswine, Phanpy, Stantler |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 | Crystal |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Lovely Kiss | Pokémon Center New York (Gotta Catch 'Em All Station!), 1–14 February 2002 |
| Moonlight | Pokémon Center New York (Gotta Catch 'Em All Station!), 9–29 August 2002 |
| Sweet Kiss | Pokémon Center New York (Gotta Catch 'Em All Station!), 1–14 February 2002 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Skull Bash | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness)10 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 7 egg · 11 tutor
FireRed and LeafGreen put Nidoran♀ on Route 3 and in the Safari Zone, and FireRed keeps the Underground Path trade that swaps a Nidoran♂ for one. Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald have no Nidoran♀ of their own, so there it has to be traded in. The level-up list gets a rethink: Tackle is gone, Scratch is there from the start, and Helping Hand, Flatter and a level-47 Crunch are new, taking the list to ten moves. New TMs include Ice Beam, Sludge Bomb, Shock Wave, Water Pulse and Aerial Ace, and HM01 Cut, HM04 Strength and HM06 Rock Smash join the set. Egg moves stay at seven, with Slakoth's family now passing on Counter. The move tutors of FireRed, LeafGreen, Emerald and Pokémon XD teach 11 moves, from Body Slam and Double-Edge to Emerald's Mud-Slap and Snore.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 8 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 17 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 20 | Bite | Dark | Special | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 23 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 30 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 38 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Crunch | Dark | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 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 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | Special | 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, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Numel, Camerupt |
| Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 | Lickitung, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | Growlithe, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel, Dewgong, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Tauros, Eevee, Dunsparce, Snubbull, Granbull, Swinub, Piloswine, Phanpy, Stantler, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Poochyena, Mightyena, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Numel, Camerupt |
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 |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Physical | 20 | 100 | 10 | Emerald |
| 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 |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver13 level-up · 34 TM/HM · 9 egg · 5 tutor
Diamond, Pearl and Platinum hide Nidoran♀ on Route 201, where it turns up with the Poké Radar, while HeartGold and SoulSilver bring back Routes 35 and 36 and add the Johto Safari Zone. Older Nidoran♀ can come over through Pal Park's Field area, and the Pokéwalker's Refreshing Field course has them too. Now that each move has its own physical or special category, the level-up list grows to 13 moves: Toxic Spikes arrives at 31, Captivate at 43 and Poison Fang at 45, while Crunch moves up to 37. The TM case adds Poison Jab, Shadow Claw, Captivate and Natural Gift, the egg moves pick up Pursuit and (in HeartGold and SoulSilver only) Skull Bash, and the tutors of Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver teach five moves, Super Fang included.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 7 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 19 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 21 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 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 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 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 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 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 |
| HM04 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
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, Skitty, Delcatty, Pachirisu, Buneary, Lopunny, Glameow, Purugly |
| 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, Marowak, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Slaking, Numel, Camerupt, Cranidos, Rampardos, Stunky, Skuntank |
| Pursuit | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 20 | Rattata, Raticate, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile, Zangoose, Absol, Cranidos, Rampardos, Buizel, Floatzel |
| 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, Dewgong, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Dunsparce, Snubbull, Granbull, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Donphan, Stantler, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Poochyena, Mightyena, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Numel, Camerupt, Bidoof, Bibarel, Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, Hippowdon |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | HGSS |
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Pt, HGSS |
| Mud-Slap | Ground | Special | 20 | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 213 level-up · 29 TM/HM · 13 egg · 5 tutor · 2 event
White has Nidoran♀ in the White Forest, Black has none, and Black 2 and White 2 tuck it into a Hidden Grotto on Route 2. The Dream World's Pleasant Forest offers one that may know Sucker Punch or Super Fang. The level-up list is unchanged from Diamond and Pearl. New TMs include Venoshock, Hone Claws and Round, Rock Smash becomes TM94 and Toxic's accuracy rises to 90. Breeding grows to 13 egg moves, adding Chip Away, Endure, Iron Tail and Seviper's Poison Tail, and the Black 2 and White 2 tutors teach five moves, Iron Tail and Super Fang among them. Ten moves from Generations III and IV, such as Secret Power, Shock Wave and Water Pulse, can be brought forward.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 7 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 19 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 21 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 |
| 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 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 120 | 70 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 120 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 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 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 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, Skitty, Delcatty, Pachirisu, Buneary, Lopunny, Glameow, Purugly, Minccino, Cinccino, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Cubchoo, Beartic |
| Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Nidoking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Cranidos, Rampardos, Scraggy, Scrafty, Druddigon |
| 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, Bastiodon, Pachirisu, Buneary, Lopunny, Lucario, Cubchoo, Beartic |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone, Marowak, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Slaking, Numel, Camerupt, Cranidos, Rampardos, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant |
