List of Pokémon with gender differences

Two Jellicent present different appearances depending on their gender, as seen in the anime

Some species of Pokémon have differences in appearance due to gender in the Pokémon world, with noticeable differences between the males and females. With the exception of the differences between male and female Nidoran, gender differences were introduced in Generation IV.

These differences are a reference to sexual dimorphism, which is commonly seen in many real lifeforms and may offer some clues to their biology and behavior.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, in the gate to Canalave City, Professor Rowan's assistant upgrades the player's Pokédex to be able to display the images for both genders of a species (as well as other form differences). In subsequent games, they are displayed from the start.

Generation I Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
0030	Venusaur
Female's flower has a seed in it
0120	Butterfree
Female has purple (black in Generation IV) spots on her bottom wings
0190	Rattata
Female has smaller whiskers
0200	Raticate
Female has smaller whiskers
0250	Pikachu
Female has a cut in her tail; in Black and White only, male has slightly less black on the front of his ears
0260	Raichu
Female's tail lacks a point
032 029	Nidoran
Female is bluish and male is pinkish Separate evolutionary lines
0410	Zubat
Female has smaller fangs
0420	Golbat
Female has smaller fangs
0440	Gloom
Female has single spot on each bud
0450	Vileplume
Female has larger and fewer spots on her petals
0640	Kadabra
Female has smaller whiskers
0650	Alakazam
Female has smaller whiskers
0840	Doduo
Male has black necks and female has beige necks
0850	Dodrio
Male has black necks and female has beige necks
0970	Hypno
Female has larger fur collar around neck
1111	Rhyhorn
Female has a smaller horn
1121	Rhydon
Female has a smaller horn
1181	Goldeen
Male has a larger horn
1191	Seaking
Male has a larger horn
1231	Scyther
Female has a larger abdomen
1291	Magikarp
Male has beige whiskers and female has white whiskers; in Platinum only, the female has a smaller white band across its head
1301	Gyarados
Male has blue whiskers and female has white whiskers

Generation II Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
1541	Meganium
Male has larger antennae
1651	Ledyba
Female has smaller antennae
1661	Ledian
Female has smaller antennae
1781	Xatu
Female has fewer body stripes
1851	Sudowoodo
Female has a smaller head "branch"
1861	Politoed
Female has smaller cheeks
1901	Aipom
Female has longer hair on her head
1941	Wooper
Female has one antennae branch and male has two
1951	Quagsire
Female has smaller back fins
1981	Murkrow
Female has smaller "hat"; in Generation V, the female's right foot is a darker shade of yellow than the male's
2022	Wobbuffet
Female's mouth has lipstick
2032	Girafarig
Female has larger yellow area
2072	Gligar
Female has smaller stinger
2082	Steelix
Female lacks the outer tooth on each side
2122	Scizor
Female has larger abdomen
2142	Heracross
Female has heart-shaped horn
2152	Sneasel
Female has a shorter feather
2172	Ursaring
Female has longer shoulder hair
2212	Piloswine
Female has shorter tusks
2242	Octillery
Female has smaller suction cups
2292	Houndoom
Female has shorter horns
2322	Donphan
Female has shorter tusks

Generation III Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
255	Torchic
Male has a black speck on his rear
2562	Combusken
Female has smaller feathers on her head
2572	Blaziken
Female has smaller head feathers
2672	Beautifly
Female has smaller red spots on her wings
2692	Dustox
Female has smaller antennae
2722	Ludicolo
Female has thinner stripes
2742	Nuzleaf
Female has smaller head leaf
2752	Shiftry
Female has smaller hand leaves
3073	Meditite
Male's ears are higher than the female's
3083	Medicham
Male has larger bulb on his head
3153	Roselia
Female has longer body leaf
3163	Gulpin
Female has shorter feather on her head
3173	Swalot
Female has shorter whiskers
3223	Numel
Female has larger hump
3233	Camerupt
Female has larger humps
3323	Cacturne
Female has a large diamond marking which occupies the space of two small diamond markings on the male
3503	Milotic
Male has shorter hair-like fins
3693	Relicanth
Female has smaller jaw guard

