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Height
4'03" Imperial
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1.3 m Metric
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4'03"/1.3 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
132.3 lbs. Imperial
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60.0 kg Metric
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132.3 lbs./60.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 3
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 194
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Battle Exp.: 1941*
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Nidoqueen (Japanese: ニドクイン Nidoqueen) is a dual-type Poison/Ground Pokémon.
She evolves from Nidorina when exposed to a Moon Stone. She is the final form of Nidoran♀.
Biology
Physiology
Nidoqueen is a large, tailed bipedal, blue Pokémon with both mammalian and reptilian features. She has a thick tail and mouse-like ears. Nidoqueen has spikes running down the length of her back and has a horn on her forehead. Her lower-jaw, chest-plates and lower torso are cream-colored.
Gender differences
Nidoqueen is the female of the species. For the male equivalent, see Nidoking.
Special abilities
Nidoqueen have long spikes that ooze poison on contact with foes. Nidoqueen can also cause small tremors by slamming the ground. Nidoqueen possesses some elemental versatility, being able to learn moves from several different types such as those that are Ice, Electric, and Fighting.
As with most fully evolved Pokémon, Nidoqueen can also use Hyper Beam and Giga Impact.
Behavior
Nidoqueen can be quite fierce and is very protective over her young. She will try to seal the entrance to her burrow to protect her young. Her hard, needle-like scales, which appear to grow in cycles, stand up when excited or provoked.
Habitat
Nidoqueen live in expansive hot savannas and plains. She is normally found in the same places that Nidoran♀ and Nidorina is found.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
In the anime
Major appearances
Navel Island Gym Leader Danny owns a Nidoqueen. This Nidoqueen was shown competing against Ash's Lapras in Navel Maneuvers in which the challenge was freezing a super-heated geyser. Afterwards, this Nidoqueen helped Danny's Machoke and Scyther carve Danny's sled. She reappeared in a flashback in A Way Off Day Off and in another flashback in Hello, Pummelo!.
Gary Oak has a Nidoqueen that he may or may not have obtained as a Nidoran♀ or Nidorina. Gary first used his Nidoqueen to defend his grandfather's lab from Team Rocket agents Jessie, James and Meowth in A Tents Situation. Gary later used Nidoqueen in Can't Beat the Heat in the Johto League. Gary's Nidoqueen defeated Ash's Tauros and was defeated by Ash's Snorlax.
A Nidoqueen appeared under the ownership of Andi in The Bicker the Better. Her boyfriend, Oscar, had a Nidoking.
Minor appearances
Nidoqueen's first appearance was in Mewtwo Strikes Back. A Nidoqueen owned by Fergus was one of the Pokémon that were captured and cloned by Mewtwo. The Nidoqueen clone was seen again in Mewtwo Returns, along with what was apparently a Nidoqueen baby despite the fact that Nidoqueen cannot breed and its unevolved form is Nidoran♀.
Nidoqueen also appeared in The Power of One.
Multiple Nidoqueen also appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest.
A Nidoqueen appeared with a blue jaw instead of a cream-colored one due to an error in Historical Mystery Tour! with a Nidoking.
Pokédex entries
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Entry
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AG072
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Nidoqueen
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May's Pokédex
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Nidoqueen, the Drill Pokémon. Nidoqueen has thick skin covering its entire body, protecting it from whatever techniques are used against it.
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In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Green had a Nidoran♀ in Pokémon Adventures that later evolved into a Nidorina and then into Nidoqueen to provide support for Blasty's Hydro Cannon alongside her Granbull and Jiggly.
Giovanni has a Nidoqueen as well, as seen in his Gym battle against Red, where it almost fainted Snor by throwing it through the wall, but was eventually beaten by Pika's Thunderbolt. It was later seen very briefly again in the Sevii Islands when he used it and his Nidoking to manhandle a biker whom Deoxys had ambushed. Red himself also caught a Nidoqueen in the Safari Zone.
In the Pokémon Zensho manga
While taking over the Silph Co., Giovanni used Nidoqueen to hold the Silph co. boss hostage.
In the TCG
- Main article: Nidoqueen (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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Generation I
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Red
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Its hard scales provide strong protection. It uses its hefty bulk to execute powerful moves.