| 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, Zangoose, Absol, Cranidos, Rampardos, Buizel, Floatzel, Purrloin, Liepard, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Zorua, Zoroark, Emolga, Bouffalant |
| 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, Dewgong, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Dunsparce, Snubbull, Granbull, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Donphan, Stantler, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Poochyena, Mightyena, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Numel, Camerupt, Bidoof, Bibarel, Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Tepig, Pignite, Emboar, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Deerling, Sawsbuck |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | B2W2 |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | B2W2 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Sucker Punch | Dream World: Pleasant Forest |
| Super Fang | Dream World: Pleasant Forest |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (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) |
| Shock Wave | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Water Pulse | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire13 level-up · 34 TM/HM · 14 egg · 6 tutor
X and Y have hordes of Nidoran♀ on Route 11, while Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have none, so there it has to be traded in. The level-up list is still the Diamond and Pearl one. Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt and Thunder lose a little power, Thief now hits for 60, and Echoed Voice and Confide join the TMs. TM94 is Rock Smash in X and Y but Secret Power in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where Rock Smash becomes HM06. Charm turns Fairy-type, Skull Bash hits for 130, and Venom Drench joins the egg moves, now 14 in all. The Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire tutors teach six moves, adding Shock Wave and Water Pulse.
By level-up
| XY/ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 7 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 19 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 21 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Hone Claws | Dark | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | ||
| 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 | |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| 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 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| 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, Lopunny, Glameow, Purugly, Minccino, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Cubchoo, Furfrou, Meowstic, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Dedenne |
| Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Nidoking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Cranidos, Rampardos, Scraggy, Scrafty, Druddigon |
| 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, Pachirisu, Buneary, Lopunny, Cubchoo, Beartic |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone, Marowak, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Numel, Camerupt, Cranidos, Rampardos, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Bouffalant |
| 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, Zangoose, Absol, Cranidos, Rampardos, Buizel, Floatzel, Purrloin, Liepard, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Zorua, Zoroark, Emolga, Bouffalant |
| 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, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Stantler, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Poochyena, Mightyena, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Numel, Camerupt, Bidoof, Bibarel, Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Tepig, Pignite, Emboar, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Litleo, Pyroar, Skiddo, Gogoat, Furfrou, Amaura, Aurorus, Bergmite, Avalugg |
| Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Seviper |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | ORAS |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | ORAS |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Body Slam | Gen III (tutor) |
| Defense Curl | Gen III (tutor) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen IV (tutor) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen V (Dream World) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon13 level-up · 27 TM/HM · 14 egg · 6 tutor
There are no Nidoran♀ in Alola: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon can only receive it through Pokémon Bank. The level-up list is unchanged once more. With the HMs gone and Dig and Hone Claws out of the TM case, it has 27 TMs. The egg-move list stays at 14 moves, with Alola's Passimian, Mudbray, Salandit, Yungoos and Lycanroc, plus Alolan Rattata and Raticate, among the new possible fathers, and the Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon tutors teach the same six moves as Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Twenty older moves can be carried in, including Tackle, which Nidoran♀ last learned by level-up in Gold, Silver and Crystal.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 7 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 9 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 19 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 21 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 25 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 31 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 33 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 45 | Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM18 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM24 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM25 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | |
| 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 |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 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 |
| 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, Lopunny, Glameow, Purugly, Minccino, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Cubchoo, Furfrou, Meowstic, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum, Dedenne |
| Chip Away | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Nidoking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Snorlax, Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Cranidos, Rampardos, Scraggy, Scrafty, Druddigon |
| 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, Pachirisu, Buneary, Lopunny, Cubchoo, Beartic, Turtonator |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Rattata, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone, Marowak, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Numel, Camerupt, Cranidos, Rampardos, Stunky, Skuntank, Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott, Patrat, Watchog, Bouffalant, Passimian |