Generation IV Pokémon

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
3963	Starly
Female has smaller spot on her forehead
3973	Staravia
Female has smaller spot on her forehead
3983	Staraptor
Female has smaller spot on her forehead
3993	Bidoof
Male has more tail curls
4004	Bibarel
Male has bigger "mask"
4014	Kricketot
Female has larger collar
4024	Kricketune
Female has smaller moustache
4034	Shinx
Female has blue hind feet and shorter mane
4044	Luxio
Female has exposed ankle and shorter mane
4054	Luxray
Female has shorter mane
4074	Roserade
Female has longer cape
4154	Combee
Male lacks a red dot on the lower face
4174	Pachirisu
Female has shorter stripe on her head
418	Buizel
Male has two white spots on his back while female has one
419	Floatzel
Male has two white bumps on his back while female has one
4244	Ambipom
Male has shorter hair on his head
4434	Gible
Male has grooved fin
4444	Gabite
Male has grooved fin
4454	Garchomp
Male has grooved fin
4494	Hippopotas
Male and female have inverted body colors from one another
4504	Hippowdon
Male's body is brown while female's is dark gray
4534	Croagunk
Female has higher "bandages"
4544	Toxicroak
Female has a smaller throat sack
4564	Finneon
Male has shorter tail fins
4574	Lumineon
Female has larger fins
4594	Snover
Female has more white on her midsection
4604	Abomasnow
Female has longer chest fur
4614	Weavile
Female has shorter ear "feathers"
4644	Rhyperior
Female has smaller upper horn
4654	Tangrowth
Magenta-colored part of the female's hands are longer
4734	Mamoswine
Female has smaller tusks

Generation V Pokémon

The gender differences introduced in Generation V are far more drastic than the ones from other generations. These are the only Pokémon with unique Ken Sugimori artwork and box sprite for each gender, other than Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂. Additionally, their gender differences are indirectly referred to as forms in Pokédex 3D, but are not given individual Collection entries in Pokémon Rumble Blast, unlike most Pokémon with form differences, such as Deerling.

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
5215	Unfezant
Male has a pink mask on his head while female has a curved feather on the back of her head. Male has a green underside and female has a brown underside.
5925	Frillish
Male is blue and female is pink. Females have an eyelash on the bottom while males have one on the top. Males have lips that look like they are frowning while females have lips that look like they are smiling. Females have curved fringe. Females have more points on their crowns.
5935	Jellicent
Male is blue and female is pink. Males have a facial covering resembling a moustache, while females have one resembling a fluffy collar. Males have diamonds on their inner tentacles and females have frills. Males' mouths are hidden inside the "moustache", while females have a visible one shaped like a heart. Females have two eyelashes and larger eyes while males have small eyes and one small upper eyelash. Males have more frills on their outer tentacles.

Generation VI Pokémon

#	Name	Male artwork	Female artwork
Difference
668	Pyroar
Male has a large mane with the kanji character, 大 (meaning "big" or "great"), visible on it with an overall stockier body with half-beige front legs. Female has no mane, but has long, flowing hair similar to a ponytail.
678	Meowstic
Male is mostly blue in color, with white highlights and green eyes. Female is mostly white in color, with blue highlights and yellow and red eyes. Unlike most Pokémon, the moves Meowstic can learn vary by gender, with the male tending more towards support moves, and the female more towards attack moves.

Trivia

• Garchomp is the only pseudo-legendary Pokémon to have gender differences.
• Fairy is the only type that lacks a Pokémon with gender differences.
• Generation I introduced the most Pokémon that would have gender differences at 23.
• Generation VI introduced the fewest Pokémon with gender differences at two.

See also

• Gender

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