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Blue
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Yellow
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Tough scales cover the sturdy body of this Pokémon. It appears that the scales grow in cycles.
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Stadium
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Its super-hard, needle-like scales stand up when excited. It uses its hefty bulk for performing powerful moves.
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Generation II
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Gold
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Its body is covered with needle-like scales. It never shows signs of shrinking from any attack.
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Silver
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It uses its scaly rugged body to seal the entrance of its nest and protect its young from predators.
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Crystal
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The hard scales that cover its strong body serve as excellent protection from any attack.
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Stadium 2
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Its body is covered with needle-like scales. It never shows signs of shrinking from any attack.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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The body is covered by stiff, needle-like scales. If it becomes excited, the needles bristle outwards.
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LeafGreen
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Its hard scales provide strong protection. It uses its hefty bulk to execute powerful moves.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Its entire body is armored with hard scales. It will protect the young in its burrow with its life.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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Its body is covered with needle-like scales. It never shows signs of shrinking from any attack.
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SoulSilver
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It uses its scaly rugged body to seal the entrance of its nest and protect its young from predators.
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Generation V
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Its entire body is armored with hard scales. It will protect the young in its burrow with its life.
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White
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Black 2
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よろいのように かたい ウロコが ぜんしんを つつむ。すあなの こどもを いのちがけで まもる。
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation I.
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In side games
Stats
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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90
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150 - 197
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290 - 384
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82
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78 - 147
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152 - 289
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87
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82 - 152
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161 - 300
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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76
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72 - 140
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141 - 276
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Total: 495
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
- This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 75.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoqueen
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoqueen
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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This Pokémon learns no moves by tutoring.
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- A black abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Nidoqueen can be tutored the move in that game
- A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Nidoqueen cannot be tutored the move in that game
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Nidoqueen
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Nidoqueen
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
Trivia
Baby Nidoqueen and Rhyhorn in the anime
- Despite being a non-legendary, gendered species, Nidoqueen are unable to breed. However, her male counterpart, Nidoking, can.
- Many of her Pokédex entries state that she protects her young.
- Despite being in the Undiscovered Group, Nidoqueen was shown to be capable of breeding in the anime special Mewtwo Returns, when a cloned Nidoqueen and a cloned Rhyhorn produced Eggs containing both baby Rhyhorn and baby Nidoqueen (not baby Nidoran♀).
- Nidoqueen is the only Nidoran evolutionary family member whose Shiny color is not the same as her opposite-gender counterpart's normal color.
- Nidoqueen and her male counterpart Nidoking share the same species name with Rhydon and Rhyperior. They are all known as Drill Pokémon. All four are also Ground types which may be because drills are used to bore into the ground in real life.
- Aside from Nidoking, no other Pokémon has the same type combination as Nidoqueen.
- In National Pokédex order, Nidoqueen is the first Pokémon with unique type combination.
Origin
She shares traits of rhinoceroses, gorillas, rabbits and porcupines. The coverings on her chest and her lower abdomen collectively resemble a two-piece bikini worn by human females.
Name origin
Nidoqueen may be a combination of needle and queen (reflective of its gender and being the final evolution). Nido may also be based on cnidocyte, a type of venomous cell responsible for the stings delivered by stinging animals, most notably by jellyfish. Alternatively, it may be based on 二 ni (two) or 二度 nido (two times/two degrees), referring to there being two distinct evolutionary lines using the name with similar names and traits.
In other languages
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ニドクイン Nidoqueen
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Possibly from "needle", plus "queen"
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French
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Nidoqueen
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Spanish
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Nidoqueen
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Same as English/Japanese name
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German
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Nidoqueen
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Italian
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Nidoqueen
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Same as English/Japanese name
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Korean
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니드퀸 Nideukwin
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Transliteration of Japanese name
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Mandarin Chinese
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尼多后 Níduōhòu
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A portmanteau of 尼多, the common prefix of the names of this Pokémon's evolutionary line, and 后 hòu
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Cantonese Chinese
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尼美后 Nèihméihhauh
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A portmanteau of 尼美, the common prefix of the names of this Pokémon's evolutionary line, and 后 hauh
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External links
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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