| 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, Alolan Rattata, Raticate, Alolan Raticate, Mankey, Primeape, Tauros, Umbreon, Dunsparce, Treecko, Grovyle, Sceptile, Zangoose, Absol, Cranidos, Rampardos, Buizel, Floatzel, Purrloin, Liepard, Blitzle, Zebstrika, Zorua, Zoroark, Emolga, Bouffalant, Yungoos, Gumshoos |
| 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, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Stantler, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Poochyena, Mightyena, Zigzagoon, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Numel, Camerupt, Bidoof, Bibarel, Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Tepig, Pignite, Emboar, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Deerling, Sawsbuck, Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Litleo, Pyroar, Skiddo, Gogoat, Furfrou, Amaura, Aurorus, Bergmite, Avalugg, Yungoos, Gumshoos, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian |
| Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Seviper, Stunky, Skuntank, Salandit |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | USUM |
| Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | USUM |
| Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 | USUM |
| Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | USUM |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Body Slam | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| 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) |
| Headbutt | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Hone Claws | 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) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Rock Smash | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM/HM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Strength | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen V (Dream World) |
| Tackle | Gen I (level-up), Gen II (level-up) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!11 level-up · 16 TM/HM
Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! have Nidoran♀ on Routes 9, 10, 22 and 23. Its level-up list is squeezed into 11 moves by level 27: Poison Sting at 6, Double Kick at 9 and Bite at 12, plus two newcomers, Toxic at 18 and Super Fang as the level-27 finale. Its 16 TMs include Poison Jab, Sludge Bomb, Iron Tail and the classic Ice Beam, Blizzard, Thunderbolt and Thunder line-up. There is no breeding and there are no move tutors in these games.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 3 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 6 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 9 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 15 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 18 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 21 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 24 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 27 | Super Fang | Normal | Physical | — | 90 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 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 |
| TM19 | Iron Tail | Steel | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 |
| TM26 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM36 | Thunderbolt | Electric | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| TM38 | Thunder | Electric | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 |
| TM51 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 |
| TM52 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM55 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Generation VIII · Sword & Shield (Version 1.3.0+ and The Crown Tundra), Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl13 level-up · 59 TM/HM · 18 egg
Nidoran♀ only joined Sword and Shield with Version 1.3.0: it can be traded in, and The Crown Tundra puts it at Giant's Bed and the Old Cemetery, wandering on Frostpoint Field and in Max Raid Battles at Giant's Bed, the Frigid Sea and Ballimere Lake. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl it is back on Route 201 with the Poké Radar and in eight Grand Underground caves, once the National Pokédex is in hand. Both pairs share a completely reshuffled level-up list: Poison Sting from the start, Toxic Spikes at 20, Double Kick at 25, Toxic at 40 and Earth Power as a level-55 finale. In Sword and Shield, Charm, Beat Up, Focus Energy, Endure, Iron Tail and Venom Drench move to TMs and TRs, so the egg list shrinks to seven moves (Poison Fang now among them); Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl keep 11 egg moves and 28 TMs, with Cut, Strength and Rock Smash as TM93, TM96 and TM98. Neither pair has tutor moves for it, and older moves such as Captivate, Pursuit, Return and Hidden Power can be transferred in but not used in Sword and Shield. Nidoran♀ cannot be obtained in Legends: Arceus.
By level-up
| SwSh/BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 5 | Scratch | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 10 | Tail Whip | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 30 |
| 15 | Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 |
| 20 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 25 | Double Kick | Fighting | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 |
| 30 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 |
| 35 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 45 | Flatter | Dark | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 55 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM15 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM23 | Thief | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | SwSh |
| TM24 | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM25 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM29 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM31 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM33 | Rain Dance | Water | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM37 | Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM39 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM41 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | 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 |
| TR01 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 | 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 |
| TR13 | Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | SwSh |
| TR20 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR22 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 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 |
| TR54 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR57 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TR67 | Earth Power | Ground | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR91 | Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM03 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP |
| TM13 | Ice Beam | Ice | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM14 | Blizzard | Ice | Special | 110 | 70 | 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 |
| TM28 | Dig | Ground | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | BDSP |
| TM34 | Shock Wave | Electric | Special | 60 | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM40 | Aerial Ace | Physical | 60 | — | 20 | 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 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM65 | Shadow Claw | Ghost | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | 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 |
| TM96 | Strength | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM98 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh | Galarian Zigzagoon, Galarian Linoone, Obstagoon, Lucario, Lycanroc (Midnight Form), Lycanroc (Dusk Form), Mudbray, Mudsdale, Scorbunny, Raboot, Cinderace, Skwovet, Greedent, Chewtle, Drednaw |
| Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh | Vulpix, Alolan Vulpix, Ninetales, Alolan Ninetales, Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Galarian Slowpoke, Slowbro, Galarian Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowking, Lickitung, Lickilicky |
| Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 | SwSh | Salandit |
| Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 | SwSh | Druddigon, Silicobra, Sandaconda (chain breeding: the father must itself have learned it as an egg move) |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 | SwSh | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Avalugg, Sandaconda |
| Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 | SwSh | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | SwSh | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Galarian Ponyta, Rapidash, Galarian Rapidash, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Sylveon, Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Zigzagoon, Galarian Zigzagoon, Linoone, Galarian Linoone, Obstagoon, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, Hippowdon, Lillipup, Herdier, Stoutland, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Bergmite, Avalugg, Stufful, Bewear, Passimian, Wooloo, Dubwool |
| Beat Up | Dark | Physical | — | 100 | 10 | BDSP | Sneasel, Weavile, Houndour, Houndoom |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP | Pikachu, Raichu, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Snubbull, Granbull, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Phanpy, Donphan, Skitty, Delcatty, Piplup, Prinplup, Empoleon, Pachirisu, Buneary, Lopunny, Glameow, Purugly |
| Counter | Fighting | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP | Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking, Lucario |
| Disable | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP | Vulpix, Ninetales, Psyduck, Golduck, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking, Lickitung, Lickilicky, Kecleon |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | BDSP | Rattata, Raticate, Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking, Mankey, Primeape, Cubone, Marowak, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Vigoroth, Slaking, Numel, Camerupt, Absol, Cranidos, Rampardos, Stunky, Skuntank |
| Poison Fang | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 15 | BDSP | Seviper |
| Poison Tail | Poison | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 | BDSP | Seviper |
| Skull Bash | Normal | Physical | 130 | 100 | 10 | BDSP | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Mankey, Primeape |
| Supersonic | Normal | Status | — | 55 | 20 | BDSP | Lickitung, Lickilicky, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Whismur, Loudred, Exploud |
| Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 | BDSP | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Rattata, Raticate, Growlithe, Arcanine, Ponyta, Rapidash, Seel, Dewgong, Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior, Tauros, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, Umbreon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Dunsparce, Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine, Phanpy, Donphan, Stantler, Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert, Poochyena, Mightyena, Zigzagoon, Linoone, Aron, Lairon, Aggron, Numel, Camerupt, Bidoof, Bibarel, Cranidos, Rampardos, Shieldon, Bastiodon, Gible, Gabite, Garchomp, Hippopotas, Hippowdon |
| Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP | Seviper, Stunky, Skuntank |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Aerial Ace | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (level-up, TM), Gen V (level-up), Gen VI (level-up), Gen VII (level-up) |
| Chip Away | Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding) |
| Confide | Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Cut | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Defense Curl | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Detect | Gen II (TM) |
| Double Team | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Echoed Voice | Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Frustration | Gen II (TM), Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| 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) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Mud-Slap | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (TM) |
| Pursuit | Gen IV (breeding), Gen V (breeding), Gen VI (breeding), Gen VII (breeding) |
| 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) |
| Rock Smash | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM/HM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Shock Wave | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
| Strength | Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Sucker Punch | Gen V (Dream World) |
| Super Fang | Gen IV (tutor), Gen V (tutor, Dream World), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (level-up, tutor) |
| Swagger | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Tackle | Gen I (level-up), Gen II (level-up) |
| Water Pulse | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen VI (tutor), Gen VII (tutor) |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet
Nidoran♀ cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet or in Legends: Z-A, so it has no Generation IX learnset.
04On screen
Nidoran♀ in the anime
Debut EP030Sparks Fly for Magnemite · First major role EP100Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? · Its appearances on screen, and 2 other trainers who raised one.
Nidoran♀ slipped into the anime quietly, as one of the Pokémon at the Gringey City Pokémon Center in Sparks Fly for Magnemite, and spent its early years in the background, from the grounds of Professor Oak's Laboratory to rose-tinted Pinkan Island. Then the Orange Islands handed it a love story. In Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?, Emily's ribbon-wearing Nidoran♀ Maria and her rival's Nidoran♂ Tony play Romeo and Juliet, see off Team Rocket with an improvised Double Kick and evolve together after a kiss.
Ash has never caught one, but the species has kept busy without him. Wild Nidoran♀ have helped a stranded Wailmer escape the sewers of Canalave City and turned up in films from The Power of One to I Choose You! In Pokémon Journeys, Goh netted a Nidoran♀ and a Nidoran♂ in a single go, and in Pokémon Origins Red learned the hard way that you cannot catch another Trainer's Nidoran♀.
Other trainers’ Nidoran♀
First seen: EP100Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?
Evolved: EP100Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?
Now: With Emily in Yambera on Mandarin Island South, now a Nidorina
Emily and Ralph grew up next door to each other in Yambera, on Mandarin Island South, and have spent their lives catching the same Pokémon and entering the same contests until they can no longer stand each other. Their Nidoran have other ideas: Emily's Nidoran♀ Maria, in her orange ribbon, is head over heels for Ralph's Nidoran♂ Tony, and the feud keeps the young lovers apart. When Team Rocket snatch both of them, Maria scratches James's Victreebel, frees Tony from its grip, and the pair improvise a Double Kick that bowls over Victreebel and Jessie's Arbok. With their Trainers finally reconciled, Tony and Maria share a kiss and evolve together into Nidorino and Nidorina (EP100).
Personality
Sweet, devoted and quietly stubborn. Maria only has eyes for Tony, but her heart is big enough for her Trainer too: when Team Rocket tried to talk the two lovebirds into joining them, she would not dream of leaving Emily.
Moves usedTackleScratchDouble KickFury Swipes
Key battles
- EP100Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? · vs Jessie's Arbok and James's Victreebel Won
First seen: JN020Dreams Are Made of These!
Goh's Nidoran♀ came as part of a double helping. During a Pokémon Orienteering event in Vermilion City, Goh heard a rustle in a hedge and came away with both a Nidoran♀ and a Nidoran♂, which he scanned with his Rotom Phone to teach the children taking part about them. Moments later the newcomers were nuzzling up to an overwhelmed Chloe (JN020). Like most of Goh's catches she went to live at Cerise Park, where a furious Beedrill once woke her from a nap to demand who had emptied its food tray (JN023). She has never been seen battling or evolving, and when Goh left to tour Kanto on his own, she stayed behind at the park with the rest of his Pokémon (JN136).
Ash & Nidoran♀
Ash has never caught a Nidoran♀, and in the anime's great Nidoran romance he was the last to catch on: Misty and Tracey saw at once that Maria and Tony were in love, while Ash had no idea. He still played his part, as Pikachu leapt up to Team Rocket's balloon and wrecked their Nidoran-snatching vacuum with Thunderbolt (EP100). Years later his best friend Goh caught a Nidoran♀ and a Nidoran♂ in one go (JN020).
Featured episodes
- EP088In The PinkOn Pinkan Island, where a diet of Pinkan Berries turns the local Pokémon pink, a pink Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ flee from Jessie's Lickitung into a cave while Team Rocket hunt the island's Pokémon for a theme park. Inside lurks a pink Nidoking, which promptly chases the villains away.
- DP109Leading a Stray!In Canalave City, a Luxio and its gang of sewer-dwelling Pokémon, several Nidoran♀ among them, make off with the heroes' lunch. Ash follows them underground and finds a stranded Wailmer, and the whole gang pitch in to get it back out to sea, where it rejoins its pod as a Wailord.
More appearances
- EP065Showdown at the Poké Corral Several Nidoran♀ live at Professor Oak's Laboratory, drawn in the colours of a Shiny Nidoran♀ before Shiny Pokémon even existed.
- EP083Poké Ball Peril A Nidoran♀ from Valencia Island turns up, one of the island's local variants studied by Professor Ivy.
- EP143Going Apricorn! Tracey feeds a Nidoran♀ at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
- EP157The Fortune Hunters A Trainer's Nidoran♀ is one of the Pokémon caught up in Butch and Cassidy's fake Day Care scheme.
- AG015Gonna Rule The School! One of the boys at the Pokémon Trainer's School holds the school's Nidoran♀, lent to young pupils for lessons.
- AG191Once More With Reeling! A Coordinator's Nidoran♀ competes in the Terracotta Contest, the Contest where Ash and May go head to head.
- JN058A Rollicking Roll… / Eyes on the Goal! In A Rollicking Roll…, a Trainer's Nidoran♀ gets stuck in the giant rolling ball of Gulpin that sweeps up Ash and Goh.
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Nidoran♀ first appeared in the background at the Gringey City Pokémon Center in Sparks Fly for Magnemite (EP030), but it had to wait 70 more episodes, until Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? (EP100), for its starring role and its first anime Pokédex entry.
- Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? is Romeo and Juliet with poison horns: the English title borrows Juliet's balcony line, Emily calls Tony 'Romeo' just before drenching him from her window, and the nicknames Tony and Maria come from West Side Story, itself a retelling of the play. The Japanese title simply means 'Nidoran's Love Story' (EP100).
- In the Japanese version of EP100, Maria and Tony share the Who's That Pokémon? spotlight, the first time the quiz had two different species as its answer. The English version used Venonat instead.
- Ralph and Emily's endless rivalry gave the anime its very first mention of Pokémon Contests (EP100), years before May and the Hoenn Contest circuit.
- The Nidoran♀ at Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Poké Corral (EP065) have the colouring of a Shiny Nidoran♀, even though Shiny Pokémon had not yet been introduced.
- The Pokémon Trainer's School's Nidoran♀ in Gonna Rule The School! (AG015) is coloured pink like a Nidoran♂ and has no horn on its forehead, so it is either a Shiny or a slip of the animator's pen.
- When Goh caught a Nidoran♀ and a Nidoran♂ at the same time, Rotom Phone gave the pair a single combined Pokédex entry, and the Nidoran♀ became his first female-only Pokémon (JN020).
- Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? was retold as a Pokémon Junior book, Nidoran's New Friend.
“Nidoran♀. Its poison pin is quite powerful for its size, but its horn is smaller than a male's.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP100
05On the big screen
Nidoran♀ in the movies
2 films, 1 Pikachu short featuring Nidoran♀.
Nidoran♀ has never headlined a Pokémon film, but it has been part of the crowd from the very start. Its big-screen debut came in 1998 at the Pokémon Theme Park in Pikachu's Vacation, the short that opened Pokémon: The First Movie. In The Power of One it is among the Pokémon that sense the chaos Lawrence III unleashes on the weather, and in I Choose You! one shelters from a storm in a cave beside Entei, no less.
Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One
M02 · 1999
A Nidoran♀ (Nidorina and Nidoqueen appear too)
Nidoran♀'s first feature film gives it a ringside seat at a global crisis. When the collector Lawrence III starts capturing the legendary birds and the world's weather goes haywire, a Nidoran♀ is one of the Pokémon that sense something is badly wrong. Nidorina and Nidoqueen are in the film too, and sharp-eyed viewers can spot Brock dashing about Professor Ivy's lab with a Nidorina in his arms. Oddly, it's a normally coloured one, even though Valencia Island's Pokémon are supposed to look different.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
A Nidoran♀ sheltering from the rain with Entei; a Trainer's Nidorina
This retelling of Ash's first adventure finds Nidoran♀ in rather grand company. When a downpour hits, it's one of the Pokémon taking cover in a cave, and the Legendary Entei is sheltering right alongside them. A Trainer's Nidorina and a Nidoqueen appear in the film too.
Pikachu shorts
- PK01Pikachu's Vacation (1998) · A Nidoran♀ (and a Nidoran♂) at the Pokémon Theme Park
Nidoran♀'s big-screen debut came in the very first Pikachu short, where it's among the crowd of Pokémon spending the day at the Pokémon Theme Park, a playground built just for Pokémon. Nidoran♂ is there too. The short opened in Japanese cinemas with Mewtwo Strikes Back, a film Nidoran♀ itself sat out.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Nidoran♀ in the Pokémon TCG
23 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Nidoran♀ joined the card game in Japan's Pokémon Jungle in March 1997 and reached English players with Jungle in June 1999: a 60 HP Ken Sugimori portrait whose Call for Family could whistle up a Nidoran♂ from your deck. That attack sums up the card's whole personality. Over the years Nidoran♀ has gone looking for company with Call for Family again and again, plus Look for Friends, Friend Search, Find a Friend and Offer Help, a fitting habit for one half of the first gender-split pair. Every one of its English cards has been a modest Common, with no ex, V or other big-hitting version, but it has worn plenty of colours: Grass in the early years, Metal as a Delta Species in EX Dragon Frontiers, Psychic from Mysterious Treasures in 2007, and Darkness since Scarlet & Violet—151 in 2023. Team Rocket has never let it go either, from Giovanni's Nidoran♀ in Gym Challenge in 2000 to Team Rocket's Nidoran♀ in Destined Rivals in 2025.
The artwork has grown up alongside it. Sugimori drew Nidoran♀ three times, Japan added Kagemaru Himeno's glossy vending-machine card, and Skyridge gave it two e-Reader outings by Midori Harada and Masako Yamashita, one of them with the Ancient Ruins behind it. Later artists put it in real places, such as Unova's Icirrus City on Aya Kusube's Plasma Freeze card, while modern Commons by Mizue, miki kudo and Teeziro carried it through the XY, Sun & Moon and Scarlet & Violet years. REND drew Team Rocket's Nidoran♀, Taira Akitsu's 30th Celebration card shines in full holofoil, and tayu's Delta Reign card keeps the line going. In TCG Pocket, Miki Tanaka's Rising Rivals art got a second life in Genetic Apex, and Souichirou Gunjima drew a rare Shiny Nidoran♀ for Wisdom of Sea and Sky.
Cards to know
- Jungle 57/64 — Ken Sugimori's 60 HP original started a family tradition: Call for Family pulls a Nidoran♂ or another Nidoran♀ straight out of your deck and onto the Bench.
- Gym Challenge 75/132 (Giovanni's Nidoran♀) — A Nidoran♀ for Team Rocket's boss, whose Nidoqueen was part of his team in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow; its reckless Double-edge hits for 30 and costs it 20 HP.
- Skyridge 81/144 — An e-Reader Nidoran♀ with the Ancient Ruins behind it and a slice of the Leek Game mini-game hidden in its dot-code strip.
- EX Dragon Frontiers 56/101 (Nidoran♀ δ) — The one and only Metal-type Nidoran♀: a Delta Species from the Holon region, where familiar Pokémon turned up with unexpected types.
- Scarlet & Violet—151 029/165 — Teeziro's card made Nidoran♀ a Darkness type for the first time, and its Poison Horn poisons every time it lands.
- Destined Rivals 114/182 (Team Rocket's Nidoran♀) — A quarter of a century after Giovanni's Nidoran♀, Team Rocket claimed another one: at 70 HP it is the toughest yet, and Surprise Attack gambles on a coin flip for 30 damage.
Every English-language card
Japan-exclusive cards
Other regional releases
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): the Jungle Nidoran♀ (Ken Sugimori), card C01, found in the Mystery booster pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): the same Jungle Nidoran♀, card B05, in the Legendary Power pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Kagemaru Himeno's vending-machine Nidoran♀ with Tail Whip and Poison Sting, card D06, Common, in the Psychic Battle pack.
- Pokémon TCG Online / Pokémon TCG Live: no digital-exclusive Nidoran♀ cards.
The artists behind the cards
- Ken Sugimori: 3 artworks (Jungle 57, reprinted in Base Set 2 and Legendary Collection and playable in both Game Boy TCG games; Giovanni's Nidoran♀, Gym Challenge 75; Mysterious Treasures 91)
- Miki Tanaka: 1 artwork (Rising Rivals 71, reused for TCG Pocket's Genetic Apex)
- Kagemaru Himeno: 1 artwork (Japan's vending-machine Nidoran♀, playable in Pokémon Card GB2)
- One artwork each: Midori Harada and Masako Yamashita (Skyridge 81 and 82), Naoyo Kimura, Hajime Kusajima, sui, Aya Kusube, Mizue, miki kudo, Teeziro, REND, Taira Akitsu and tayu; Souichirou Gunjima drew the Shiny Nidoran♀ for TCG Pocket
07On the page & beyond
Nidoran♀ in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
Nidoran♀ made its manga debut in April 1997 in Kosaku Anakubo's slapstick Pocket Monsters, as one of the Pokémon at a Safari Zone that Red's Clefairy promptly wrecks. Its finest role in print belongs to Nido, Green's scheming Nidoran♀ in Pokémon Adventures, who kisses a Fisherman's Nidoran♂ as part of a trade scam and grows up to be a Moon Stone-powered Nidoqueen. Kagemaru Himeno's How I Became a Pokémon Card even named a chapter after it, Nidoran♀'s Maiden Heart. On the bookshelf it's the heroine of Nidoran's New Friend, a retelling of its anime love story for young readers, while one of the very first Pokémon books, from 1996, already noted that Nidoran♀ could lay eggs. On the music front it's named in the English Pokérap and Japan's Pokémon Ieru Kana?, and Goh's Nidoran♀ pops up in the animation of a Pokémon Journeys opening.
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08Did you know?
Nidoran♀ trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Nidoran♀ such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
Nidoran♀'s name most likely comes from 'needle' – a nod to its poison barbs and horn – with the ♀ symbol spelling out that it's female. Its Japanese name is the same, ニドラン♀, read 'Nidoran mesu' ('female Nidoran'), and it may also hide 二度 nido, 'twice' – perhaps a wink at the fact that Nidoran comes in two. French, German, Italian, Spanish and Korean all keep the name and its symbol. Chinese versions end it with 蘭 lán, 'orchid', a character often used in girls' names, and older Cantonese media went a step further with 尼美蘭, slipping in 美 méih, 'beautiful'.
Design origins
Nidoran♀ was designed by Ken Sugimori. It looks like a blend of rabbit and rodent – those long, spiny ears and big front teeth give the game away – with a dash of the handful of real mammals that carry venom. Its single horn recalls the Al-Mi'raj, a one-horned hare from Arabic legend, and the Moon Stone it needs to reach its final form may nod to the Moon rabbit of East Asian folklore. The differences between the two Nidoran mirror the way males and females of many real animals look different, and their colours may echo an older convention in which blue was thought of as the girls' colour and pink as the boys' – which would explain why the female is blue and the male a pinkish purple.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ニドラン♀ Nidoran♀ | From 'needle' and ♀, possibly with 二度 nido (twice) |
| French | Nidoran♀ | Same as the English and Japanese name |
| Spanish | Nidoran♀ | Same as the English and Japanese name |
| German | Nidoran♀ | Same as the English and Japanese name |
| Italian | Nidoran♀ | Same as the English and Japanese name |
| Korean | 니드런♀ Nidoran♀ | Same as the Japanese name |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 尼多蘭 / 尼多兰 Níduōlán | A transcription of the Japanese name plus 蘭 / 兰 lán (orchid), a character common in female names |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 尼多蘭 Nèihdōlàahn | A transcription of the Japanese name plus 蘭 làahn (orchid), a character common in female names |
| Chinese (Cantonese, pre-Gen VII media) | 尼美蘭 Nèihméihlàahn | A transcription of the Japanese name with 美 méih (beautiful) and 蘭 làahn (orchid) |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Nidoran♀ | Same as the English and Japanese name |
| Hebrew | ♀ניידורן Nidoran♀ | A transcription of the Japanese name |
| Hindi | नीडोरन ♀ Nidoran ♀ | A transcription of the Japanese name |
| Lithuanian | Nidorana | From the English name |
| Russian | Нидоран ♀ Nidoran ♀ | A transcription of the Japanese name |
| Thai | นิโดรัน♀ Nidoran♀ | A transcription of the Japanese name |
Did you know?
- Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ were the first Pokémon to show any sign of gender, years before Gold and Silver turned gender into a mechanic for every Pokémon.
- Even after genders arrived, the two Nidoran stayed as separate species rather than becoming one Pokémon with male and female forms.
- An Egg laid by Nidoran♀ has a 50% chance of hatching into Nidoran♂ – and since Black and White, a Nidoran♂ bred with Ditto can produce Nidoran♀ too.
- Nidoran♀ is the only Pokémon that loses the ability to breed when it evolves: Nidorina and Nidoqueen can't produce Eggs at all.
- Shiny Nidoran♀ looks rather like an ordinary Nidoran♂, while Shiny Nidoran♂ resembles an ordinary Nidoran♀.
- Because the ♀ symbol is part of its name, an un-nicknamed Nidoran♀'s summary screen shows it as if its gender were unknown – in every generation from Gold and Silver on except Generation VIII. Give it any other nickname and the symbol appears as normal.
- It shares the Poison Pin category with Nidoran♂, Nidorina and Nidorino – and, much later, with Poipole and Naganadel.
- Ruby and Sapphire's Pokédex calls it plain 'Nidoran'; when Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire reused the entry, the ♀ was restored.
- A Nidoran♀ caught in Red or Blue arrives in Gold, Silver or Crystal holding TM43 (Detect).
- For Valentine's Day 2002, US Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! events handed out Lovely Kiss and Sweet Kiss Nidoran♀ for Gold, Silver and Crystal, followed by a Moonlight Nidoran♀ that August.
- Its very first trading card, Jungle's Nidoran♀, is a Grass-type card – the early TCG printed Poison Pokémon as Grass types – and its Call for Family attack can summon either Nidoran from your deck onto the Bench.
- Pokémon GO gave its Shiny form its debut on the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2018.
- Speed is its standout Pokéathlon stat in HeartGold and SoulSilver, reaching up to five stars.
- In the anime episode Showdown at the Po-ké Corral, several Nidoran♀ at Professor Oak's lab are coloured like Shiny ones – before Shiny Pokémon even existed.
- Its Chinese name ends in 蘭, 'orchid', a character common in girls' names, and older Cantonese media called it 尼美蘭, adding 美, 'beautiful'.
- Nidoran♀ has never made the Alola, Galar, Hisui or Paldea Pokédex – since X and Y, the only new regional number it has gained is #065 in The Crown Tundra.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Nidoran♀
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Pokémon Movies: IntermediateFrom a mysterious island showdown to a city where people and Pokémon live side by side, how well do you know Pokémon on the big screen?Take the quiz →
Pokémon TCG: IntermediateShuffle up and draw! From the very first booster packs to the digital age, how well do you know the Pokémon Trading Card Game?Take the quiz →Pokémon General Knowledge: IntermediateReady to dig deeper? Test what you know about where Pokémon came from, the people behind it and its many spin-offs.Take the quiz →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 Nidoran♀ entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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